Crops

SAC have agronomy trial sites throughout Scotland run by two trial teams based in Edinburgh and Aberdeen.  In 2005-2006, over 17,000 trial plots were established and managed.

SAC Agronomy Field Trials

• Cover all aspects of crop production: varieties; tillage and establishment techniques; pest, weed and disease control; growth regulation and crop quality
• Include all the major Scottish crops: cereals, oilseeds, potatoes, grassland and horticultural crops
• Supported by science specialists and laboratory services in appropriate disciplines
• Subject to stringent quality control
• Funded from many sources: governmental, levy bodies, commercial companies, farmer groups
• Independent, impartial and confidential (where necessary)
• All levels of trialling from observational plots to fully randomised and replicated trials with full statistical analysis

A detailed individual contract agreement will be drawn up for each trial detailing the treatments applied, standard operating procedures to be followed and the recording, analysis and reporting of results.

To discuss your field trial requirements, contact Dr Stuart Wale.