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Summary of 2023 Season by Cory Rozenboom Drought conditions were the problem for yield variability across the plot replimajor factor for crops to over- cations. We also observed heavy rootworm prescome this season in northern sure in areas of north central Iowa. Otherwise, Iowa. Dry weather affected both pest and disease pressure were fairly light due to corn and soybean yields, how- the dry conditions. Yield averages from FIRST ever, the impact was not as se- trials across the northern part of the state genervere as expected. Average yields ally fell between 200 to 220 bu/acre. The outin the FIRST trials across the standing corn plot for the season was at Webb, northwest and northern sections of Iowa were 215 IA in Clay county where they had regular rainfall bushels per acre, which equals the 10-yr FIRST and finished with a yield of 276 bu/acre in the trial yield average for this area. The season got full-season test. off to a good start with the first corn plot planted In the soybean trials, the drought also took its on April 26 at Sioux Center, IA and most of the toll on yields. Yield potential was reduced procorn planting completed the first week of May. portionately to the severity of drought at each site.

Planting conditions were generally good, with Some trial sites yielded very well, though nothsome early-season moisture to aid emergence. ing like the season of 2021. Generally, soybean For the corn plots, the dry conditions revealed plants filled in nicely when given some moisture, differences in the water holding capacity of deep- and disease pressure was mostly light. The yields er soil profiles. Some of the lighter soils were a in the northwest Iowa region faired the best, with 2

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North [IANO] BRITT, IA Donald Kirsch, Hancock County, IA 50483 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Authority Supreme, Dual, Warrant, Glyphosate Fieldon-Harcot loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated Conventional W/ Fall Till, very low P, medium K, 7.5 pH, 5.5% OM, 31.6 CEC Balance Flexx, Atrazine, Impact, Aztec, Miravus Neo, Warrior 18 Fall, 35 Spring, 125 Sidedress 178-87-70 May 4 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 19 34.4 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Ultra Early-Season Test 95 - 100 Day CRM B2023IANO04u

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

NuTech FS InVision Wyffels Integra FS InVision NuTech Cornelius NuTech Golden Harvest Wyffels Augusta Pioneer NuTech Augusta Viking | Blue River Renk Viking | Blue River DeKalb Cornelius Jacobsen Pioneer Rob-See-Co Renk Renk Renk Rob-See-Co DenBesten NuTech Integra NuTech

60A2Q FS 5035P W1988 4993 TRERIB FS 4927T RIB 60A4AM C5922SSP 57B5AM G97B68-DV W2446RIB A2048-AA P9823Q GC 59C1AM A2047-PWE 44-98 RK579DGVT2P 24-99 DKC47-84RIB GC C5972TRE JS7045VT2PRO P0075Q GC RC5062-AA RK582SSTX RK600VT2P RK597SSPRO RC4937-SSP DB30-97 56A8AM CXINT099TRE 57A4Q

QR STXP STX TRE TRE AM STXP AM DV VT2P AA QR AM PCE CONV VT2PDG CONV STX TRE VT2P QR AA STX VT2P STXP STXP CONV AM TRE QR

100 100 98 99 99 100 99 97 97 100 98 98 99 97 98 99 99 97 99 95 100 100 98 100 99 99 97 96 99 97

274.5 270.5 268.5 264.3 263.9 263.2 262.9 258.0 257.9 256.9 255.9 255.0 254.9 254.4 253.2 252.7 252.6 252.2 251.6 251.3 250.8 250.7 250.6 250.6 249.8 246.8 246.4 246.1 245.7 245.6

15.0 14.5 14.6 14.0 14.3 14.6 14.4 14.1 15.2 14.8 15.4 14.3 15.0 14.7 14.3 14.6 14.8 14.2 14.4 14.7 14.8 15.0 14.2 14.6 14.1 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.9

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

35.2 34.5 33.9 34.5 33.9 33.2 33.9 35.2 33.2 35.8 32.5 35.2 34.5 35.2 34.5 31.9 35.2 33.9 35.2 35.2 35.2 33.9 35.2 35.2 34.5 33.9 35.8 35.2 35.2 33.2

