He is 12 years into a 100-year look at crop rotation with measurable results pointing to the bottom line. Producers see dollar signs and profitability numbers are the only way to change opinions ...

Wheat and other small grains fit well in a three-crop rotation with corn and soybeans ... Wiersma showed charts that recorded grain yield stability and grain protein stability.

the crop that tends to fit best in rotation with corn. The expansion has taken land away from wheat, once the top U.S. staple grain, and completely driven oats and barley from some parts of the ...

Their experiment also suggests that crop farmers who pair with livestock farmers, buy livestock or have a good market for grain and hay in their area for the rotation will be the most profitable.

While the price of the actual grain can be less than ideal some years, incorporating winter wheat into crop rotations allows for double-cropping or growing two or more crops in the same field ...