Lewis Baarda leads Farming Smarter’s Field Tested program that enables crop producers to access scientifically rigorous research for custom projects.

Field Tested offers value in that the research takes place exactly where a farmer needs answers – in his own field.

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Baarda outlines the advantages to farmers of the program and how they can access it.  He offers examples of project types and data that comes out of it.