by agwpadmin | Oct 5, 2018 | Crop Production, Farming, Major Row Crops, Soybean On Farm, Soybeans, Variety Tests
Over the past several years, agriculture techniques have been developed that allow more precise lime, fertilizer, and pesticide application. Techniques for adapting crop-seeding rates to yield goals are now possible and will become more valuable as the technology...
by agwpadmin | Oct 5, 2018 | Cotton, Cotton On Farm, Crop Production, Farming, Major Row Crops, Variety Tests
On-farm trials conducted through Auburn University and Alabama Cooperative Extension aim to provide producers with un-biased, relevant information of top cotton varieties being marketed in Alabama across companies. Trials will be designed to identify the most stable...
by Henry Jordan | Sep 28, 2018 | Cotton, Cotton Variety Trials, Crop Production, Farming, Major Row Crops, Variety Tests
“The mission of the Alabama Variety Testing Program is to provide research-based, unbiased results on the performance of various crop hybrids, cultivars, and varieties to the agricultural community in our state. We are intent on conducting these trials in a manner...
by Henry Jordan | Sep 17, 2018 | Crop Production, Farming, Major Row Crops, Peanut Variety Trials, Peanuts, Variety Tests
The Auburn University Peanut Variety Trial was conducted at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center in Headland, AL in 2018. The data was distributed to stakeholders following the trial, however, an official variety trial publication was not compiled. In order to...
by agwpadmin | Jun 26, 2018 | Crop Production, Farming, Major Row Crops, Wheat
We have completed the first year of an experiment designed to compare cover crop mixtures and three nitrogen (N) application rates in Shorter, AL. The cover crop mixtures tested were: 1) fallow; 2) Mixture 1 (Rye – 30 lb/ac + Crimson Clover – 10 lb/ac; 3)...
by Henry Jordan | May 20, 2018 | Crop Production, Farming, Major Row Crops, Small Grain Variety Trials, Variety Tests, Wheat
K. M. Glass1 , D. Delaney and J. Brasher 1 Agric. Program Assoc.; Extension Specialist; Res. Ext. Assoc., resp. Dept. of Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, AL 36849 “The mission of the Alabama Variety Testing Program is to provide...
