Why We Do Our Fall & Spring Crop Demo Plots?

Our spring demo plots took 3 people 3 days to seed including the higher pedigree plots surrounding them on the 60 ac and the fall plots take about 1 day. From treating seed, to special land prep and spray timings, mowing and harvest weighing, it's a lot of work.

We do it because we found our experiences growing some varieties did not match what we saw in registration data or seed guide information. What we do is not science, it's farmer side by side but it's much better than how we used to do it, guessing from field to field on how varieties performed under ofter different circumstances.

So we started comparing varieties under higher management, irrigation, high plant populations, fungicides, PGR's & compared PRG vs none, biologicals, plant stands and more.
The results of the demo's is that we can understand a variety much better under our management style plus recommend use rates, fertility, PGR's. We can really know how a new variety or experimental compares to the ones you know already and we can remove or add in varieties to our lineup with this information. 

We hope this provides value to our customers, I know it does to our sales team.