Traditionally grown as silage on P.E.I., the number of acres of grain corn is increasing as farmers choose it as a cash crop. It also has additional benefits for the soil, growers say.

The four crop groups 1. Alliums Above all else, crop rotation dramatically reduces the risk of garden plant pests and diseases spreading from one year's batch of crops to the next.

Crop rotation is a planned sequence of different crop types, such as spring-seeded cereals, fallseeded cereals, oilseeds, pulses, perennial legumes and other perennial species. Rotations also include ...

USDA says the 2024 corn crop totaled 14.9 billion bushels, down 3% from the 2023 estimate, with a record-high average yield of 179.3 bushels per acre and ending stocks nearly 200 million bushels ...

Crop rotation also allows horticulturists to manage their soil fertility and balance nutrients used by certain families of plants. “Some crops are heavy feeders of nutrients and can deplete the ...

Reference: Li Z, Guan K, Zhou W, et al. Comparing continuous-corn and soybean-corn rotation cropping systems in the U.S. central Midwest: Trade-offs among crop yield, nutrient losses, and change in ...

Despite climate challenges, the study suggests increasing crop rotation can still improve overall yields and highlights its potential as a climate adaptation strategy. MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (01 ...

Proper crop residue management is also key for corn-on-corn operations. Managing residue may lead to lost working hours as you wait to plant later in the day after residue has dried.