Agricultural and Biological Sciences
3 months ago

Diverse crop rotations boost output and resilience in changing climates.

One Earth
Rotational complexity increases cropping system output under poorer growing conditions
K. Ann Bybee‐Finley, Katherine Muller, Kathryn E. White, Michel A. Cavigelli, Eunjin Han, Harry H. Schomberg, Sieglinde S. Snapp, Frédéri Viens, Adrián A. Correndo, Leonardo Deiss, Simon Fonteyne, Axel García y García, Amélie C. M. Gaudin, David C. Hooker, Ken Janovicek, Virginia L. Jin, Gregg A. Johnson, Heather D. Karsten, Matt Liebman, Marshall D. McDaniel, Gregg R. Sanford, Marty R. Schmer, Jeffrey S. Strock, Virginia R. Sykes, Nele Verhulst, Brook Wilke, Timothy M. Bowles

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Growing different crops in rotation can help farms produce more food, especially when the weather is not great. A study looked at 20 farms in North America and found that having more types of crops in rotation can increase the amount of corn and soybeans grown. However, having too many different crops can sometimes lower the overall amount of food produced. Overall, having diverse rotations of crops can help farms deal with bad weather and produce more food in the long run.