NWTF Seed Programs

Seed is available at special pricing as a benefit for members who will be planting this season. Take advantage now!

(Please note: the seed program portal is now a part of your member portal. Once redirected, please select “Purchase Member Seed” from the lefthand menu.)

Seed Subsidy

The NWTF Seed Subsidy program allows members to purchase seed at a reduced cost for habitat planting. This program is only available to NWTF members, and products are cost shared by the NWTF state chapters that choose to enroll and offer the program.

There is a Spring Seed Subsidy opportunity from February – July, and a Fall Seed Subsidy opportunity from October-November.  State Chapters decide to opt in or out for each season’s opportunity.

All seed offered through the subsidy program is certified fresh and will be delivered directly to the member’s door.

In fall 2025, the following states are offering the subsidy opportunity for members:
AL, AR, and LA

Conservation Seed

Conservation Seed (Chapters do not currently have seed available through this program.  Check back in spring 2026)

The NWTF Conservation Seed Program differs from the NWTF Seed Subsidy Program and helps seed companies distribute outdated commercial seed that can only be used for conservation purposes. The companies dispose of the surplus, treated seeds they can no longer sell by providing it to the NWTF through a seed broker. The NWTF is then responsible for pick-up, storage and transportation of the seed to NWTF chapters. NWTF chapters provide this seed at a nominal cost to NWTF members for wildlife conservation and land management.

State or local chapter leaders decide whether to participate, and there are a limited number of chapters that offer the program to members in their respective areas.  Members are encouraged to contact their chapter representatives that participate to sign up for receiving seed.

Seed can only be distributed to chapters in large quantities, such as half or full semi-truck loads. Chapters are charged a per bag fee that includes shipping and handling.  While chapters cannot sell the seed to make a profit or use it as a fundraiser, they may recoup shipping and handling expenses or any additional storage fees that may apply.

There are strict guidelines for how a chapter uses the seed they receive through the NWTF Conservation Seed Program. All individuals receiving seed must be an NWTF member, plant the seed for wildlife only (not for feeding livestock) and sign a stewardship agreement showing the understanding of the stipulations.  The intent is for this program to provide a less expensive route for members to purchase up to a few bags of seed out of the bags delivered by the pallet to a chapter.  The seed may be the cheapest portion of the wildlife food plot planting operation.

• Chapters obtaining this seed for distribution acknowledge the seed is outdated.
• NWTF does not specify how ‘old’ the seed is since it can be 2+ years old before we receive it.
• NWTF does not in any way guarantee a germination rate.
• NWTF receives seed through a broker.  Seed may be sent to your chapter directly from the broker, or from a storage facility in KY that we rent space from. Our staff typically do not see the seed before it is sent to a chapter.
• NWTF does not control the specifics of the seed that we distribute to chapters.  The types of treatments and the germination test dates vary from pallet to pallet and sometimes vary within a single pallet.

It is the responsibility of the chapter to ensure end-users are NWTF members and understand the parameters. Local and state chapters should work with their regional director or district biologist to determine how the conservation seed can further their conservation programs. Chapters need to ensure they can distribute all of the seed they request in the manner intended. Once the seed is ordered and pallets are shipped, the chapter is responsible for distribution, storage and payment to NWTF.

Find a chapter in your area to obtain contact information for the regional director or district biologist in your area.