in my opinion i think that D would be the most rational answer
Explanation:
D would be the most rational answer because if you delete the info about the crops that is valuable info. If you delete the the last two paragraphs it would be harder to come to a conclusion. If you try and make the sentences similar in length you would have to reuse some of the other word from the other sentences and i the end you would end up repeating yourself.
Go to the teacher, and have a little nice friendly talk. Point out that you just joined the class, so of course you don't have the current assignment ready, simply because it was already in progress when you arrived. Ask her for some reading that you can start doing now, to start learning the subject that everyone else was working on before you arrived.