Trade-offs
No plan is best for every goal. Read the trade-offs, then choose a preferred plan. Illustrative model scores
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| Plan | Sequence | Soil | Water | Climate | Diversity | Season | Priorities | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan A: Current practice | Wheat → Wheat → Barley → Wheat | 5 | 91 | 82 | 25 | 91 | 48 | 52 |
| Plan B: Balanced | Soybean → Sorghum → Soybean → Sunflower | 86 | 91 | 91 | 75 | 91 | 89 | 88 |
Wheat → Wheat → Barley → Wheat
⚠ Wheat then Wheat: same crop family back to back (disease and pest carry-over).
⚠ Wheat then Barley: same crop family back to back (disease and pest carry-over).
⚠ Barley then Wheat: same crop family back to back (disease and pest carry-over).
Trade-off: average water demand 1.8/3 against estimated supply 2.6/3. Costs and revenue need crop price data, so they are not estimated.
Data completeness: low (no nutrient test results).
Soybean → Sorghum → Soybean → Sunflower
No rotation-rule violations.
Trade-off: average water demand 1.8/3 against estimated supply 2.6/3. Costs and revenue need crop price data, so they are not estimated.
Data completeness: low (no nutrient test results).
Higher numbers are better for this model, but they are relative estimates. A plan can score well on water and poorly on diversity, or vice versa. Season and priority show “n/a” when there is not enough setup information to score them.
Scores are not predictions of yield, profit or soil nutrient levels. Read the methods.