On-farm trials: turning research into results
On-farm experimentation or trials come naturally to some farmers, while others see them as a hassle or someone else’s responsibility.
On this week’s Tillage Edge, Jack Jameson, a Teagasc researcher, and John Pettit, a Teagasc tillage adviser working in the southeast, discuss how farmers can set up their own on-farm trials and maximise the benefits for their efforts.
John points out that when farmers don’t see much of a result from different treatments, it could be due to a design or practice error—but it might also mean there’s simply no difference between the treatments.
However, if a…
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