Real Agriculture

JANUARY 12, 2024

Diversity pays dividends in crop production but researchers, agronomists and farmers really don’t have a good grasp of how and why different crops impact each others in the rotation. University of Guelph crop researcher Dr. Dave Hooker is never shy to champion more diverse rotations.

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Global Agtech Initiative

JULY 25, 2023

The USDA unveiled a geospatial product called Crop Sequence Boundaries (CSB) that offers public access to national-scale visual […] The post USDA Introduces Geospatial Data Product to Show Crop Rotation Patterns appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Crop researchers can learn a lot in 28 years. That’s how long crop rotation trials have been on-going at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus. Read More Crop researchers can learn a lot in 28 years. Read More Crop researchers can learn a lot in 28 years. Read More

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 12, 2024

Crop rotation plays a key part of decision making on final acres for any crop, but perhaps most of all for pulses, as aphanomyces and root rot risk factor prominently in pea and lentil decisions. The battle for acres is set to play out in just over three months. But price factors too, and Jon.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 13, 2024

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has announced up to $5,733,852 for the Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance (CFCRA) through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, to promote more diverse crop rotations on farms. Read More

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 15, 2023

There’s a possible yield benefit for peas following wheat in a crop rotation rather than canola, according to research done through the University of Manitoba. This Pulse School episode features Brodie Erb, MSc student and field technician at the U of M, who has spent the past three years looking at how preceding crop, residue.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 28, 2024

Getting the right varieties planted, using a longer crop rotation are keys to making oats profitable over the long haul.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 19, 2024

Based on surveys, 25% to 30% of North Carolina peanut growers include soybeans in their crop rotation.

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Hartwood Farm

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I wanted to name this “Ignoring the (Crop Rotation) Experts,” but that title is way too loaded these days! However, in terms of crop rotation, I increasingly find the rigidity of ideas on how to do it chafing. Crop rotation is one of the funny areas in gardening full of super rigid ideas and proscriptions.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 29, 2024

While you can't make Mother Nature send rain, you can review crop-rotation restrictions on chemistries you applied last year. Knowing that information can guide what crop you plant where this spring.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Corn Source: Variants are thwarting time-tested corn rootworm controls such as crop rotation. Here’s how to manage them.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A Texas A&M AgriLife Research breeder is exploring whether mung beans, a high-protein legume, would be a profitable crop rotation and diversification for Texas producers.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Sustainable aviation fuels growth in camelina acres, creates crop rotation opportunity in fallow years.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Many growers have had success with Enlist E3® soybeans and Enlist® herbicides, and now, growers can include Enlist® corn in their crop rotations.

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ATTRA

MARCH 7, 2024

This course discusses practices such as cover cropping, amendment application, tillage and crop rotation, and provides tools to help farmers decide which management practices are best suited for their operation.

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Organic Farming Research

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For farmer John Bell, a key to Elmwood’s success has been an ongoing fertility program based on crop-livestock integration and long crop rotations.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JULY 25, 2023

While most Midwest farmers utilize a corn-soybean crop rotation, it would help them from an agronomic and economic viewpoint to consider adding a small grain as a third crop in their rotations.

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Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Regenerative farmers adopt a range of practices, such as cover cropping, crop rotation, reduced tillage, and diverse planting, to regenerate the soil and promote natural systems within their farms. Cover crops also support biodiversity and provide habitat for beneficial insects. What’s in It for Farmers?

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Cropaia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This article will guide you through the key aspects of wheat management, including planting, fertilizing, irrigating, harvesting, and crop rotation. CROP ROTATION Practice crop rotation to break pest and disease cycles, improve soil fertility, and maintain long-term wheat productivity.

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ATTRA

MARCH 6, 2024

The first trial explores whether practices like cover crops, no-till, diversified crop rotations, and integrated livestock grazing support using less nitrogen fertilizer. The second trial aims to find out if cover crops give farmers greater access to their fields over a season.

