News from the FIRST Program


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Press Release | FIRST & EarthOptics Announce Soil Analysis Collaboration

Famers Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) and EarthOptics, the leader in soil digitization and predictive agronomy, announce a collaboration in which EarthOptics will be the sole provider of Soil Sample Analysis for the 2025 FIRST Trials.

February 5T06:00:00, 2025

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Press Release | Dahle named FIRST LLC Business Manager

The Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) Board of Directors announces that Matt Dahle has been selected to help lead the FIRST, LLC organization as its Business Manager.

January 15T12:00:00, 2025

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AgUpdate | Soybean results show bounce back from wet start

For top soybean honors in the three-state area, a Winterset, Iowa, plot hit 85.6 bu./acre, FIRST reports showed.

November 30T06:00:00, 2024

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AgUpdate | Corn yields consistent despite precip roller coaster

Overall, corn results were quite comparable to 2023 numbers and impressed FIRST field managers. In its 28th year, FIRST provides objective comparisons of seed genetics for U.S. corn and soybean farmers.

November 23T12:00:00, 2024

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BASF's "Spilling the Beans" Podcast hosts FIRST Program Manager Jessie Bhalerao

Program Manager Jessie Bhalerao joined the BASF - Spilling the Beans podcast to discuss how FIRST trials.

November 5T06:00:00, 2024

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FIRST Newsletter | October 2024

See videos about FIRST from Farm Progress Show and get the latest yield results from Harvest 2024 in FIRST's October 2024 newsletter.

October 28T18:00:00, 2024