; and (ii) if appropriate, more than 3 years, including if such a period is appropriate to support— (I) adaptive management over multiple crop years; and (II) adequate data collection and analysis to report the natural resource and agricultural production benefits of the new or innovative conservation approaches. (3) Flexible adoption A producer or eligible entity participating in an on-farm conservation innovation trial under paragraph (1) may determine the scale of adoption of the new or innovative conservation approaches in the on-farm conservation innovation trial, which may include multiple scales on an operation, including whole farm, field-level, or sub-field scales. (4) Technical assistance The Secretary shall provide technical assistance— (A) to a producer or eligible entity participating in an on-farm conservation innovation trial under paragraph (1), with respect to the design, installation, and management of the new or innovative conservation approaches; and (B) to an eligible entity participating in an on-farm conservation innovation trial under paragraph (1), with respect to data analyses of the on-farm conservation innovation trial. (5) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means a third-party private entity the primary business of which is related to agriculture. (B) New or innovative conservation approaches The term new or innovative conservation approaches means— (i) new or innovative— (I) precision agriculture technologies; (II) enhanced nutrient management plans and fertilization systems; (III) soil health management systems; (IV) water management systems; (V) resource-conserving crop rotations; (VI) cover crops; and (VII) irrigation systems