On-Farm Testing and Extension Outreach to Aid Adoption of

FIGURE 6.1. Field strips comparing production of direct seeded triticale, spring barley, hard red spring wheat, and durum wheat in an on-farm test on producer Jim Melville’s farm in a 12-inch or higher annual precipitation area in Lincoln County. On-farm testing is a repli-cated, statistically-valid research approach with field trials established and managed by grow-ers using their own farm equipment. The research approach has the advantage over traditional long-term field research by responding to growers ’ need for early information on impacts of implementing new management systems to address changes in farm policy, environmental concerns and economic conditions. Photograph by A. Esser, WSU Extension