Image Number K10276-1

Steven Seefeldt, rangeland scientist, checks the depth of spring wheat seeds planted by a rangeland drill in the fall after a fire. Fall-germinating spring wheat will use excess soil nutrients, compete with exotic weeds in the fall, and die in the winter, providing improved ground for spring planting of native plant species.

Photo by Stephen Ausmus.

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