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SMARTMIX® CALCULATOR Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 My Account
Step 1
Create a Mix
Goals Specify the goals for this mix. You must enter at least one. South 80 Mix
Details Edit Details
Goal #1 - High Priority (required) Goal #2 - Medium Priority Goal #3 - Lowest Priority 80 Acres (2in irrigated) in Doniphan, NE (68832)
in 50 lb Bags | Method: Drilled | Next Crop: Corn
Increase Soil Organic Matter Increase Soil Organic Matter Select Growing Period: 04/20/2017 to 10/20/2017 (183 days)
Erosion Reduction
Nutrient Cycling Save for Later
Nitrogen Fixation
Provide Lasting Residue Continue
Weed Suppression
Compaction Breaking
Supplemental Grazing
Supplemental Hay
Diversify Introduced Perennial...
SmartMix® Calculator
The best cover crop decision making tool in the industry, Species Selection
SmartMix® Calculator 5.0, is more robust and richer in SmartMix® 5.0 is loaded with more than three million
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features than any other decision making tool available on- data points including growing degree days, precipita-
line. Featuring a simplified user interface, clean graphics, tion data, and frost data for all 45,000+ continental state
and the ability to edit previous mixes, SmartMix® 5.0 is set- zip codes as well as data on over 100 cover crop species.
ting the standard for cover crop design tools! SmartMix® 5.0 gives ratings for species suitability based
SmartMix® is free for everyone to use, but you will need on user-inputted goals, planting dates, and geographic
to create an account (if you do not already have one). location. Mix ratings for C:N ratio, nitrogen fixation,
This allows each user to have a record of saved and sub- grazing suitability, frost tolerance, winter hardiness, sa-
mitted mixtures and allows recall, review, or editing of linity tolerance, and diversity ratings are also calculated.
previously created mixtures. All information contained Based on all of the geographical, climatic, and agronom-
within your account is kept confidential and will not be ic data gathered during the previous step, SmartMix®
shared with anyone outside of Green Cover Seed. will help the user choose the best cover crop species for
their unique situation. Species within each family will
Mix Details be ranked by suitability based on goals, location, plant-

SmartMix® 5.0 is very interactive and allows the user to ing time-frame, and next cash crop. These rankings are
input details such as zip code, mix name, seeding method, based on general plant properties and must still be care-
next cash crop, acres, seeding date, termination date, and fully considered by the user, but it gives some guidelines
up to three goals for the mix. SmartMix® will also factor and starting points for the user. Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 My Account
Create a Mix
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in average annual precipitation, first and last freeze dates, On Off
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growing degree days, projected irrigation, and plant hardi- Speciespecies Based on your details, SmartMix has rated each seed for optimal performance. Select one or more options and click Edit Details
As you add species based on your goals, the meters below
SmartMix
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reflect your choices. You should achieve a Full Rate of 125.
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ness zone of any selected zip code. Goals Search species 80% Goal #2 GRASSES 50% Goal #3 80% 80 Acres (2in irrigated) in Doniphan, NE (68832)
BROADLEAF
Erosion Reduction BRASSICAS
Goal #1
Increase Organic Soil Matter LEGUMES
Diversify Intro’d Perennial Pasture
Progress
in 50 lb Bags | Method: Drilled | Next Crop: Corn
Okra: Emerald
