History of Rangeland Seed Drills

The idea of the Rangeland Drill design began after World War II. Millions of acres of range had been overgrazed or over-used, and there became a need for an effective system to rehabilitate these lands. The Bureau of Land Management, in cooperation with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) engineers, developed the first Rangeland Drill. Liard Welding, of Merced, California, was contracted to build the first seed drills from the USDA’s original designs. In 1955 the first drill was shipped to the United States Forest Service (USFS) in Reno, Nevada. After seeding several hundred acres the drill proved to be successful in land rehabilitation, and that original design and continues to prove an effective tool for reseeding today.

In 1992 P&F Services purchased the rights and blueprints to this original drill and took over manufacture and sales. Each Drill is hand-built and made to order. Today you can find our drills all over the world, including Morocco, Iran, Greece and Canada, in addition to throughout the United States.

In the United States, our drills have been purchased by The Nevada Conservation District; The Bureau of Land Management in Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and several other states; Game and Fish agencies in several states; several mines including Simplot, Chevron and Black Hills Bentonite.