News | November 2019

Despite delays and challenges in the 2019 season, FIRST reported promising yields from harvest.

Link: https://www.agupdate.com/iowafarmertoday/news/crop/late-corn-coming-out-of-the-field-wet-for-yield-tests/article_adc8a136-1123-11ea-a18f-8794bc67065c.html

Author: Aaron Viner

Choosing the right corn hybrids every year is a top priority especially given the continuing crop market challenges. Hybrid selection is critically important for 2020, as it encompasses about 18% of total production cost of a corn-soybean rotation.

Link: https://www.farmprogress.com/corn/choose-right-corn-hybrids-your-farm

Author: Terry Basol

Despite snow and other delays in harvest season, soybean test results are better than expected.

Link: https://www.agupdate.com/iowafarmertoday/news/crop/late-plantings-lead-to-delays-and-excess-moisture-in-soybean-trials/article_6d7d556c-0c6f-11ea-8ce7-bfba935db02a.html

Author: Aaron Viner