News from the FIRST Program
2024 Digital Yield Tour - Missouri Missouri Overcomes Drought Conditions to Raise Big Corn, Soybean Crops
Springtime moisture pulled Missouri out of some long-term deficits and, while conditions have been widely beneficial, the state has dealt with the most severe weather of any in the DTN Digital Yield Tour. Unlike other areas, Missouri growers report a crop that's more advanced and closer to harvest. But after a "Goldilocks" summer, did it grow too fast to max out?
August 16T18:00:00, 2024
2024 Digital Yield Tour - Iowa Could Set Statewide Corn Yield Record of 205 BPA in 2024
Iowa pulled itself out of drought and into a record corn crop, if the DTN Digital Yield Tour estimates hold true. An active rainy pattern settled over the state this spring, and while it slowed planting season down, most areas benefitted from the replenishing rainfall. Parts of the state's northwest received too much rain and suffered from flooding and ponding issues.
August 14T18:00:00, 2024
2024 Digital Yield Tour - Illinois Favorable Rains Feed Record Yield Expectations in Illinois Despite Derecho
Illinois' growing season got off to a wet start. Planting got done in windows here and there, sometimes late or in less-than-ideal conditions. June turned hot and dry, raising alarms of a 2023 repeat, only to be assuaged by generous rainfall from several strong weather events that came with a side of hail and a blast of wind. Supportive August weather could give soybeans the boost they need to set new records.
August 13T18:00:00, 2024
FIRST Newsletter | July 2024
See the 2024 Program Guide, read about plot conditions and new hosts in the July-August FIRST newsletter.
August 5T06:00:00, 2024
Iowa Farmer Today | Crop genetics show off resiliency
There has been a common theme among growers and researchers at harvest time in recent years — resiliency.
May 8T12:00:00, 2024
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 29T13:30:51, 2024