FFR specialists have been planting, maintaining, harvesting and collecting seed and data for over 50 years. Times have changed from small machines that would fit in a pick-up truck to machines moved around with tractor-trailers. This highly specialized plot work subjects new product to rigorous real world evaluations that provide information on yield potential and performance under stress, where moisture, diseases, insects and nutrient deficiencies may limit production. These field tests provide valuable data and information that enable crop production experts to select hybrids and varieties with the most desirable genotypes and then prescribe best practices management programs for fertility, pest control and plant growth products that produce the best yield and profitability for farmer's field conditions.