Making a Place for Science: The Field Trial
Making a Place for Science: The Field Trial
This chapter focuses on the efforts of farm advisors to change Monterey County agriculture through factors including practice of farming and place of farming. It explores the field trial method used by the advisors to collect data on agricultural data, which helps them to change their practices according to the needs of the clientele. The chapter presents advantages of the field trial method that retain the properties of control groups and special experimental methods and focuses on the authenticity factor of the field trial method, which has a positive impact on growers. It discusses the aspects of field trials that make it a useful technique for farm repair.
Keywords: farm advisors, farming, field trial, growers, farm repair
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