"Corn and soybeans may experience different crop rotation benefit changes in the future, which can help U.S. farmers make more informed decisions when facing climate warming," said Junxiong Zhou ...

While the majority of Midwestern farmers rotate corn and soybeans, commodity prices and corn yield advantages compel some to ...

There are several candidates for what that third crop could be. A 2020 study published in the Agronomy journal found that adding winter wheat to a corn-soybean rotation increased net returns by 10 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Using historical commodity prices, the researchers found that corn-soy rotation offered higher economic returns — up to $458/acre more than continuous corn — at low nitrogen fertilizer rates ...

PLANTED ACRES USDA pegs combined planted acres of U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat at 225 million. This is roughly equal to a four-year average and is driven by a healthy 94-million-acre corn prediction.

While the majority of Midwestern farmers rotate corn and soybeans, commodity prices and corn yield advantages compel some to plant corn year after year.

The paper, “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 soil organic carbon ...