diff --git a/app/models/crop.rb b/app/models/crop.rb
index 4d898c73c2..6bf902c4c5 100644
--- a/app/models/crop.rb
+++ b/app/models/crop.rb
@@ -299,6 +299,14 @@ def add_alternate_names_from_csv(alternate_names)
     end
   end
 
+  def rejection_explanation
+    if reason_for_rejection == "other"
+      return rejection_notes
+    else
+      return reason_for_rejection
+    end
+  end
+
   # Crop.search(string)
   def self.search(query)
     if ENV['GROWSTUFF_ELASTICSEARCH'] == "true"
diff --git a/app/views/crops/_approval_status_message.html.haml b/app/views/crops/_approval_status_message.html.haml
index fffb822f43..54ae162db9 100644
--- a/app/views/crops/_approval_status_message.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/crops/_approval_status_message.html.haml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 
 - if crop.rejected?
   .alert.alert-danger
-    %b This crop was rejected for the following reason: #{crop.reason_for_rejection == "other" ? crop.rejection_notes : crop.reason_for_rejection}.
\ No newline at end of file
+    %b This crop was rejected for the following reason: #{crop.rejection_explanation}
diff --git a/app/views/notifier/crop_request_approved.html.haml b/app/views/notifier/crop_request_approved.html.haml
index 5fea202463..871522b0b9 100644
--- a/app/views/notifier/crop_request_approved.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifier/crop_request_approved.html.haml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %p Hello #{@member.login_name},
 
 %p
-  Your request for the new crop: #{link_to @crop.name, crop_url(@crop)} has been approved!
+  Your request for the new crop: #{link_to @crop.name, crop_url(@crop)} has been approved! Thank you for helping us make our listing ever more complete!
 
 %ul
   %li
diff --git a/app/views/notifier/crop_request_rejected.html.haml b/app/views/notifier/crop_request_rejected.html.haml
index c58e2546b8..d1ab14868a 100644
--- a/app/views/notifier/crop_request_rejected.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifier/crop_request_rejected.html.haml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 %p Hello #{@member.login_name},
 
 %p
-  Your request for the new crop: #{link_to @crop.name, crop_url(@crop)} has been rejected for the following reason.
+  We're sorry, but your request for the new crop: #{link_to @crop.name, crop_url(@crop)} has been rejected for the following reason: #{@crop.rejection_explanation}
 
-  = @crop.reason_for_rejection
-
-= render :partial => 'signature'
\ No newline at end of file
+= render :partial => 'signature'
diff --git a/app/views/notifier/new_crop_request.html.haml b/app/views/notifier/new_crop_request.html.haml
index 163c898f4d..0e8c65ab78 100644
--- a/app/views/notifier/new_crop_request.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifier/new_crop_request.html.haml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 %ul
   %li Name: #{@request.name}
   %li Wikipedia URL: #{@request.en_wikipedia_url.present? ? @request.en_wikipedia_url : "not specified"}
+  %li Notes: #{@request.request_notes}
 
 %p
   As a crop wrangler, you can #{link_to "approve or reject this request", edit_crop_url(@request)}.
@@ -18,4 +19,4 @@
 %p
   Thanks for your help!
 
-= render :partial => 'signature'
\ No newline at end of file
+= render :partial => 'signature'
diff --git a/spec/models/crop_spec.rb b/spec/models/crop_spec.rb
index d58c46ee3a..bf894b9212 100644
--- a/spec/models/crop_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/crop_spec.rb
@@ -554,4 +554,19 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  context "crop rejections" do
+    let!(:rejected_reason) { FactoryGirl.create(:crop, :name => 'tomato', :approval_status => 'rejected', :reason_for_rejection => 'not edible') }
+    let!(:rejected_other) { FactoryGirl.create(:crop, :name => 'tomato', :approval_status => 'rejected', :reason_for_rejection => 'other', :rejection_notes => 'blah blah blah') }
+
+    describe "rejecting a crop" do
+      it "should give reason if a default option" do
+        expect(rejected_reason.rejection_explanation).to eq "not edible"
+      end
+
+      it "should show rejection notes if reason was other" do
+        expect(rejected_other.rejection_explanation).to eq "blah blah blah"
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end