Crop Rotation Management
Crop rotation has both economical and environmental advantages for the farmer. It is critical in reducing soil erosion, pests and diseases. It can add nutrients to the soil or at minimum reduce to loss of these nutrients thereby avoiding a decrease in the soils fertility creating healthier crops. Economically this means a reduction in the use of artificial pesticides and fertilizers which can be expensive. Also fields can be under continuous production, without the need to lie fallow, creating year round profitability and reducing risks in weather and market fluctuations.
NFWs Agronomists can provide you with a compressive plan detailed particularly for your location and conditions, as well as taking into consideration commodity pricing, to assist you in making the best economical and environmental decisions. They will assist you with implementing this plan and the overall management of your crop rotation schedule, including the selection of varieties, seasonal timing and plant rate calculations.
Crop Rotation – is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons for various benefits such as to avoid the build up of pathogens and pests that often occurs when one species is continuously cropped. Crop rotation also seeks to balance the fertility demands of various crops to avoid excessive depletion of soil nutrients. A traditional element of crop rotation is the replenishment of nitrogen through the use of green manure in sequence with cereals and other crops. It is one component of polyculture. Crop rotation can also improve soil structure and fertility by alternating deep-rooted and shallow-rooted plants. (source—Wikipedia)