1. Producer should formulate the research question. The farmer will take ‘ownership’ of a topic that he wants to conduct On-Farm research.

2. Communication is very important. Consult local extension agent, agronomist or scientists at university outreach centers to design experiment and collect and analyze the data. These people have conducted research and have learned what works and what does not.

3. Design simple experiments, especially for the first one. This makes (1) spring work to place the experiment in the field and (2)data analysis easier.

4. Remember replication and randomization are very important for analyzing the data and being able to draw conclusions.

5. Keep field conditions uniform to help reduce experimental error.

6. Collect good harvest data. Most likely the harvest data will answer the experimental question.

7. Remain objective when looking at experimental results, you may not get what you expect.

8. If possible, repeat the same experiment a couple years. Why? The climate is always different.

9. Look for unexpected results.

10. Knowledge comes at a price. Be prepared to spend extra time setting up and laying out the experiment, harvesting the plots and analyzing the data.