2024 Products Tested Listings
Comprehensive listings of hybrids and varieties in the 2024 FIRST trials.
The 2024 Products Tested Directories are available below, and include full contact details for each of our sponsor and participant brands. See what new seed products our sponsors have entered in this year's tests. Each hybrid and variety that has been tested by FIRST in previous seasons is highlighted with a link to its individual Product Report.
Note that seed that has been entered by FIRST as a check (CK) in split maturity tests or as a grower comparison (GC) are designated with those abbreviations. FIRST includes these brands to strengthen results and is not compensated for the seed and field work for CK and GC products.
Corn Hybrids PDF Soybeans Varieties PDF There are no Corn Silage trials in 2024.
Testing Objectives and Procedures
FIRST provides a fair and objective platform under a uniform testing standard to compare seed productivity in a multitude of soil and growing conditions across 15 states. This year, over 2,000 seed products from over 70 seed companies were tested across 65 distinct growing regions. These replicated tests are conducted on over 300 farms, so that producers and ag professionals can better match seed performance with particular growing conditions. FIRST’s work relies on collaborations between cooperating farmers, sponsoring seed companies, FIRST Field Managers and publishing partners. FIRST is grateful for the opportunity to work with the agricultural community. The continuing goal of the program is to deliver of timely, unbiased comparisons of innovative seed genetics to improve yield and profitability for American farmers.
More information on testing procedures, measurements, and reporting are available at these links: Corn Grain Soybeans Corn Silage
2024 Region and Location Details
FIRST trials are arranged in regions of several contiguous counties, with 5-6 plot locations for corn grain and 4 locations for soybeans and corn silage that are representative of the area. Each seed entered in the region is tested at all locations in order to provide 18-20 small plot observations in the entire region.
FIRST encourages you to use the Region Summary Reports published after all locations are harvested to evaluate the best performances across a range of locations and environments.
Region test plans with the number of entries and maturity range are listed below.
Tests are often split into different maturity ranges.
Maturity tests are abbreviated as:
- "u" for ultra-early maturity
- "a" for early-season
- "b" for late-season
- "l" for ultra-late maturity
Location Details are listed on each crop Reports page. Jump to the location list and interactive maps from here:
Corn
Grain
SoybeansCorn Grain Regions
See the ARCHIVE page for Locations and Products Tested in each region.
| Entries per test | Maturity Range per Test | |||||||||||
| State | Region | Manager | All/UE (u) | Early (a) | Full (b) | UL (l) | All/UE (u) | Early (a) | Full (b) | UL (l) | ||
| IA | IAEC | Iowa East Central | Randy Meinsma | -- | 30 | 42 | -- | -- | 105 - 110 | 111 - 115 | -- | |
| IA | IANC | Iowa North Central | Corey Rozenboom | 30 | 54 | 52 | -- | 95-100 | 101 - 106 | 107 - 111 | -- | |
| IA | IANW | Iowa Northwest | Nick Hoffman | 27 | 45 | 45 | -- | 95-100 | 101 - 106 | 107 - 111 | -- | |
| IA | IASO | Iowa South | Randy Meinsma | -- | 30 | 36 | -- | -- | 106 - 111 | 112 - 116 | -- | |
| IA | IAWC | Iowa West Central | Randy Meinsma | -- | 30 | 36 | -- | -- | 105 - 110 | 111 - 115 | -- | |
| IL | ILEC | Illinois East Central | Nathan Roux | -- | 45 | 45 | -- | -- | 105 - 111 | 112 - 116 | -- | |
| IL | ILNO | Illinois North | Nathan Roux | 36 | 45 | 45 | -- | 101 - 106 | 107 - 110 | 111 - 114 | -- | |
| IL | ILSO | Illinois South | Klint Tucker | -- | 48 | 48 | -- | -- | 107 - 112 | 113 - 117 | -- | |
| IL | ILWC | Illinois West Central | Nathan Roux | -- | 54 | 63 | -- | -- | 105 - 111 | 112 - 116 | -- | |
| IN | INCE | Indiana Central | Klint Tucker | -- | 55 | 56 | -- | -- | 105 - 110 | 111 - 114 | -- | |
| IN | INNO | Indiana North | Matt Turner | -- | 44 | 48 | -- | -- | 103 - 108 | 109 - 112 | -- | |
| IN | INSO | Indiana South | Klint Tucker | 56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 107 - 113 | 114 - 120 | -- | |
| KS | KSCE | Kansas Central | Melissa Nelson | 24 | -- | 36 | -- | -- | 107 - 112 | 113 - 117 | -- | |
| KS | KSNE | Kansas Northeast | Adam Stuteville | -- | 30 | 25 | -- | -- | 107 - 112 | 113 - 117 | -- | |
| MI | MISO | Michigan South | Matt Turner | -- | 40 | 32 | -- | -- | 97 - 103 | 104 - 107 | -- | |
| MN | MNSE | Minnesota Southeast | Mark Querna | 26 | 54 | 45 | -- | 92 - 96 | 97 - 102 | 103 - 107 | -- | |
| MN | MNSW | Minnesota Southwest | Mark Querna | -- | 54 | 54 | 26 | -- | 97 - 102 | 103 - 107 | 108 - 112 | |
| MN | MNWC | Minnesota West Central | Ed Dahle | 26 | 45 | 36 | -- | -- | 93 - 98 | 99 - 102 | -- | |
| MO | MOCE | Missouri Central | William Schelp | -- | 31 | 36 | -- | -- | 107 - 112 | 113 - 117 | -- | |
| MO | MONO | Missouri North | William Schelp | -- | 35 | 36 | -- | -- | 107 - 112 | 113 - 117 | -- | |
| IA/IL/WI | NCTS | North Central Iowa, Tri-State Illinois & Wisconsin | Jason Beyers | -- | 45 | 45 | -- | -- | 101 - 107 | 108 - 111 | -- | |
| NE | NENE | Nebraska Northeast | Nick Hoffman | -- | 32 | 34 | -- | -- | 105 - 110 | 111 - 115 | -- | |
| NE | NESE | Nebraska Southeast | Adam Stuteville | -- | 33 | 30 | -- | -- | 107 - 112 | 113 - 117 | -- | |
| OH | OHNW | Ohio Northwest | Matt Turner | -- | 32 | 40 | -- | -- | 103 - 108 | 109 - 112 | -- | |
| ND | RRCE | Red River Central | Mark Querna | 35 | -- | -- | -- | 82 - 92 | -- | -- | -- | |
| ND | RRSO | Red River South | Mark Querna | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 85 - 95 | -- | -- | -- | |
| SD | SDNE | South Dakota Northeast | Matt Eich | -- | 40 | 40 | -- | -- | 91 - 95 | 96 - 100 | -- | |
| SD | SDSE | South Dakota Southeast | Payden Peterson | -- | 40 | 40 | -- | -- | 98 - 102 | 103 - 108 | -- | |
| WI | WICE | Wisconsin Central | Jason Beyers | -- | 36 | 36 | -- | -- | 93 - 98 | 99 - 102 | -- | |
| WI | WISO | Wisconsin South | Jason Beyers | -- | 45 | 45 | -- | -- | 99 - 104 | 105 - 109 | -- | |
Soybean Regions
See the ARCHIVE page for Locations and Products Tested in each region.
