Using the long-term rotation experiment near Elora, ON (established 1980) to study the impacts of tillage and diversity of crop rotations on a number of agri-environmental factors.
Project Description:
Publications:
Long-term rotation and tillage effects on soil structure and crop yield
News
Diversify crop rotations to improve yield and soil health
The corn-soybean rotation is the dominant cropping system on farmland throughout central Canada and the midwestern United States. However, long-term
Crop rotation diversity improves yield resilience
The warming of the earth’s climate and an increasing global population is presenting enormous challenges for the agricultural industry to
Resources:
Crop Rotation Counts
Crop Rotation Counts: Key Findings from Long-Term Rotation Plot Research Key findings GrainTALK 2 Videos GrainTALK: Rotation Impacts on Soil
Place:
This project was conducted at Ontario Crops Research Center – Elora
Funding Sources:
GFO, OMAFRA
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