Government funding for research has decreased, so producer-run research can allow facilities to contribute to research and to optimize their facilities production. Before starting an on-farm trial, the costs, equipment, and manpower should be considered. As well, the number of replications (at least 3), the experimental unit, and the experimental design should be determined before starting. During the trial, accurate data collection is necessary, and any pigs that are removed from the trial should be recorded with a reason. When comparing data to other trials it is important to consider the differences that exist between the trials, and adjusting the data to compare the same values. Between treatments it is important to keep all other variables the same. For example, flooring, feeders, drinkers, temperature, humidity etc. Properly conducting on-farm trials will determine is something is worth incorporating into production, whereas poorly conducted trials can give false results and end in wasted time and money.