| ▲ | pragmatic 3 hours ago | |
Wheat isn’t grown in the same places that beans grow. If you can, you’re rotating beans and corn every year. (“Roundup ready” of course) Wheat is on the marginal drier land. Not that they couldn’t plant wheat there but beans are way more profitable and so they don’t. The plains is by definition more arid, marginal land a step up from pasture/grazing. A lot of traditional wheat/sunflower/barley/oats has gone over to beans and corn bc roundup and GMO. On my family’s farm I don’t remember the last time we had wheat crop but that was our staple for like 50 years. | ||
| ▲ | jandrewrogers 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
> Wheat isn’t grown in the same places that beans grow. It depends on what you mean by "beans". The Palouse agricultural region is famously one of the highest yielding wheat and legume producing regions in North America. | ||
| ▲ | mech998877 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Whean and soybeans are often grown on the same land. Your 1st and 5th sentences seem to contradict eachother, I might not be understanding. | ||
| ▲ | 9rx an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> If you can, you’re rotating beans and corn every year. Nah. Wheat isn't profitable if you look at it in isolation, but it is still net advantageous to have in the rotation. > (“Roundup ready” of course) Nah. IP soys aren't as attractive as they once were, granted, but the premium is still compelling enough to grow some. | ||