| Entries per test | Maturity Range per Test | |||||||
| State | Region | Manager | All/Early (a) | Full (b) | All/Early (a) | Full (b) | ||
| IA | IANC | Iowa North Central | Corey Rozenboom | 60 | -- | 2.1 - 2.9 | -- | |
| IA | IANO | Iowa North | Corey Rozenboom | 63 | -- | 1.6 - 2.5 | -- | |
| IA | IANW | Iowa Northwest | Nick Hoffman | 48 | -- | 1.6 - 2.5 | -- | |
| IA | IASC | Iowa South Central | Randy Meinsma | 30 | 36 | 2.3 - 2.7 | 2.8 - 3.2 | |
| IA | IASO | Iowa South | Randy Meinsma | 30 | 36 | 2.5 - 3.0 | 3.1 - 3.6 | |
| IL | ILNC | Illinois North Central | Nathan Roux | 71 | -- | 2.8 - 3.8 | -- | |
| IL | ILNO | Illinois North | Nathan Roux | 63 | -- | 2.4 - 3.3 | -- | |
| IL | ILSC | Illinois South Central | Nathan Roux | 71 | -- | 3.3 - 4.3 | -- | |
| IL | ILSO | Illinois South | Klint Tucker | 59 | -- | 3.5 - 4.5 | -- | |
| IN | INCE | Indiana Central | Klint Tucker | 72 | -- | 2.8 - 3.8 | -- | |
| IN | INNO | Indiana North | Matt Turner | 75 | -- | 2.4 - 3.4 | -- | |
| KS | KSCE | Kansas Central | Melissa Nelson | 24 | -- | 3.4 - 4.7 | -- | |
| KS | KSEC | Kansas East Central | Adam Stuteville | 25 | -- | 3.4 - 4.7 | -- | |
| KS | KSNE | Kansas Northeast | Adam Stuteville | 28 | -- | 3.4 - 4.4 | -- | |
| MN | MNCE | Minnesota Central | Ed Dahle | 45 | -- | 1.3 - 2.0 | -- | |
| MN | MNCECV | Minnesota Central Conventional Specialty | Mark Querna | 29 | -- | 0.8 - 1.7 | -- | |
| MN | MNNC | Minnesota North Central | Ed Dahle | 45 | -- | 0.6 - 1.5 | -- | |
| MN | MNSC | Minnesota South Central | Mark Querna | 48 | -- | 1.5 - 2.2 | -- | |
| MN | MNSO | Minnesota South | Mark Querna | 48 | -- | 1.6 - 2.3 | -- | |
| MN | MNSOCV | Minnesota South Conventional Specialty | Mark Querna | 30 | -- | 1.4 - 2.3 | -- | |
| MO | MOCE | Missouri Central | William Schelp | 61 | -- | 3.5 - 4.5 | -- | |
| MO | MONO | Missouri North | William Schelp | 69 | -- | 3.2 - 4.3 | -- | |
| IA/IL | NCSL | North Central State Line | Jason Beyers | 54 | -- | 2.1 - 2.9 | -- | |
| NE | NENE | Nebraska Northeast | Nick Hoffman | 33 | -- | 2.4 - 3.3 | -- | |
| NE | NESE | Nebraska Southeast | Adam Stuteville | 32 | -- | 3.1 - 4.0 | -- | |
| OH | OHNW | Ohio Northwest | Matt Turner | 48 | -- | 2.4 - 3.4 | -- | |
| ND | RRSO | Red River South | Mark Querna | 54 | -- | 0.5 - 1.4 | -- | |
| SD | SDNE | South Dakota Northeast | Matt Eich | 48 | -- | 1.0 - 1.7 | -- | |
| SD | SDEC | South Dakota East Central | Payden Peterson | 45 | -- | 1.6 - 2.3 | -- | |
| SD | SDSE | South Dakota Southeast | Payden Peterson | 30 | -- | 2.1 - 2.8 | -- | |
| WI | WISO | Wisconsin South | Jason Beyers | 54 | -- | 1.8 - 2.5 | -- | |