> i.e. monoculture, expecting a full crop every year, with no fallow periods for recovery It's my understanding that at least in the US, crop rotation is requi

> i.e. monoculture, expecting a full crop every year, with no fallow periods for recovery It's my understanding that at least in the US, crop rotation is required in order to earn farm subsidies. For example, near my parents there is a lot of corn grown, many fields will be left fallow for a year and then planted with soy to impart nitrogen into the soil. I agree with your general sentiment, though.