Pearl Millet: Tifleaf III
Good SPECIES Cowpeas: Iron & Clay LBS/ACRE % FULL RATE % WT. % SEEDS COST/LB Collards: Impact Forage Growing Period: 04/20/2017 to 10/20/2017 (183 days)
COST/ACRE
TYPE
WS-B | Full: 68 | 4100 seeds/lb WS-G | Full: 20 | 80k seeds/lb CS-B | Full: 11 | 175k seeds/lb WS-B | Full: 10 | 7300 seeds/lb
Species
Cowpeas: Iron & Clay
Start a Mix My Account Marginal Cowpeas: Iron & Clay 15.63 Pearl Millet: Tifleaf III 7% $0.85 Collards: Impact Forage Okra: Emerald
31%
$13.29
62%
WS-B | Full: 10 | 7300 seeds/lb
WS-B | Full: 68 | 4100 seeds/lb WS-B | Full: 68 | 4100 seeds/lb WS-G | Full: 20 | 80k seeds/lb CS-B | Full: 11 | 175k seeds/lb Pounds: 5/acre | Seeds: 1500/acre
Risky Cowpeas: Iron & Clay Pearl Millet: Tifleaf III Collards: Impact Forage Species: % FULL RATE % WT % SEEDS
Pearl Millet: Tifleaf III WS-B | Full: 68 | 4100 seeds/lb 4.69 WS-G | Full: 20 | 80k seeds/lb 42% $1.15 CS-B | Full: 11 | 175k seeds/lb Legumes 31% 62% 7%
31%
$5.39
19%
WS-G | Full: 20 | 80k seeds/lb Cowpeas: Iron & Clay Collards: Impact Forage Grasses 31% 19% 42%
Orders See your order history. Expand to view details. Re-order your favorite mixes. News, Updates & Info Collards: Impact Forage WS-B | Full: 68 | 4100 seeds/lb 2.5 31% 10% 49% $2.00 CS-B | Full: 11 | 175k seeds/lb Brassicas 31% 10% 9% 49% 2%
$5.00
31%
Broadleaves
CS-B | Full: 11 | 175k seeds/lb
Sept 14, 2016 Full Rate: 124 (Goal: 125)
A Note About Something Okra: Emerald 2.19 31% 9% 2% $1.50 $3.29
Saved Orders Important WS-B | Full: 10 | 7300 seeds/lb Cost/Acre /LB. TOTAL
Add(4) to Mix
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Order Started Name Progress Continue adipiscing elit. Nam vel urna tristique, Add Species C-N Ratio: 50 Full Rate: 124 Target: 125 Continue
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Order Started Name Progress Continue Curabitur eget pharetra libero. Mix Effect Nitrogen 20% Grazing 100% Drought 90% Frost 30% Winter 40% Diversity 50% Sallinity 60%
Sept. 11, 2016 Test Mix 4 Step 5 of 6 POTENTIAL RATINGS
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Order Placed Name Total Status Order# 68A4DF68HA4DF68 suscipit luctus congue. Nunc rutrum ligula vel After a species has been selected, a suggested full seeding
Sept. 8, 2016 South 80 Mix $1,234.56 Processing Order Details erat facilisis, vel scelerisque justo sollicitudin.
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Order Placed Name Total Status Order# 68A4DF68HA4DF68 rate will be given. The user must then decide how much
Aug. 15, 2016 Awesome Mix $2,902.73 Ready for pickup Order Details
of each species to put in their mix. To keep the mix bal-
DETAILS MIX SUMMARY COST SUMMARY /LB. /ACRE TOTAL More Detail
80 Acres (2in irrigated) Pounds: 5/acre Seed: $1.08 $26.96 $2,696.40 anced, we suggest keeping the “Full Rate %” of the over-
in Doniphan, NE (68832) Seeds: 1500/acre Inoculant: $0.03 $0.81 $81.28 Report a Problem
Mixing: $0.05 $1.25 $125.05
in 50 lb Bags Species: Legumes, Grasses,
Brassicas, Broadleaves Bagging: 0 0 0
Method: Drilled Re-order Mix all mix at around 125% for most mixes, with grazing and
Full Rate: 124 Total: $1.16 $26.03 $2,902.73
Next Crop: Corn
highly diverse mixes going up to 150-175%.
Order Placed Name Total Status Order# 68A4DF68HA4DF68
Aug. 8, 2016 Juniata Grazing $2,635.23 Shipped Order Details
As a mix is built, ratings for nitrogen fixation, grazing,
Order Placed Name Total Status Order# 68A4DF68HA4DF68
Sept. 8, 2015 Cutesy Name $1,234.56 Delivered Order Details
drought tolerance, frost tolerance, winter hardiness, di-
Order Placed Name Total Status Order# 68A4DF68HA4DF68
Aug. 15, 2015 Wonda’s Wonder Mix $2,635.23 Delivered Order Details versity, and salinity tolerance are given. The Carbon:Ni-
trogen ratio is also estimated for the mix as it is being
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