Create Wildlife Habitat Using Native Grasses and Forbs
It’s difficult to imagine a more peaceful mental image than looking out from your back porch watching prairie grasses swaying gently in the breeze while local wildlife put on a show: birds chirping, deer grazing in the distance, bees buzzing lazily, frogs croaking. If you’re lucky, you might even spot a pheasant in the distance. […]
Combatting Drought with Native Grasses
These days, it feels like we’re always hearing about droughts somewhere: California, Utah, the Great Plains – regions all across the U.S. have issues with the loss of water and rivers and lakes down. Even with recent rainfall this year, water is still a critical issue. While there is more to dealing with water scarcity […]
Restoring Native Prairies & Grasslands
Hundreds of years ago, much of the central United States was covered in prairie and grassland. Bison and deer roamed the plains, while smaller mammals and birds benefited from the covering and forage provided by native grasses. We might be biased, but we believe the native prairie is arguably one of the most perfect ecosystems […]
The Benefits of Native Species for Grazing Livestock
Native species are a critical component of land management and conservation practices. In areas where grazing livestock is prevalent, the use of native grasses has been shown to provide numerous benefits. From providing ground cover to offering nutritional benefits for both livestock and wildlife, the value of native species cannot be overstated, but reaping these […]
Warm Season Perennials: A Guide to Restoration
As we’ve transitioned from March to April, many of us are experiencing Spring in full force. While these warmer temperatures might be ideal for outdoor activities and evening cookouts, they’re also prime-time planting for warm-season perennials. Planting native perennials is an excellent choice for restoration and/or revegetation projects. These native plants promote biodiversity in a […]
Natalie Ingle Interview
Introduction Of Natalie Ingle Rob Cook: Good afternoon. I’m Rob Cook, director of Business Development for Bamert Seed Company. I’m here with Natalie Ingle, who is our communication liaison, which that title probably doesn’t do justice to everything Natalie has to handle, a little during the day. But Natalie, can you give us a little […]
Brian Hays Interview
Introduction of Brian Hays Rob Cook: We’re here this afternoon with Brian Hays, one of our reclamation specialists. Brain, happy to, happy to have you. Brian Hays: Glad to be here. Rob: Can you gimme a little bit of, your background? Sure. Before, before you got to Bamert. Brian: So I grew up in, in […]
Manuel Cardenas Interview
Introduction of Manuel Cardenas Brett Bamert: Hello, I’m Brett Bamert with Bamert Seed Company, and today we have Manuel with us. Manuel, would you like to introduce yourself? Manuel Cardenas: Well, I’m Manuel Cardenas. I’ve been with Bamert Seed for almost going on six years, previously, to being here. I did uh, about 10 to […]
Nicholas Demel Interview
Introduction of Nicholas Demel Rob Cook: We’re here today and to visit with, Nicholas Demel a little bit about, his job and Bamert Seed as a whole. But Nicholas, would you introduce yourself? Tell us a little bit about your title and your, your background. Nicholas Demel: My name’s Nicholas Demel. I grew up in […]
Jeff King Interview
Introduction of Jeff Brett Bamert: I am Brett Bamert, president of Bamert Seed Company, and today I’m here with Jeff. Jeff, would you like to introduce yourself? Jeff King: You bet. Thanks, Brett. I’m, Jeff King. I’m the production manager here. I came on board in 2017. My background is in, what we would kind […]