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Crop Rotations in Direct Seeding
Author: Direct Seeding Fact Sheet Series
Date Created: April 01, 2000
Last Reviewed: January 22, 2009
Crop rotations are essential in direct seeding systems. An effective crop rotation is required to reduce diseases, insect pests and weeds. It can also help in managing crop residue. Many possible crop rotations exist, so to make the most of the possible benefits, be flexible when selecting a crop rotation system. Not only do crop rotations make direct seeding work better, direct seeding also makes some crop rotations work better by conserving moisture or by providing varying crop residue environments for next year’s crops. Therefore, crop rotations and direct seeding are complementary.  click here for the complete factsheet on Alberta Agriculture's website