diff --git a/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb b/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb
index 1332967a1..5f4f10eda 100644
--- a/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb
@@ -63,8 +63,16 @@ class CropsController < ApplicationController
     @crops = CropSearchService.search(@term,
                                       page:           params[:page],
                                       per_page:       Crop.per_page,
-                                      current_member:).to_a
-    respond_with @crops
+                                      current_member:)
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html do
+        render
+      end
+      format.json do
+        render json: @crops.to_a
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   def show