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FIRST Newsletter | October 2021
2021 Harvest Progress, weather expert Eric Snodgrass talks with FIRST, plus harvest dates in FIRST history
October 17, 2021
Announcing New Weather and Product Results Tools in Harvest Reports
For producers making seed decisions this fall, FIRST has more tools and richer information to offer. Announcing plot weather profiles in our Top 30 Harvest Reports.
September 3, 2021
FIRST Newsletter | August 2021
Plot reports and 2021 Program Directories, Brad Doyle talks with FIRST, plus top yield performers' history
August 6, 2021
See what products are being tested in the 2021 Program Directories
2021 FIRST Program Directories are available online now! We will report the *yield performance* of over 1000 corn grain, 900 soybean, and 65 corn silage products this harvest season.
July 7, 2021
FIRST Newsletter | June 2021
Plot conditions from frost damage to hot and dry, all 2021 plot locations, plus FIRST yields vs NASS yields | June 2021
June 18, 2021
FIRST Newsletter | May 2021
Highlights and photos of 2021 planting, soybean quality data update, and check out interactive maps of planting dates through FIRST history
May 17, 2021
FIRST Newsletter | April 2021
Planting kicks off for 2021 tests, Central City, IA's Jim Greif shares experiences with FIRST, plus history of gross income per acre.
May 17, 2021
FIRST Newsletter | March 2021
Check out the seed technologies we are testing this year and through our history, 2021 season updates and a NEW conventional feed- and food-grade soybean test, and more this month.
March 17, 2021
FIRST Newsletter | February 2021
Field Work podcast host Mitchell Hora visits with us, and big yield gains show up over FIRST program history
February 8, 2021
FIRST Newsletter | January 2021
USB-sponsored protein and oil quality data additions have begun on 2020 Region Summary Reports, Klint Tucker joins FIRST as Field Manager
January 20, 2021