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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
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
First 2023 Michigan Corn Trials Report Released
Corn trial results from 10 different locations across Michigan have been compiled and released by Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST), following completion of a later-than-normal corn harvest.
December 14T12:00:00, 2023
AgUpdate | Corn sets FIRST record in dry year
In a year dominated by headlines of drought, some fields were setting records.
November 23T06:00:00, 2023
AgUpdate | FIRST Soybean tests show strong yields
Yield reports are in from fields across the Midwest and impacts of the ongoing drought are proving to be less than expected.
November 15T06:00:00, 2023
Farm News | Crop update: Incoming yields 'surprisingly high'
By late 2023 after we have had the fourth consecutive year in a row with very dry conditions where no one could predict how the season and crop size would turn out, at least Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota avoided any sizeable derechos.... As more of the crops were being harvested, it was interesting to watch for the results of the FIRST plot harvest results.
November 10T06:00:00, 2023
DTNPF | FIRST Corn Trials Surprise in Missouri
Despite enduring drought conditions for much of the growing season in Missouri, today's corn hybrids proved to be surprisingly resilient, according to the results of yield trials conducted by Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST).
October 13T18:00:00, 2023
DTNPF | DTN, FIRST Partner in Field Data
DTN/Progressive Farmer and Farmers' Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) have teamed up to offer an in-field view of crop development around the Corn Belt. This project aims to produce time-lapse video of corn growth progress in FIRST plots in eight locations within five states.
July 7T06:00:00, 2023