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  • Long-term study shows crop rotation decreases greenhouse gas emissions

    May 24, 2018 4:00 pm by Lauren QuinnResearch
    corn and soybean crops in rotated test plots

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    Comparing the corn phase of a corn-soybean rotation to continuous corn showed an average yield benefit of more than 20% and a cumulative reduction in nitrous oxide emissions of approximately 35%