Virginia On-Farm Testing Program.

Demonstration and research plots are conducted on-farm as a cooperative effort of Virginia Cooperative Extension Agents and Specialists, area producers, and agribusiness. The purpose is to provide research-based information to aid in the decision-making process for grain producers in Virginia. The tests and resulting publications provide unbiased evaluations of varieties, management practices, and new technology through on-farm research and demonstration plots using producer equipment and time. The plot work and analyzed results enable those producers to make management decisions based on research and provides them a greater opportunity to improve yields and profits, which can improve the quality of life for them and their families. The success of these on-farm plots is very dependent on the cooperative effort of the producer and the assisting agribusinesses.