Rotation That Works
At a loss for how to plan out a favorable crop rotation program? Let the experts help. The Virginia flue-cured guide offers the following examples of successful programs Virginia growers have used:
1-year rotation:
Tobacco followed by small grain or ryegrass cover crop
2-year rotation:
1st year: Tobacco followed by small grain and fescue or ryegrass
2nd year: Grass
2-year rotation:
1st year: Tobacco followed by small grain
2nd year: Small grain cut for silage and followed by grain sorghum, followed by a winter cover crop
3-year rotation:
1st year: Tobacco followed by small grain and fescue
2nd year: Grass
3rd year: Grass
For more tips on field preparation, order your copy of the 2013-2014 Tobacco Farm Quarterly Production Guide.
Category: Transplanting