First Harvest Reports: Harvest Summary Wrap-Up

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December 12, 2008

Final corn, soybean summaries
Over the past 10 weeks, Corn & Soybean Digest magazine, with sponsorship from Bayer CropScience, has brought you the performance summaries of corn, soybean and silage data from the field. With this year's final issue, we present the final regional summaries for the FIRST Harvest corn plots. The data is listed by region below along with the site yield averages for that region.

As well, the final soybean regional summary data is also listed below, in case you missed it in the mid-November First Harvest e-newsletter. The 2008 Soybean Edition Supplement will be included as an insert inside select December issues of the magazine.

To review any of the full reports for corn, soybeans or silage with the listing of each hybrid visit www.firstseedtests.com. Oil and protein data has been added to the individual soybean reports. We thank Bayer CropScience for their sponsorship of this project.

To find out more about how the harvest went, listen to the audio reports posted on the Web site. Audio interviews with the FIRST farm managers were updated weekly on the Web site during the last seven weeks of harvest. Direct links are listed for the FIRST audio interviews, as well as the FIRST videos, which explain more about the FIRST Seed Testing program. Click here for VIDEO or here for AUDIO.

Corn growers value the proven crop protection provided by Poncho seed-applied insecticide. But now they can get more protection, equaling more yield with Poncho^®
By applying more active ingredient to the seed, Poncho 500 improves early season seed and seedling protection from damage caused by wireworm, black cutworm and other early season insect pests. Current data shows Poncho 500 delivers on average 10 bu/A more yield than fungicide controls, and Poncho 500 uses the same coating as Poncho 250.

For more information on Poncho 500, visit this Web site.

Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Always read and follow label directions. Bayer, the Bayer Cross, and Poncho are registered trademarks of Bayer. For additional product information call toll-free 1-866-99-BAYER (1-866-992-2937) or visit our Web site at www.BayerCropScienceUS.com.

F.I.R.S.T. CORN PROGRESS REPORT
Minnesota
Minnesota South East – Site average was 190.3 bu./acre on the early season test and 185.6 bu./acre on the late-season test.

Minnesota South West – Site average was 192.5 bu./acre on the early season test and 191.9 bu./acre on the late-season test.

Minnesota West Central – Site average was 198.2 bu./acre on the early season test and 203.5 bu./acre on the late-season test.

Nebraska and South Dakota
North Central Tri-States – Site average was 191.5 bu./acre on the early season test and 195.5 bu./acre on the late-season test.

Nebraska North East – Site average was 182.9 bu./acre on the early season test and 183.9 bu./acre on the late-season test.

South Dakota North East – Site average was 197.7 bu./acre on the early season test and 189.4 bu./acre on the late-season test.

South Dakota South East – Site average was 176.7 bu./acre on the early season test and 169.2 bu./acre on the late-season test.

Ohio
Ohio West Central – Site average was 137.1 bu./acre on the early season test and 157.5 bu./acre on the late-season test.

Ohio North West– Site average was 134.9 bu./acre on the early season test and 138 bu./acre on the late-season test.

“We don’t plant naked seed. There’s too much risk in planting untreated seed. You can’t grow a crop without a stand, and to do that you need a seed treatment,” says Ronnie Helms, crop consultant at G&H Associates, Stuttgart, Ark.

Trilex^® 6000 Soybean System offers soybean growers like Helms a single solution to battle early season insect and disease pressures.

The Trilex 6000 Soybean System, with a powerful combination of six safeguards including insect and disease protection products, lets growers visually distinguish the benefits of having a seed treatment.

“With protection from both insects and disease, plants gain more vigor than they would with just a fungicide alone,” Helms says. “The early season controls with Trilex 6000 include protection from nibblers that can impact disease.”

To find out more about starting off your soybean seed with one complete system, visit this Web site; or, talk to your seed supplier or Bayer CropScience representative today.

Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Always read and follow label instructions. Bayer, the Bayer Cross and Trilex are registered trademarks of Bayer. For additional product information call toll-free 1-866-99-BAYER (1-866-992-2937) or visit our Web site at www.BayerCropScienceUS.com.

F.I.R.S.T. SOYBEAN PROGRESS REPORT
Illinois and Wisconsin
Illinois North Central – Site average was 54.7 bu./acre.

Illinois South Central – Site average was 51.6 bu./acre.

Illinois South – Site average was 50.1bu./acre.

Illinois North – Site average was 64.8 bu./acre.

North Central State Line – Site average was 52.4 bu./acre.

Wisconsin South – Site average was 58.5 bu./acre.

Indiana
Indiana Central – Site average was 60.2 bu./acre.

Indiana North – Site average was 51.1 bu./acre.

Indiana South – Site average was 52.3 bu./acre.

Iowa
Iowa North Central – Site average was 48.4 bu./acre.

Iowa North – Site average was 64 bu./acre.

Iowa South Central – Site average was 57.7 bu./acre.

Iowa South – Site average was 67.4 bu./acre.

Mid-Atlantic and Ohio
Mid-Atlantic – Site average was 35.6 bu./acre.

Ohio Northwest – Site average was 32.6 bu./acre.

Minnesota
Minnesota Central – Site average was 45.4 bu./acre.

Minnesota South Central – Site average was 53.7 bu./acre.

Minnesota South – Site average was 49.4 bu./acre.

South Dakota
South Dakota East Central – Site average was 39.2 bu./acre.

South Dakota Northeast – Site average was 40 bu./acre.

South Dakota Southeast – Site average was 40.6 bu./acre.

Bayer CropScience is putting choice back into farming by providing an alternative nonselective herbicide system with top genetics.

LibertyLink^® soybeans, the only nonselective, herbicide-tolerant trait alternative to Roundup Ready^® soybeans, have been bred from top genetics for top yields. LibertyLink soybeans will be available for the 2009 growing season.

With a wide range of available maturities, from 0.5 to 4.9, there are suitable variety choices for every soybean growing area. LibertyLink soybeans will be available from more than 80 seed companies

For more information on LibertyLink soybeans and to see a listing of seed companies, click here: Web site.

Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27709. Always read and follow label instructions. Bayer, the Bayer Cross, Ignite and LibertyLink are registered trademarks of Bayer. Any product produced from LibertyLink soybeans crop or seed may only be used, exported to, processed or sold in countries where appropriate regulatory approvals have been granted. Roundup Ready^® is a registered trademark of Monsanto Company. For additional product information call toll-free 1-800-BAYER (1-800-992-2937) or visit our Web site at www.BayerCropScienceUS.com.

F.I.R.S.T. SILAGE PROGRESS REPORT
Review Final Silage Reports
To review the corn silage reports with the listing of each hybrid visit www.firstseedtests.com and click on Corn: Silage by Region.

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