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Minnesota growers have a wealth of information to study in the F.I.R.S.T. 2011 trials. In corn F.I.R.S.T. trials, early yield results ranged from 160 to 180 bushels per acre, with a few hybrids over 200 bushels per acre.

https://www.agupdate.com/minnesotafarmguide/news/ crop/soybean-corn-variety-differences-show-up-in-stressful-growing-season/article_8ce86ce6-119b-5841-beab-e8b4143c23e8.html

Author: Andrea Johnson

Mark Querna, F.I.R.S.T. manager Minnesota talks with Keith Beito, Granite Falls about the F.I.R.S.T. corn trial 2011.

Link:  https://www.agupdate.com/minnesotafarmguide/f-i-r-s-t-corn-plot-granite-falls-mn/youtube_a2872152-a70b-51d5-8e06-046ceacdcb16.html

Video: https://youtu.be/nxVyZ0pEQis

The F.I.R.S.T. manager for South Dakota and the Red River Valley, Mark Tollefson, explains his eagerness to begin harvesting test plots as soon as cooperating farmers in the regions phoned with information.

Link: https://www.agupdate.com/minnesotafarmguide/news/ crop/soybean-corn-harvest-picks-up-across-the-midwest/article_c6e372df-3c79-5105-9c95-6c957daee89f.html

Author: Andrea Johnson

"Our goal is to put unbiased information into farmers’ hands when they are actually making hybrid selections," Joe Bruce says.