Lee Arbuckle, was stumped. He was trying to harvest green needle grass seed on his family ranch near Alzada, but his socks were doing a better job of collecting the wild seed than his farm equipment.

BOZEMAN - Montana rancher and inventor Lee Arbuckle may soon change the nation's market for native grass seed, a tricky-to-harvest crop worth hundreds of millions and vital to restoring wildlands.

BILLINGS, Mont., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A breakthrough in native grass seed harvesting in the United States may dramatically change the native grass seed market and help restore wildlands. Montana rancher ...

A breakthrough in native grass seed harvesting may dramatically change the native grass seed market and help restore wildlands. Montana rancher and inventor Lee Arbuckle may soon change the nation's ...

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At Sharp Bros. Seed Supply in Healy, Kan., salesman Mark Jensen said this year’s native grass harvest is down 30 to 40 percent from normal. Some native grasses such as buffalograss are already in ...

Just because the winter days are cold and dreary doesn’t mean the work to improve wildlife habitat on your property has to stop. In fact, now is a perfect time for a wide range of habitat projects.

Seeding rates for native warm-season grass and forb mixtures (NWSG) have changed drastically over time. In the past, native grasses were planted without forbs at rates exceeding 10 lbs/ac. This may be ...

Montana rancher and inventor Lee Arbuckle may soon change the nation's market for native grass seed, a tricky-to-harvest crop worth hundreds of millions and vital to restoring wildlands. With the help ...