Sarah Zimmerman is an editor at Agriculture Dive. She was previously editor at Supply Chain Dive, deputy digital editor at Crain’s Chicago Business, and has covered state politics for the Associated Press in Illinois and Oregon. Originally from the Los Angeles area, she has a B.A. in English from the University of Chicago and a master’s degree in public affairs journalism from the University of Illinois Springfield. She’s based in Chicago, and is a hiking and thrift shopping enthusiast.
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We are in Carroll, Ohio at Walnut Creek Seeds Farm, home of the legendary Dave Brandt and we are going to toss it off to our cover crop segment here with Dave Brandt’s grandson — Chris.