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ATTRA

APRIL 7, 2024

The four-year study published in Science collected data from 24 research projects on more than 20 different types of diversification practices, including crop rotation, hedgerows, biochar application, mulching, livestock diversification, and water conservation.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 30, 2023

These include rotating crops, rotational grazing, special energy-efficient equipment, manure composting, and a truck that runs on used vegetable oil. One example is the Wedeberg family, who operate a dairy near Gays Mills, Wisconsin. Related ATTRA publication: Dairy Farm Energy Efficiency

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Farmbrite

MARCH 28, 2024

Implement a Crop Rotation Plan Crop rotation is the process of growing different crops in a sequential, multi-year cycle. It's important to rotate crops because it helps prevent disease and pests from developing on your land. Consider incorporating legumes into your crop rotation plan.

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Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Healthy soil is the foundation for healthy crops. Crop Rotation A crop mixtape if you will. Change it up with a crop rotation that's like a musical mixtape for your fields. Don't let your soil get stuck in a rut. Switch between different plant families to keep the party going and the pests away.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The resources available include farmer stories; podcast-style audio interviews; a video presentation; and downloadable factsheets on Benefits of Crop-Livestock Integration , Food Safety , Infrastructure , and Crop Rotations.

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Farmbrite

AUGUST 23, 2023

Rotate your crops. Rotating crops is one of the best ways to improve long-term soil health on your farm. There are several types of crop rotation that farmers can implement to maximize the benefits of this practice. It helps prevent soil depletion, erosion and compaction, pest damage and disease damage.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As the United Nations notes, “Sustainable soil management practices, such as minimum tillage, crop rotation, organic matter addition, and cover cropping, improve soil health, reduce erosion and pollution, and enhance water infiltration and storage. ” Related NCAT resource: Soil for Water

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ATTRA

JULY 18, 2023

In these videos, Klaas Martens discusses the role of careful field observation and diverse crop rotations in their non-chemical management of weeds, blind cultivation strategies, and the camera-guided finger weeder, which allows for in-row weed cultivation after crop emergence.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 18, 2023

An episode of the Pioneer PBS series Minnesota’s Alt-Meat Revolution explores the role that pea proteins can play in both crop rotations and the alt-meat marketplace.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Prescribed Grazing $18,573,311 Range Planting $8,389,492 Agroforestry, Forestry and Upland Wildlife Habitat Alley Cropping $3,021 $104,331,650 8.2% Prescribed Grazing $24,887,238 Range Planting $8,126,027 Agroforestry, Forestry and Upland Wildlife Habitat Alley Cropping $43,575 $91,453,650 7.1% Grand Totals $381,524,784 30.1%

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ATTRA

AUGUST 8, 2023

They can help farmers understand the potential costs and benefits that they might face from adopting soil health practices such as no-till, reduced till, cover crops, nutrient management, and conservation crop rotation.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Farmers are evaluated on their crop rotation, tillage, nutrient applications, and use of conservation practices to generate their overall field score. It provides a free tool for farmers and landowners and encourages the use of best practices and decisions that will reduce nutrient and soil loss on their fields.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 25, 2023

New conservation practices that qualify could include tillage reductions, implementing cover crops, and extending crop rotations.

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Agwired

MARCH 7, 2024

Higher yields also suggest that applying microbial nitrogen in furrow can help bridge the nitrogen gap that can occur in fields with cover crop rotations. This occurs because the nitrogen is delivered directly to the roots, avoiding competition with cover crop residue.

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Cropaia

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

In some cases, cover crops may inadvertently create niches that favor the growth of specific weed species. Effectively managing weeds in no-till systems often requires a multifaceted approach that combines the use of herbicides, cover cropping, crop rotation, and integrated weed management strategies.

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Agricultural Economics Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Cash Rents and Expected Revenue Figure 1 shows cash rental expense as a percentage of budgeted crop revenue. The underlying data are derived from the Purdue University budget estimates and assume a 50:50 crop rotation on high-quality Indiana farmland.

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The Farmers Daughter USA

APRIL 28, 2024

It’s actually not all that different from any other crop, except it takes about 18 months for it to mature for harvest. But soil quality, pest control, crop rotation, and fertilizers are all used to produce quality sod. Gordon, who took the farm over when his parents retired, kindly spent time explaining how sod is grown.

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