A new tool from Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley can help producers with rotation planning.
The tool, a table that uses 10 years’ worth of AFSC crop data, “provides a breakdown of the average percent yield of certain crops when seeded into specific crop stubble.”
The table, which has 12 crops (six cereals, three pulses, canola, flax and mustard), has some counterintuitive findings.
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For example, it says spring wheat, durum and canola yield higher when seeded into flax stubble rather than lentil stubble, with canola faring particularly poorly in lentil stubble. But that’s not the case when comparing flax stubble and pea stubble. But stubble is only one consideration among many, the cereal group notes.
“Farmers can utilize the table to assess crop rotation in combination with the various other factors impacting rotation decisions.”
The table can be found at the Alberta Wheat Commission website.
