To that end, the association's extension agents developed a form to record how much fertilizer and pesticide each farmer was using on his fields and the date of each application. The results were apparent in just one year. Take carrots, for example. In 2002, Grade C and D carrots accounted for 70 % of production and each hectare of land produced an average of 40 metric tons.
結果一年下來，以胡蘿蔔來說，2002 年度 C、D 級次級品佔 70 %，每分地平均產量 4 公噸；2003 年 A 級品達到 70 %，平均產量增加到 6 公噸，農會以保證價格收購，使得農民實際收益是休耕領取補助金的 2 倍。