I'm surprised contributors are spending their time with the ephemeral
'crop' tag in the UK. As pointed out by Andy we have crop rotation
systems. Previously to ensure the land wasn't stripped of nutrients, but
now primarily based on what is the highest EU CAP subsidy.
DaveF
On 10/01/2017 01:44, Andy Townsend wrote:
On 10/01/17 01:20, David Groom wrote:
...
Tag info shows 579 ways tagged with crop = beet, of these 572 are in
northern Italy added by 3 users, so its probably quite easy to ask
what exactly they meant by "beet" , and retag these existing ways if
they actually should be beetroot.
In the UK I could hazard a guess as to whether sugarbeet or something
else based on the proximity to one of British Sugar's plants such as
Newark or Peterborough, but in Northern Italy asking the mapper
definitely seems like a good idea.
Another caveat in the UK - crops are often rotated (and planted based
on price expectation) so what is beet one year is barley the next, and
perhaps oil-seed rape after that. Essentially, where this variation
happens it'd be difficult to trust any "crop" tag over a year old.
Best Regards,
Andy
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