Smart rotations: Farming systems for the future
Smart Rotations: Farming Systems for the Future
A chapter by Ted Wolfe and Peter Cregan in ‘Principles of field crop production’
Wolfe, E., & Cregan, P. (2017). Smart Rotations: Farming Systems for the Future. In (Ed Jim Pratley) “Principles of Field Crop Production” (Gulbali Institute, Charles Sturt University: Wagga Wagga Australia)
This chapter comprises a brief history of research on crop and pasture rotations, an outline of the potential benefits from pasture-crop and crop-crop combinations, a consideration of both pasture leys and crop sequences, an assessment of on-farm practices in relation to scientific research findings, and comments on the strategic and tactical options for the future.
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