On-Farm Field Trials

Learn how Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies (F.I.R.S.T.) provides third party results of corn and soybean varieties across the Corn Belt states.

By Farm Journal Editors

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November 15, 2020 12:08 PM

The following information is a Web Extra from the pages of Farm Journal. It corresponds with the article “Truth in Trials.” You can find the article in the 2011 Summer Seed Guide issue.

Variability is the word this harvest, says Eric Beyers, manager with Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies. Known as F.I.R.S.T., the group provides third party on-farm results of corn and soybean varieties across the Corn Belt states. Listen in as he talks about the 2010 harvest season.

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