Impact in Regenerative Agriculture Programs: Klim’s Cover Crop Mixer

Why cover crops matter in regenerative agriculture programs

Cover crops are one of the most approachable entry points into regenerative agriculture. In fact, when farmers join a Klim program, many begin their journey with cover cropping. The challenge, however, often lies in designing the right seed mix.

That’s why we’re excited to launch Klim’s Cover Crop Mixer: a tool that simplifies decision-making and helps farmers create mixes tailored to their specific conditions and goals. For companies supporting regenerative agriculture programs, this brings greater confidence that practices are adopted and deliver meaningful impact.

The power of a cover crop mix

Cover crops are non-cash crops planted between main crop cycles. While they aren’t harvested for sale, they can deliver a wide range of benefits that strengthen farm performance and long-term supply resilience.

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Benefits on the ground:

• Improved soil structure
• Reduced erosion and nutrient loss
• Optimised nutrient cycling for subsequent crops
• Natural weed suppression
• Greater resilience to drought and climate variability
• Increased on-farm biodiversity

When farmers plant cover crop mixes, combining multiple species rather than relying on a single one, these benefits can be amplified. Different species contribute complementary functions, creating a more resilient system than a single cover crop could achieve on its own.

For farmers, cover cropping can mean healthier soils and more stable yields, leading to a stronger foundation for secure, reliable supply chains.

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Benefits for companies committed to regenerative agriculture

Cover cropping increases soil health, which underpins value chains by:

• Safeguarding long-term profitability and supply reliability
• Reducing yield losses and protecting margins from extreme weather impacts
• Supporting stable production volumes

In short, cover cropping builds healthier soils, which support more stable yields and create a stronger foundation for secure, reliable supply chains for both companies and farmers.

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Why adoption is harder than it looks

Many farmers already know the value of cover crops. The difficulty lies in navigating complexity in planning cover crops: soil type, crop rotation, climate, and timing all shape the right choice.

Before planting corn, a farmer faces a choice: should they plant cereal rye, reliable but tough to terminate, or a nitrogen-building mix that requires precise timing? Every option carries trade-offs in cost, management, and benefits.

There’s no shortage of resources on cover cropping, but what’s missing is timely, context-specific guidance tailored to each farm.

Farmers can weigh these factors, but they lack the time to test every scenario. Without the right guidance, uncertainty slows adoption, and with it, progress toward yield stability and resilient supply chains.

This is exactly the challenge Klim’s Cover Crop Mixer is designed to solve.

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Klim’s Cover Crop Mixer: making it simple

The Cover Crop Mixer was built to turn complexity into clarity. It helps farmers cut through the noise and design cover crop mixes that perfectly fit their conditions and regenerative goals.

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Here’s how it works:

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Step 1: Farmers enter details about their fields, such as crop rotation, soil type, and pH.

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Step 2: Farmers then select their regenerative goals, whether that’s building humus, fixing nitrogen, or controlling erosion, etc.

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Step 3: Klim's Cover Crop Mixer instantly suggests cover crop mixes optimised for farmers field conditions and regenerative goals.

The outcome?

Decisions that once felt uncertain become clear and actionable. Farmers spend less time weighing trade-offs, and more time seeing results in their fields.

A step forward for farmers and businesses alike

At Klim, we know that successful regenerative agriculture adoption depends on equipping farmers with the right tools. The Cover Crop Mixer makes cover cropping more accessible by removing complexity and ensuring farmers can design mixes that truly fit their fields and goals.

For companies, this means greater certainty that regenerative projects will take root and deliver results. Learn more about our Scope 3 or contribution projects by contacting our experts.