Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of this bid event is to solicit competitive bids for agricultural services on approximately 170 acres of the Little Sinkhole Marshes unit of McPherson Valley Wetlands, a Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) property. These acres are comprised of two separate tracts (see area map). The Little Sinkhole Marshes unit of McPherson Valley Wetlands is located in McPherson County, approximately 1.5 miles southeast of Inman, KS. Crop types include but are not limited to corn, sunflowers, wheat, milo, soybeans, and cover crops. Sunflower plantings and the use of cover crops will be a mandatory part of this contract. Sunflowers will be planted prior to May 10th to allow for the crop to mature prior to September 1st when hunting season opens. Any acreage planted to sunflowers will be developed into a managed dove hunting field by the KDWP Area Manager, through manipulation of the KDWP share. 4.4. Cover crops will be drilled directly into stubble or crop residue following harvest in order to enhance brood rearing habitat or to provide upland bird forage. These methods may also be used for post-harvest weed control. Cover crops will not be mowed, baled, burned, or otherwise removed from fields. 4.4.1. Wheat stubble may be mowed or burned by the KDWP Area Manager in late summer to create managed dove fields for hunting opportunities.
