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Weather continues to plague harvest
progress
Welcome to the F.I.R.S.T. Harvest Reports e-newsletter, which is
brought to you by Corn & Soybean Digest magazine with sponsorship
from Poncho 500 seed applied insecticide and Trilex 6000 soybean system.
Throughout the harvest season, these weekly reports will share results
from the manager's of F.I.R.S.T. for corn, soybean and silage yields and
performance. F.I.R.S.T. stands for Farmer's Independent Research of Seed
Technologies. It is an association of farmers organized to test newly
developed and trait-added seed corn and soybean products.
F.I.R.S.T. was started in 1997, and today the program has expanded to
include corn and soybean testing sites planted in North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and the DelMarva region in Delaware and
Maryland.
Wet weather has hampered much of the harvest across the country this
fall, but some reports are trickling in. Summaries of the reports by
region are listed below. To view the full reports with the listing of
each hybrid visit www.firstseedtests.com
and click on 2009 Reports. Or click on the links in blue listed below.
Weekly audio interviews with the F.I.R.S.T. farm managers are also being
posted to provide detailed, region specific information about the
harvest and crop performance. New audio reports will be posted each
Wednesday.
Click here for AUDIO.
Short videos with F.I.R.S.T. farm managers explaining more about the
F.I.R.S.T. Seed Testing program can also be found on the site.
Click here for VIDEO
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F.I.R.S.T. CORN PROGRESS REPORT
Indiana North
Rich Schleuning
 Dry conditions in July took the top yield potential off the
La Crosse, IN, location. At Harvest on Oct. 13, there were signs of
stalk rot and blight. The yields were 190 bu./acre on the early season
test, and 199.8 bu./acre for the full-season test.
La
Crosse, IN – Early and Full-Season Test
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 With continued cool, wet weather, it’s
hardly a surprise that many of the F.I.R.S.T. plots are behind schedule.
Eric Beyers, F.I.R.S.T. farm manager for the South Central Corn Belt,
says planting conditions were very wet, too. Even so, he is optimistic
about this year’s crop.
“We’ve seen vigorous growth in some plots, and the seed quality was
fantastic,” he says.
Beyers says using fungicide and insecticide seed treatments, plus
precision-spacing seeds to create lower-density plant populations may
have helped minimize disease pressure – particularly soilborne
diseases.
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F.I.R.S.T. SOYBEAN PROGRESS REPORT
Iowa North Central
Jason Beyers
 The Manchester, IA, location was planted May 18 and
harvested Oct. 11. There were slight signs of white mold present at
harvest. Plant height averaged from 24 in. to 54 in. tall. The site
averaged 48.6 bu./acre.
Manchester,
IA – Soybeans
Early season cool weather kept the Iowa Falls, IA, soybeans from growing
very tall. The average yield of 48.6 bu./acre for this location was
comparable with other harvest yields from the area.
Iowa
Falls, IA – Soybeans
Iowa South Central and Iowa
South
Randy Meinsma
 Yale, IA, was deemed a very good test location. Soybean
plants were tall, yet demonstrated excellent standability. There was
also no signs of disease or weeds impacting yields. Weather conditions
were excellent through the summer, but then became wet and cool late
summer through harvest. Average yield was 62.2 bu./acre.
Yale,
IA – Soybeans
Average plant height was about 33 in. at the Slater, IA, location, and
the plot looked good overall. There was some hail damage, but no impact
from weed or disease pressure. Average yield was 60.5 bu./acre. Growing
conditions were cool and wet late in the season.
Slater,
IA – Soybeans
Plants averaged 38 in. tall and were full of pods at the Oskaloosa, IA,
location, making for a very nice plot. There was no evidence of weed or
disease pressure. Average yield was 74.6 bu./acre. Overall, this was
very good considering the cool and wet growing conditions late in the
season.
Oskaloosa,
IA – Soybeans
Minnesota South
Mark Querna
 Both Roundup Ready and LibertyLink soybeans were included
in the Easton, MN, test site. Conditions were good when the soybeans
were planted on May 16, but the growing season was cooler and drier than
normal. Harvest moisture was high from some brands in the test as they
suffered from weather conditions that delayed plant maturity. The
average yield was 56.1 bu./acre.
Easton,
MN – Soybeans
The New Richland, MN, location also included both Roundup Ready and
LibertyLink soybean varieties. Temperatures and rainfall were below
average into August, but moisture was then prevalent from mid-August
through harvest at this location on Oct. 10. Warmer September
temperatures helped give this location a final yield boost. Average
yield was 54.7 bu./acre.
New
Richland, MN – Soybeans
The Kasson, MN, location experienced cooler-than-normal conditions all
summer. White mold affected yield here, but the average was still a
respectable 56.1 bu./acre compared to the 2008 yield at this location of
59 bu./acre.
Kasson,
MN – Soybeans
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