Cover Crops

Why we use cover crops:
  •  Soil Health is extremely important to us land stewardship is our top priority
  • Decreasing Erosion and Runoff
  • Increasing water infiltration and water holding capacities
  • Increasing number of living organisms in soil
  • ​Covers cropping is easily integrated into our strip/ridge till farming practices


What type of cover crops we use:
  • Winter Rye
  • Radishes
  • Turnips


Currently we are only using fall inter-seeding, in the summer of 2017 we are planning to experiment with inter-seeding annual rye grass to give us additional seed species options.

In 2016 we built a customized cover crop seeder out of a Miller High Clearance Sprayer.  By utilizing a valmar seeder we are able to use a variety of seed mixes and rates throughout the growing season.  Having our own custom seeder allows us the opportunity to experiment with many more rate and specie changes and seeding dates.  We are also able to do custom application in neighboring counties. 

We are working hard to reestablish the mindset of keeping a living root structure in the soil for as long as possible.  

Please contact Jordan for Cover Crop Application needs.