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GREEN COVER SEED: BUILT TO SERVE YOU

Bulk Seed Handling
The key to efficiently handling and mixing 12,000,000
pounds of seed per year is our pod of twelve Meridian
cone-bottom bins and KSI conveyors. This 60,000 bushel
system is computer-controlled through a custom-built
and programmable logic controlled (PLC) system that is
self-correcting and self-adjusting to ensure accuracy.

This system allows us to handle bulky cereals and large-seed-
ed legumes with precision and efficiency. We hope to be able
to add another 40,000 bushels of capacity to this system to
handle future volume increases!

Custom-Built Mixing System
At Green Cover Seed, we take pride in our commitment
to design custom cover crop mixtures for each customer to
meet their individual goals and needs. While this is good
for the customer, it is the least efficient and most labor-in-
tensive method to manufacture a product. To offset this, we
have invested heavily in a custom-built mixing system that
has the ability to blend up to 12,000 pounds per batch and
allows us to work on three batches at a time. We can si-
multaneously bag one batch, mix a second batch, and weigh IntelliFarms BinManager
out a third batch. Bulk automation from twelve Meridian Green Cover Seed has invested in the IntelliFarms BinMan-
bins allows for higher efficiencies in the mixing process. A ager system that dries, cools, and even re-hydrates seed to op-
high-capacity toting and bagging system, as well as a bulk timum-quality levels for maximum germination. Each type of
holding tank for mixes, increases productivity and reduces seed is analyzed and the BinManager system is custom pro-
the amount of time needed to mix and process large orders. grammed to keep the seed in the best condition possible.

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