Multiple delivery points such as print, electronic, and other media are good ways to spread the word about variety testing. How Variety Data is Used and Evaluated by the Public User. Both agents were constant consumers of variety test data. Their approach was to pull data from web site as soon as it became available for a crop in a particular season. Each agent has a mailing list of active growers who depend on agent for discussions and assistance with variety selection.
Multiyear data is emphasized in various interactions with growers.
Spirited discussion ensued about data use and what was good data. Demos were performed with random soybean varieties utilizing a range of the features of H2H including several filters. Various information items were listed and discussed as they are presented in variety test publications. Such items as soil test, soil pH, fertilizer added, herbicide used, etc were some items covered in discussion. Garst Seed Co. A series of handouts with measured traits for various crops were presented that Garst uses in their database to develop information for variety testing, selection, and sales.