1. By Nolan Spina and Alex Joyner
Crop Rotation
By Nolan Spina and Alex Joyner

2. What is Crop Rotation?
The cultivation of different crops in a specified order on the same land
1:1:1 ratio
First year plant row crops
Second year plant close-growing grains
Final year plant sod forming or rest crops

3. Why Use Crop Rotation?
Crop rotation makes the soil more fertile, the legumes fix nitrogen in the soil
You don’t have to use fertilizers
Helps control weeds and pests by breaking their normal life cycle
It reduces the risk of crop failure in case of drought or disease

4. Crop Rotation Benefits to The Environment
Crops that draw specific nutrients from the soil are harvested prior to a crop that replaces that nutrient, such as rice to cotton and the relationship that those share. This nutrient replacement is beneficial for the environment because after all of this rotation the soil can still sustain life and won’t be overharvested.
It also helps: Prevent soil depletion, reduce soil erosion, control insect populations, and prevent disease.

5. Crop Rotation benefit to The Farmer
Farmers benefit greatly in crop yield and cost efficiency when this method is utilized. In the south during the last 10 years there has been a change of around 10 to 15 percent in the yield of soybeans and corn due to the utilization of crop rotation, a clear increase. The increase in crop yield allows for more profit to the farmer, and the method of rotation used can be less labor intensive than line cropping seasonally dependant on what crops the farmer is using.