Comparison of Conventional Crop Rotation with an Organic Forage-Based Crop Rotation (Spreadsheet Tool)

by Michael Langemeier

This spreadsheet compares conventional crop rotation with an organic forage-based crop rotation. Updated July 2026

**A corresponding article comparing the long-run net returns to land of conventional corn/soybean crop rotation to that of an organic forage rotation can be found here.

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