Job Sheet for Grass Seeding

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NE-CPA-8

Natural Resources Conservation Service JOB SHEET FOR GRASS SEEDING Revised 02/08

Customer Name: / Address:
Farm #: / Tract #: / Field #:
Program: / Application/CIN #: / NRD:
Planned by: / Date: / Reviewed by: / Date:
FOTG Practice/Practice Code : / Purpose(s) of Seeding:
Ecological Site or Forage Suitability Group Name: / MLRA:

SECTION 1 - PERFORMANCE REQUIRED

Refer to the Herbaceous Vegetation Design Procedures (550DP) for guidance on plans and specifications for seedings.

Seedbed Preparation for Seeding Grass

(Refer to current Guide For Weed Management in Nebraska, product label, and attached information for burndown recommendations):

Cover Conditions (describe desired and/or existing cover conditions i.e. cover type, stubble height, etc.):
Seedbed Prep for Grass Seeding (list type of seedbed prep i.e. seed directly into existing cover, chemical burndown, tillage type, residue removal, prescribed burning, etc. and timing of each):

Temporary Cover Crop Specifications:

Type of Cover Crop: / Rate per Acre: / Date of Planting: / Stubble Height (inches):
Seedbed Prep for planting cover crop (type/time):

Mulching Specifications (after planting grass):

Timeframe for mulching:
Acres to Mulch: / Rate per Acre:
Type of Mulch: / Anchoring Method:

Fertilizer Recommendations:

Acres to Fertilize: / Formulation:
Date to apply fertilizer: / Rate per Acre:

Weed Control After Grass Seeding Refer to product label and current Guide for Weed Management in Nebraska, and attached information for pre/post herbicide recommendations and mechanical weed control:

Method(s) of Weed Control / Acres / Date(s)
Pre-emergent Chemical:
Post-emergent Chemical:
Mechanical weed control:

Grass Seeding Equipment (drills must have depth control):

Equipment

Acres

/ Planting Date(s) / Planting Depth
Standard Drill
Grassland Drill
Interseeder
Broadcast/Harrow
Roll and Pack

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Scale: 2" =
Section: / Township: / Range:

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SECTION II – CERTIFICATION OF ITEMS COMPLETED BY CONTRACTOR (to be completed by contractor or customer)

(List specific performance item completed i.e. equipment used for mechanical seedbed prep, chemical type, drill type, cover crop, etc. bills must also be submitted to verify rates, quantity, and cost of each item)

Performance Item / Type/Method / Acres / Date / Performance Item / Type/Method / Acres / Date
Mechanical Seedbed Prep / Weed control (pre-emergent)
Chemical Seedbed prep / Weed control (post-emergent)
Mulching / Weed control (mechanical)
Grass Seeding Equipment: / Cover crop
Fertilizer: / Other:

This practice and the performance items listed in Section II have been installed according to plans and specifications in Section I:

Contractor(s) or Customer(s) who completed items: / Date:

Signature:

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NE-CPA-8

Natural Resources Conservation Service

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*SEED DEALER PLEASE NOTE:

When varieties are recommended, certified grass seedlots of improved varieties will be used whenever possible. “only blue seed tags are considered certified seed”. If Certified grass seedlots are not utilized, the following seedlot can be used:

Warm Season Grasses:

Mileage limitations for Non-Certified Seedlots with Variety Stated on the seedtag: 350 MILES SOUTH; 250 MILES NORTH; AND 300 MILES EAST AND WEST

Mileage limitations for Non-Certified Seedlots without a variety stated on the seedtag (variety not stated VNS, local ecotype, common, or native harvest): 250 MILES SOUTH; 150 MILES NORTH; AND 200 MILES EAST AND WEST

Cool Season Grasses:

Mileage limitations for Non-Certified Seedlots with Variety Stated on the seedtag: No mileage limits.

Mileage limitations for Non-Certified Grass Seedlots without a Variety Stated on the seedtag: Must come from Nebraska or a state adjacent to Nebraska, but no further than 250 miles north of the planting site.

Introduced Legumes

Legumes/forb seedlots MUST be adapted to the site/county and consistent with the purpose of the planting. Legumes must be inoculated with the correct inoculant for forage uses and other uses when necessary to achieve purpose.

Native Legumes/forbs

Native Legumes/Forb seedlots MUST be adapted to the site/county and consistent with the purpose of the planting. Non-certified native legumes/forbs utilized for prairie restorations can not come from outside the continental United States.

CUSTOMER AND SEED DEALER PLEASE NOTE:

When grass seed that meets the requirements listed above is not available, check with other seed dealers to obtain grass seed that meets these requirements. After checking with other seed dealers, and grass seed that meets these requirements is not available, contact your local NRCS office for other acceptable grass varieties/species, or to request a variance for extending the mileage limitations for non-certified warm season grass seedlots with a variety stated. If a variance is warranted, the local NRCS office will provide the seed dealer a grower’s declaration. The grass seed grower/vendor must complete the grower’s declaration in order to verify that the seedlot meets specific quality requirements and qualifies for a variance.

I The Seed Dealer, certify that all seed meets requirements listed above, including the mileage requirements for Non-Certified Grass Seed (stated above), that no primary or secondary noxious weeds are contained in the seed, and were sold to:

Customer Name: / Date:
Seed Dealer: / By: