• Multi-Species Annual Cover Crops

  • Full Season Cover

  • Cool Season Cover

  • Warm Season Cover

  • Swath Grazing Cover

  • Pot Hole Cover

• Multi-species Perennial/Biennial Cover Crops

  • Perennial Hay Cover (Light Land)

  • Perennial Hay Cover (Heavy Land)

  • Salinity Cover

  • Fall Forage Cover

Soil Health 101

Why Plant Diversity?

Monoculture Environment: plants are all competing for the same sunlight, moisture & nutrients - all at the exact same time. This is competition.

Multi-Species Environment: Plants are forming symbiotic relationships with rhizobium bacteria, mycorrhizal fungi, and other soil micro-organisms to fix, solubilize & share nutrients (and water). This is collaboration.

Soil Health 101

Why Plant Diversity?

With 96% of a plant composed of sunlight & water, implementing plant diversity on the farm maximizes sunlight capture (photosynthesis) & water infiltration.

• Carbon: 45%

• Oxygen: 45%

• Hydrogen: 6%

This 96% is free from the atmosphere through sunlight & water.

Soil Health 101

Why Plant Diversity?

A blend of warm & cool-season plant species provides an insurance policy with Mother Nature. If hot/dry conditions are present, warm-season plant species will accumulate biomass. If cool/wet conditions are present, cool-season plant species will accumulate biomass.

• Warm Season Plants (C4) have evolved in hot/dry environments.

• Cool Season Plants (C3) have evolved in cool/wet environments.