Crop rotation for annual vegetables can reduce disease and pest pressure, improve soil health and boost overall crop ...

We begin our discussion of the N cycle in a typical grain crop rotation (corn, wheat, double-crop soybean) by considering the plant residue left on the field surface after harvest. Crop residues that ...

The first step in setting up crop rotation is dividing up your vegetable bed. Usually, gardeners divide them into three or four sections, depending on the length of the cycle you're aiming for.

Rotating crops fertilized with livestock manure does not increase soil carbon levels, according to preliminary results of an ongoing study from Iowa State University. Why it matters: The findings ...

Crop rotation is the practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot to improve soil health, optimize nutrients in the soil and fight pests and weeds. We’ll get to that, but ...

"Our study was designed to see if a more diverse crop rotation could reduce tile nitrate loss and still be competitive with the conventional system of corn and soybean." From 2015 to 2023 ...