https://greentumble.com/10-benefits-of-crop-rotation/#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20one%20farmer%20might%20follow%20a%20seven-year,Fallow%20or%20use%20as%20a%20pasture%20for%20livestock
We live with a field around us and I recently started wondering how they plan their crop rotation.. what comes next?
"Crop rotation is based on growing a series of different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons. The planned rotation may vary from a growing season to a few years or even longer periods. Farmers usually do not follow one specific crop rotation plan. They choose to alternate crops based on their individual requirements, possibilities, environmental conditions and budget.
For example, one farmer might follow a seven-year crop rotation scheme as follows:
- First year: Corn
- Second year: Oats
- Third to fifth year: Alfalfa or clover
- Sixth to seventh year: Fallow or use as a pasture for livestock
- First year: Carrots
- Second year: Wheat
- Third to seventh year: Bluegrass
Another farmer might choose a simpler scheme:
Even though these two plans differ, they both stick to the general rule of crop rotation. The basic principle is to plant leguminous crops (e.g. pulses, alfalfa, bluegrass, clover) after the cereal crops (e.g. wheat, oats, maize, rice), and then leave the land undisturbed for at least one season."
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