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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Carson, Teresa |
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| Author Affiliation: | Science editor, Golf Course Management |
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| Title: | Native ingenuity |
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| Column Name: | Inside your turf
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| Section: | The insider
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| Source: | Golf Course Management. Vol. 75, No. 3, March 2007, p. 42. |
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| Publishing Information: | Lawrence, KS: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Product profile; Native grasses; Seed harvesting; Costs; Equipment; Seed availability; Economic impacts; Seed costs
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| Geographic Terms: | Seedster |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the development of the Arbuckle Native Seedster. States that the machine was developed by Lee and Maggie Arbuckle who "had produced a crop of native grass seed on their Montana ranch, but they had no efficient means of harvesting it." Also states that "with assistance from USDA [United States Department of Agriculture] Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants and the SBIR support program in Montana, the Arbuckles were able to put together a team" to design and develop the Seedster. Describes operation of the Seedster, stating that it "mounts onto a tractor loader [and] harvests seed from plants that are 1 foot to 6 feet or taller. Unlike traditional combines that cut down the entire plant and then separate the seed from the straw and chaff, the Seedster uses a spinning brush and combing drum to pluck only the ripe seed, leaving the unripe seed to mature and be harvested later in the season." Announces that "the first Seedsters will be available for sale [March 2007], and the Arbuckles hope that native grass producers will be using the machine for harvest in April and May." Concludes that "thanks to the ingenuity and perserverance of the Arbuckle team, the seed from many species of native grass is now easier to harvest and...may become more readily available and less expensive." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Carson, T. 2007. Native ingenuity. Golf Course Manage. 75(3):p. 42. |
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