Managing break crops across the landscape can be a balancing act. With many break crop options having an attractive $/t end point, the use of break crops in the cropping system has gained momentum in the last few years. Understanding landscape volatility such as soil type, water holding capacity and frost are important variables to consider when making break crop decisions and improving resilience to tough conditions such as drought. While the use of break crops in the rotation offers many benefits such as weed management and N fixation, they also pose several risks including high costs of inputs, establishment issues, sensitivity to drought, prone to frost, limited end use options, and fragile residual stubble/ground cover.