Auburn University
Variety Testing Program
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Variety selection is the most important decision a farmer can make. If farmers want to be successful, they must ensure that they plant varieties that are well adapted. If a farmer selects the wrong variety, the results can be catastrophic. Typically, farmers do not have the resources to conduct variety trials in addition to their normal growing season activities.
Variety evaluation is also critical to plant breeders, both from universities and industry. Prior to releasing a new variety, these breeders typically evaluate their lines in independent variety trials. This ensures that they have unbiased data from multiple years and locations to support the release of their new variety.
The mission of the Auburn University 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 Alabama. We are intent on conducting these trials in a manner that will result in maximum biological yield through methods common to the top-producing farms in Alabama.
We are committed to providing this information in a timely manner for its use during the decision-making process. The success of the program rests on our ability to help Alabama producers provide a safe, dependable source of food and fiber for all families as well as an economic sustainability for theirs.
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Henry Jordan
Variety Testing Manager, Research Associate IV
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Annually, the Auburn University Variety Testing Program conducts trials on corn, cotton, soybeans, peanuts, grain sorghum, wheat, barley, oats, triticale, small grain forages, and ryegrass.
Trials are conducted on Auburn University owned and operated agricultural research stations across the major geographical regions of the state. The research conducted at each of these locations can provide stakeholders with data that can be more representative of their growing conditions.
2022 Annual Row Crops Field Day – Wiregrass
Visit the research plots at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center. A variety of researchers will give tours of their projects and answer questions. There will be mid-season crop updates from area specialists. Lunch will be provided. Friday, August 19, 2022...
2022-2023 Entry Form – Small Grains at Auburn University
July 27 - Entry forms for the Auburn University Variety Testing - Small Grain Variety Trials are now available. View last year's data here. The deadline for seed is October 1st. For the 2021-2022 season, small grains be evaluated as follows: Wheat and Oats Disease...
2022-2023 Entry Form – Ryegrass Variety Trials at Auburn University
July 18 - Entry forms for the Auburn University Variety Testing - Ryegrass Variety Trials are now available. View last season's data here. The deadline for seed is August 27th. For the 2022-2023 season, ryegrass entries will be evaluated for yield at five locations. ...
2022 Central Alabama Cattle & Forages Field Day
May 5 - The schedule for the field day is now available. April 19 - The announcement for the field day is now available and registration is open. April 5 - The EV Smith Research Center is hosting a Cattle & Forage Field Day Friday, May 13, 2022 on site. Please...
Auburn University Cotton Research Report 2021
This publication is a compilation of research conducted by Auburn University, the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, and the USDA Agricultural Research Service and National Soil Dynamics Laboratory. Research contained in the...
2022 Beef – Forage Field Day
The Wiregrass Research & Extension Center is hosting a Beef – Forage Field Day Thursday, March 17, 2022 on site. Please plan to join us and learn first-hand about the current beef and forage research projects and demonstrations on the research farm. The field...