www.sare.org publications how-to-conduct-research-on-your-farm-or-ranch basic-statistical-analysis-for-on-farm-research using-the-t-test-to-compare-two-treatments Using the t-Test to Compare Two Treatments The following is adapted and reprinted from A Field Guide for On-Farm Research Experiments (March 2004). Keith R. Baldwin, Ph.D. Horticulture Specialist. Cooperative Extension Program at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina. Used by permission. To evaluate the statistics for a paired comparison, you will need a calculator that can give you the […]
www.sare.org publications how-to-conduct-research-on-your-farm-or-ranch how-to-develop-an-on-farm-research-project the-process The Process Following these 10 steps will help you develop a successful on-farm research project. Identify your research question and objective. Develop a research hypothesis. Decide what you will measure and what data you will collect. Develop an experimental design. Choose the location and map out your field plots. Implement the project. Make observations and keep records […]
www.sare.org publications how-to-conduct-research-on-your-farm-or-ranch introduction-6 tom-trantham-12-aprils-dairy Tom Trantham, 12 Aprils Dairy On-Farm Research Answers Key Questions While Making the Switch to a Pasture-Based Dairy System Although Tom Trantham was one of South Carolina’s top dairy producers back in the 1980s, his business, 12 Aprils Dairy, was struggling. He ran a typical confined feeding operation and his feed bill alone ate up 65 percent of his gross […]
www.sare.org publications how-to-conduct-research-on-your-farm-or-ranch resources-11 Resources On-Farm Research On-Farm Trials for Farmers Using the Randomized Complete Block Design. Phil Rzewnicki, University of Nebraska – Lincoln. 1992. On-Farm Research Guide. Jane Sooby. Organic Farming Research Foundation. 2001. On Farm Research Guide. Sharon Rempel. Published by The Garden Institute of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 2002. On-Farm Testing: A Grower’s Guide. Baird Miller, Ed […]
www.sare.org publications how-to-conduct-research-on-your-farm-or-ranch on-farm-research-for-pasture-livestock-systems On-Farm Research for Pasture/Livestock Systems Adapted from A Practical Guide to On-Farm Pasture Research. Bridgett Hilshey, Sidney Bosworth, Rachel Gilker. 2013. Published by University of Vermont and Northeast SARE. UGA Extension agents Randy Franks (middle left) and Mark Frye (middle right) collect samples of triticale on Greenview Farms, owned by Jonny Harris (far left) and his son, Paul Harris (far […]
www.sare.org publications how-to-conduct-research-on-your-farm-or-ranch how-to-develop-an-on-farm-research-project How to Develop an On-Farm Research Project A field is prepared for planting with replicated plots of malting barley. Four Wisconsin farmers used a SARE Farmer/Rancher grant to collect data on the performance of barley varieties under different fertilizer and tillage conditions. Photo courtesy Joe Bragger, Bragger Family Farm Where to begin? At the center of every on-farm research project is a question […]
www.sare.org publications how-to-conduct-research-on-your-farm-or-ranch introduction-6 Introduction When Rich Bennett returned to the family farm in the 1970s to help his father, he faced some significant challenges. Poor soils and increasing fertilizer costs were straining the farm’s bottom line. As a result, he began looking into new ways of farming that could improve his land and also improve the profitability of the […]
www.sare.org publications managing-alternative-pollinators about-sare About SARE SARE is a grant making and outreach program. Its mission is to advance—to the whole of American agriculture—innovations that improve profitability, stewardship and quality of life by investing in groundbreaking research and education. Since it began in 1988, SARE has funded more than 4,000 projects around the nation that explore innovations, from managing alternative pollinators […]
www.sare.org publications managing-alternative-pollinators about-nraes-2 About NRAES NRAES, the Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service, is a not-for-profit program dedicated to assisting land grant university faculty and others in increasing the public availability of research and experience-based knowledge. NRAES is sponsored by eight land grant universities in the eastern United States. Administrative support is provided by Cornell University, the host university. NRAES […]
www.sare.org publications managing-alternative-pollinators about-the-authors-4 About the Authors As National Pollinator Outreach Coordinator at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Eric Mader works to raise awareness of native pollinator conservation techniques among growers and government agencies. He is also an Assistant Professor of Extension at the University of Minnesota’s Department of Entomology. His previous work includes commercial beekeeping and crop consulting for the […]