Books and Courses
Educational materials for helping farmers succeed with cover crops.
Cover Crops 101 - Book by Keith Berns and Kate Smith
We're pleased to introduce our brand new book: Cover Crops 101 by Keith Berns and Kate Smith
Filled with practical advice and helpful tips, Cover Crops 101 is your guide to getting started with cover crops today.
You’ve heard about cover crops...
but where do you start?
We wrote this book to help you get started on a journey, not just of implementing cover crops, but of regenerating your soil. At Green Cover, our purpose is to help people regenerate, steward, and share God’s creation for future generations. We hope that this book will be a stepping stone to help you to regenerate your piece of God’s creation.
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$14.99
The Power of Diversity in Cover Crop Species - Online Course
Learn cover crop species from the experts with over 3 hours of video lectures from Green Cover co-founder and co-owner Keith Berns.
- Keith has extensive experience with over 120 different species of cover crop species planted in the Green test plots. We've planted test plots and hosted field days ever since our founding in 2009.
- Keith also works with thousands of farmers and ranchers all across the Unites States, crafting custom cover crop mixes and learning which species work well in different contexts and locations.
- Keith developed the SmartMix Calculator that helps people meet their soil health goals by designing their own cover crop mixes.
- Keith has a Masters Degree in Agricultural Education from the University of Nebraska and teaches on cover crops and soil health more than 30 times per year to various groups and audiences.
This in-depth species-by-species online course will cover:
- Legumes
- Clovers
- Grasses
- Brassicas
- Broadleaves
Each module contains a video lecture and quiz. Complete the course, and you'll get a certificate.
$49.99