Uploaded September 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Andrew Smyre (Perdue AgriBusiness) discusses his company's interest in cover crops as it relates to organic grains, soil health and specialty crops. He also addresses Perdue's approach to helping growers implement cover crops, and opportunities and challenges going forward.
This session was part of Cover Crops for Soil Health, a three-day professional development workshop hosted by Northeast SARE and Delaware State University in March 2016. More information about the event, including all session recordings and slide presentations, is at sare.org/cover-crops-training.
Find more practical information about cover crops at sare.org/cover-crops.
About the Speaker
Andrew Smyre is an agronomist for Perdue AgriBusiness, a division of the Perdue Company that specializes in sourcing, purchasing and processing grains, meals and blended feed ingredients, and high-quality oils for use in food and non-food industries. The company also provides agronomic consulting services and support to grain and specialty oilseed crop producers. Andrew graduated from Delaware Valley University in 2008 with a B.S. in Agronomy. After graduating, he worked on the family farm and lived in Alaska with his wife and two dogs.
Andrew Smyre (Perdue AgriBusiness) discusses his company's interest in cover crops as it relates to organic grains, soil health and specialty crops. He also addresses Perdue's approach to helping growers implement cover crops, and opportunities and challenges going forward.
This session was part of Cover Crops for Soil Health, a three-day professional development workshop hosted by Northeast SARE and Delaware State University in March 2016. More information about the event, including all session recordings and slide presentations, is at sare.org/cover-crops-training.
Find more practical information about cover crops at sare.org/cover-crops.
About the Speaker
Andrew Smyre is an agronomist for Perdue AgriBusiness, a division of the Perdue Company that specializes in sourcing, purchasing and processing grains, meals and blended feed ingredients, and high-quality oils for use in food and non-food industries. The company also provides agronomic consulting services and support to grain and specialty oilseed crop producers. Andrew graduated from Delaware Valley University in 2008 with a B.S. in Agronomy. After graduating, he worked on the family farm and lived in Alaska with his wife and two dogs.
