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December 18, 2009  
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Corn harvest reaches 92% complete
In the Crop Progress report released by the National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) on Dec. 13, 2009, 92% of the corn crop had been harvested across the 18 largest corn-producing states. North and South Dakota, which still had the most corn to harvest, reached 60% and 82% of their state's corn crop harvested, respectively.

Click here for the complete NASS REPORT.

The Final Report
While wet weather was the dominant story for the 2009 harvest season, yields were still very good and even hit record levels for many farmers. Final highlights of regional corn and soybean yields by state are included in this final issue of 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* and Trilex® 6000 Soybean System**.

The data in these regional reports feature results from the managers 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.

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 have been posted to provide detailed, region-specific information about the harvest and crop performance. 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

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.


*Poncho 500 is a labeled rate of Poncho 600 seed-applied insecticide.
**Trilex 6000 Soybean System consists of Trilex® 2000, Gaucho® seed-applied insecticide, Yield Shield™ biological seed treatment, Precise™ Soybean and Pro-Ized® red colorant.

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*Trilex 6000 Soybean System consists of Trilex® 2000, Gaucho® seed-applied insecticide, Yield Shield™ biological seed treatment, Precise™ Soybean and Pro-Ized® red colorant.
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F.I.R.S.T. CORN PROGRESS REPORT
Michigan and Wisconsin
Wisconsin South – Site average was 203.1 bu./acre on the early season test and 190.9 bu./acre on the late-season test.

Michigan South – Site average was 176.8 bu./acre on the all-season test.

Michigan Thumb – Site average was 198.6 bu./acre on the all-season test.

Minnesota
Minnesota Southeast – Site average was 201.3 bu./acre on the early season test and 198 bu./acre on the late-season test.

Minnesota Southwest – Site average was 202.8 bu./acre on the early season test and 197.8 bu./acre on the full-season test.

Minnesota West Central– Site average was 224.9 bu./acre on the early season test and 217.1 bu./acre on the full-season test.



Nebraska and North Central Tri-States
North Central Tri-States – Site average was 208.8 bu./acre on the early season test and 215.6 bu./acre on the late-season test.

Nebraska Northeast – Site average was 220.7 bu./acre on the early season test and 217.5 bu./acre on the late-season test.

South Dakota and Red River Valley
South Dakota Northeast – Site average was 203.1 bu./acre on the early season test and 190.9 bu./acre on the late-season test.

South Dakota Southeast– Site average was 176.8 bu./acre on the early season test and 169.8 bu./acre on the full-season test.

Red River Valley– Site average was 156 bu./acre on the all-season test.

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F.I.R.S.T. SOYBEAN PROGRESS REPORT
Minnesota
Minnesota Central – Site average was 46 bu./acre.

Minnesota South Central – Site average was 50.3 bu./acre.

Minnesota South – Site average was 55.7 bu./acre.

South Dakota and North Central State Line
South Dakota East Central – Site average was 56.9 bu./acre.

South Dakota Northeast– Site average was 42.5 bu./acre.

South Dakota Southeast – Site average was 57.7 bu./acre.

North Central State Line – Site average was 57.1 bu./acre.

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