Growing a soil health movement, Green Cover focuses on cover crops

Kristen Sindelar
Aug 11, 2022
Aug 11, 2022

Green Cover 3.jpg — Sophie Waechter-Cass serves as Green Cover marketing intern at the Bladen, Neb., location. She organizes the First Acre Program. Any grower interested in planting up to 1 acre of the Milpa Garden seed mix receives free seed in exchange for donating at least half of the harvested produce.
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There’s a movement growing in Nebraska, spreading all around you and impacting the very ground you stand on and the air you breathe. Green Cover is encouraging producers to regenerate the soil by adding diversity and value to their land.

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Green Cover 2.jpg — Green Cover offers a range of mixes for cover crops, livestock forage, wildlife habitats, orchard covers and more.
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Reporter Kristen Sindelar has loved agriculture her entire life, coming from a diversified farm with three generations working side-by-side in northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at Kristen.Sindelar@midwestmessenger.com.