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MN Farm Guide | FIRST managers report on 2022 field conditions before harvest
After a slow start to the 2022 planting season, Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) managers and farmer-members in Minnesota hope that frost holds off until October.
September 23, 2022
Lancaster Farming | Like the Rain, Silage Season Off to a Sporadic Start
“It certainly is a weird year,” said Rob Kauffman, field manager for Farmers’ Independent Research of Seed Technologies. “I’ve had people tell me the plant moisture is running around 60%, but the grain is barely at milk line. There will be a lot of last- minute decisions on when to start chopping.”
September 22, 2022
Farm World | F.I.R.S.T field managers recorded record yields for corn and soybeans
In their 25th year of conducting corn and soybean seed hybrid trials in farmers’ test plots, F.I.R.S.T. (Farmers’ Independent Research of Seed Technologies) field managers recorded record corn and soybean yields in 2021.
January 20, 2022
Seed Today | FIRST Adds Weather Info in 25th Year of Seed Trials
New in the 2021 Top 30 Harvest Reports, FIRST provides the location weather profile, including precipitation, temperatures, and GDUs compared to 10-year averages and estimated pollination and maturity dates for corn.
December 21, 2021
MN Farm Guide | FIRST southern and central MN trials test drought resilience
The 2021 FIRST – Farmers’ Independent Research of Seed Technologies – tests are complete and show how seed products performed in dry or drought conditions.
December 20, 2021
Farm & Ranch Guide | FIRST Red River Valley trials document high quality corn and soybean seed
The 2021 drought was a stressor to crops. Fortunately, the very best seed, seed treatments, crop protection products and agronomic practices helped corn and soybeans survive until rain arrived.
December 20, 2021
AgUpdate | Disease, drought challenge FIRST corn field trials
Too much or too little rain affected Farmers’ Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) field test plots across the Midwest.
November 26, 2021
AgUpdate | FIRST field tests show resilient soybeans
While weather factors were vastly different across Midwest fields, one common theme for 2021 persisted: Yield results were often better than expected.
November 18, 2021
Mid-Atlantic Grain Harvest Sees Wet Weather, Good Yields
Rob Kauffman, field manager for Farmers’ Independent Research of Seed Technologies, was about halfway through the harvest on corn seed research plots throughout Pennsylvania, and he said the yields are unlike anything he’s ever seen before.
November 1, 2021
AgWeb - 5 Tips To Avoid Recency Bias In Your Seed Decisions
You’re not alone. The majority of your farming peers also suffer from one-year memories. It’s so easy to make big decisions based on your most recent experience. As you prepare to make your 2022 seed decisions, use these tips to overcome this management misstep.
September 25, 2021