F.I.R.S.T. information
Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies (F.I.R.S.T.) is the seed-testing program established by Agronomic Seed Consulting, Inc. (AgSCI) in 1997. Farmer members work with F.I.R.S.T. managers to generate independent seed product data.
F.I.R.S.T. plots are grown with the same crop inputs and management techniques the member uses. Each hybrid is tested three times in 4-row strips, only the center two rows are used to determine yield.
The result is real-world, independent yield information.
F.I.R.S.T. managers harvest the plots and send the data for posting online within 48 hours of the time the combine leaves the field.
Harvest Reports are free and include yield information on the top 30 corn hybrids and the top 30 soybean varieties at each location. Also included is information on moisture, lodging, soil conditions and crop management.
Once a region's harvest is complete, the data from each of the sites (six for corn regions and four for soybeans) is averaged and reported in a Regional Summary. Regional Summaries are posted on this web site as soon as they are available and include yield, grain moisture and standability averages. The Soybean Regional Summaries are updated with protien and oil content data, following completion of composition analysis.
Test results are also presented by zone in the National Performance Summaries. Data is grouped into standard zones for maturity. Each zone summary gives information on yield data from previous years and includes site information such as soil type, tillage and planting date.
 The national performance summaries
include information for all testing areas
and are distributed by the Corn & Soybean Digest in November (corn) and December (soybeans).
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