NEWS IOWA FARMER TODAY
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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
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
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
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
AgUpdate - FIRST corn shows consistent yields outside extreme weather zones
Although there were challenges on Midwest farms in 2020, the corn crop stood tall for many farmers this harvest season, allowing for a good range of data in yield tests.
December 1T08:48:07, 2020
AgUpdate - FIRST soybean plots withstand dry conditions
But despite strong winds and drought in many portions of the Midwest, this year’s Farmers’ Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) 2020 field tests found the right spots and had a successful testing season.
November 24T08:32:01, 2020
Late plantings lead to delays and excess moisture in soybean trials
November 23T14:31:15, 2019
FIRST yields: Extremes in moisture affect trials across Midwest
November 17T14:36:25, 2018