Editing Winter wheat (section)

== Benefits of growing winter wheat ==
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* If used as [[cover crop]], winter wheat helps maintain [[topsoil]], preventing soil erosion over winter when many fields lie [[fallow]].
* Winter wheat out-competes many weed varieties.
* Can be grown as both cover crop and cash crop.
* Easy to manage while still providing good yield.
* Helps build soil (through heavy production of organic material) and cycle nutrients through soil.<ref name=":0" />
* Uses soil moisture more efficiently since it starts to grow earlier in the spring.
* Crop is harvested earlier in the season, which is beneficial in regions with rainy autumn weather.