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The on-farm research program of Practical Farmers of Iowa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2009

Richard  and
Sharon Thompson
Richard
Affiliation:
Farm near Boone, IA 50036.
Sharon Thompson
Affiliation:
Farm near Boone, IA 50036.
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Abstract

Practical Farmers of Iowa is a grassroots organization whose members conduct research on profitable, environmentally sound alternative production methods on their own farms. The experimental design uses randomized, replicated side-by-side machine-harvested strips running the length of the field. Production techniques investigated include ridge tillage with and without herbicides, ridge tillage and conventional tillage without herbicides, with cover crops, and with late spring soil nitrate tests to determine efficient N application rates. This work has led to effective cooperation among farmers, extension personnel, and university researchers, and has inspired similar activities in other states.

Keywords

on-farm researchridge tillagenitrogen fertilizerinformation transferexperimental design
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American Journal of Alternative Agriculture , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , December 1990 , pp. 163 - 167
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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1.Franzluebbers, A., Francis, C., Rzewnicki, P. E., Thompson, R., Lesoing, G., and Elmore, R.. 1988. Relative costs and efficiencies of on-farm versus on-station research. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Anaheim, California, November 28.Google Scholar
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