實驗農業以世界熱帶和亞熱帶地區為重點，出版關于為糧食或飼料或工業目的種植的田野、種植園和牧草作物以及包括牲畜和人在內的農業系統的原始研究結果。它報告了旨在解釋作物如何在生物和物理方面對環境作出反應的實驗工作，以及可能影響決策者和農民接受研究成果的社會和經濟問題，包括機構和伙伴關系在產生影響方面的作用。該雜志還出版了關于農業和生態系統研究中新的定量和定性方法以及在農業生產需要迅速發展的國家中出現的當代問題的報告和批判性討論。有一個定期的書評部分，偶爾也會被邀請對研究進行評論。

With a focus on the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world, Experimental Agriculture publishes the results of original research on field, plantation and herbage crops grown for food or feed, or for industrial purposes, and on farming systems, including livestock and people. It reports experimental work designed to explain how crops respond to the environment in biological and physical terms, and on the social and economic issues that may influence the uptake of the results of research by policy makers and farmers, including the role of institutions and partnerships in delivering impact. The journal also publishes accounts and critical discussions of new quantitative and qualitative methods in agricultural and ecosystems research, and of contemporary issues arising in countries where agricultural production needs to develop rapidly. There is a regular book review section and occasional, often invited, reviews of research.