Forage Variety Trial Template
A template for laying out and recording an on-farm forage variety trial, so producers and educators can compare varieties side by side under the same conditions.
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Sections on this template
- Trial purpose and question
- Site and soil description
- Varieties and seed sources
- Plot layout and replication
- Planting and management dates
- Measurements to collect
- Observations through the season
- Results and conclusions
How to use this template
Treat the headings as a starting outline. Add detail under each one, and keep the finished copy with your records.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with eXtension and USDA NRCS.
For more in this area, see the Ranch Beef Cattle. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Dairy One Forage Lab Rates Hay “Adequate”; Farmer Rates Its Price “Catastrophic”, and farming farm stories.