Product Results

Each corn and soybean product tested in FIRST trials has a complete results report. Check the overall performance of hybrids and varieties you are considering for next season. Use the interactive search and filters to narrow down to products of interest to you.

NEWS FIRST STORIES

Read more about the FIRST program in these stories. There are 47 articles for FIRST STORIES.

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Press Release | FIRST Special Report - Evaluation of On-Combine NIRS Quality Monitor Technology

An on-combine NIRS instrument was used to measure the crude protein and oil composition of soybeans harvested in Minnesota trial plots in the 2023 Farmers’ Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) program. The report offers an interactive look at how the NIRS instrument was installed and used in FIRST plots. Results comparing the on-combine sensor to benchtop laboratory sensor measurements are presented, with promising results for protein content monitoring.

April 29, 2024

FIRST Newsletter | January 2024

Featuring 2023 Top Hybrids and Varieties, harvest wrap up, meet NEW Managers for 2024 Trials

January 9, 2024

North Iowa FIRST Management Position

Put your agronomy skills to use as a FIRST Manager in our Iowa north central regions.

November 15, 2023

FIRST Newsletter | November 2023

See progress in the 2023 harvest season, founder Kevin Coey retires, and interactive weather

November 9, 2023

Press Release | FIRST founder Kevin Coey retiring

Farmers’ Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) independent variety trials are announcing the retirement of owner Kevin Coey from active management of the program. Coey has spent 38 years working in the seed industry.

November 7, 2023