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ADAS have produced a new guide with our five top tips for successful on-farm trials. We'd love you to give it a try and to hear about what products or approaches you're testing on farm - by sharing the results of trials, we can learn more together.

1. Collaboration

2. Simple treatments

3. Underlying variation

4. Replication

5. Assessments

 

If this guide whets your appetite but you would like further guidance, a more detailed Farm Trials Guide is also available - see Recommended Content below.

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