Crop Rotation

RODHA · Post by **RODHA** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:44 pm

If I don't do crop rotation on a field and keep sowing the same crop, do I get lower yields?

dunnjob · Post by **dunnjob** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:47 pm

I have never noticed a reduction in yield. However I have noticed that if I keep planting and harvesting the same crop, the market price does not get as high.

empato · Post by **empato** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:48 pm

No, the yield will always be the same.

Kristaok · Post by **Kristaok** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:58 pm

I usually don't rotate mine, I have a notepad I use to write down each fields number and then what I wish to plant there. I'll also write down if a field needs fertilized or not.

garyst · Post by **garyst** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 5:03 pm

I just plant corn and beans and I like to rotate the crops in my fields.

Beastbubba · Post by **Beastbubba** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 5:50 pm

For the crops in the game, what is a realistic crop rotation?

ErwinR55 · Post by **ErwinR55** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:11 pm

I always rotate, I try to divide my total fields into 3 sections. Whatever needs to be ploughed gets corn or sunflowers as it needs cultivation beforehand. Other fields I use direct drills.

PsychoFarmer · Post by **PsychoFarmer** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:47 pm

I use a 3-4 crop rotation on all my fields so I have to keep notes on all my fields.

fenixguy · Post by **fenixguy** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:28 pm

RODHA wrote:If I don't do crop rotation on a field and keep sowing the same crop, do I get lower yields?

I wish...

Nah, I plant what I want to. Big fields usually get the low-yielding crops like soybeans, sunflower, or canola. The smaller fields get wheat, barley, and corn. I'm not much of a root crop farmer, but I always say I might sometime. But I do like to do somewhat of a rotation so I'm not doing the exact same thing every time.

ChiefScotty420 · Post by **ChiefScotty420** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:43 pm

I do rotations, but only for the purpose of having a variety of crops in storage to prevent flooding the market, since with seasons there are only certain times during the year where crops can be sold for good money.

jenna_q · Post by **jenna_q** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:39 am

Yield is dependent on the amount of fertilizer you apply. However if you want to be partially realistic, don't put corn on the same field twice in a row. Personally I try to predict which crop will have a high price at harvest and put that one on my largest field and follow the formula for all my fields.

redglasses · Post by **redglasses** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 3:19 am

I rotate crops myself for realism and to have a good amount of different crops in the silo

RODHA · Post by **RODHA** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:28 am

empato wrote:No, the yield will always be the same.

Did you test or tried it with that purpose?

empato · Post by **empato** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 9:35 am

This is tested from several people, and I can also confirm this after around 500 hours of play. The below was tested for example on the goldcrest valley, field 24. 3x fertilized and plowed.

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RODHA · Post by **RODHA** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 9:44 am

Ok. Thank you for the info

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