1263 1244 1235 1216 1214 1211 1209 1187 1184 1182 1173 1173 1173 1170 1165 1162 1162 1160 1157 1156 1154 1153 1153 1153 1149 1135 1133 1132 1130 1130

Averages =

247.0

14.7

1

34.4

1136

LSD (0.10) =

10.8

0.4

ns

LSD (0.25) =

5.7

0.2

ns

C.V. =

4.2

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Historic yield: 227.39 bu/a, 8 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Spring rainfall delayed planting of this plot until the first week of May, however, once in the ground the warm May temperatures favored quick emergence and excellent plant vigor. The first half of the growing season was nearly ideal. The regular showers became fewer and farther between from mid-July through the rest of the season. Dry conditions persisted as soils dried and the drought intensified to D2 severe level by the time the crop had reached black layer. From planting through maturity, Donald's field was a little over 8" below the 10-yr average. The dry weather appeared to prevent foliar diseases from having much effect as plants were healthy and stalk strength was excellent at harvest. Ears pollinated well and very little tipback was observed among the hybrids tested. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/20/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] BRITT, IA Donald Kirsch, Hancock County, IA 50483 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Authority Supreme, Dual, Warrant, Glyphosate Fieldon-Harcot loam, well drained , non-irrigated Conventional W/ Fall Till, very low P, medium K, 7.5 pH, 5.5% OM, 31.6 CEC Balance Flexx, Atrazine, Impact, Aztec, Miravus Neo, Warrior 18 Fall, 35 Spring, 125 Sidedress 178-87-70 May 4 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 19 34.5 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test 101 - 106 Day CRM B2023IANC01a

Top 30 of 60 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Anderson Epley Augusta FS InVision Wyffels DeKalb Renk Viking | Blue River Wyffels FS InVision Titan Pro NuTech Pioneer Titan Pro NuTech Kruger Cornelius Viking | Blue River Viking | Blue River Kruger Renk Kruger Rob-See-Co NuTech Titan Pro NuTech Kruger Prairie Hybrids Golden Harvest Wyffels PIONEER

472SRC E1530 A1954 PCE FS 5335P RIB W3309 DKC56-65RIB GC RK628VT2P 84-05 W2629 FS 5594X RIB 24-05 PCE 66C2Q P0339Q GC 36-06 63A5AM K0475SP C6472TRE 24-01 72-06 K0151SP RK703PWE K0377SS RC5188-SSP 65D3Q 84-01 66D1AM K0551DP 4470 G01B63-AA W4025RIB P0622Q CK

STX CONV PCE STXP STXP STX VT2P CONV STXP STX PCE QR QR CONV AM STXP TRE CONV CONV STXP PCE STX STXP QR CONV AM VT2P CONV AA TRE QR

106 105 104 103 103 106 102 105 101 105 105 106 103 106 103 104 104 101 106 101 106 103 101 105 101 106 105 106 101 105 106

262.8 261.1 260.3 258.4 257.9 257.3 256.8 255.2 253.2 252.9 252.3 251.9 251.2 251.2 250.7 250.3 250.1 248.2 247.0 246.4 245.9 245.0 244.7 244.3 244.1 243.8 243.3 243.2 242.4 240.7 243.9

15.5 14.8 15.7 14.2 14.8 15.0 14.3 15.2 14.0 15.4 14.8 15.6 14.9 15.2 15.6 14.4 14.6 14.5 14.8 15.6 15.4 15.1 14.6 15.9 14.7 15.6 14.8 15.2 15.1 15.0 15.7

2 1 2 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 9 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

32.5 33.2 33.8 35.2 34.5 35.2 35.2 33.9 32.6 35.8 33.2 32.6 35.8 35.2 33.9 35.8 35.8 33.8 35.8 35.2 34.5 35.8 35.2 35.2 33.2 30.6 35.8 35.2 35.2 33.9 33.2

1204 1201 1190 1189 1186 1183 1181 1172 1165 1159 1161 1152 1156 1153 1147 1151 1150 1142 1136 1128 1127 1126 1126 1115 1123 1116 1119 1116 1114 1107 1115

Averages =

241.0

15.1

3

34.5

1106

LSD (0.10) =

13.4

0.6

ns

LSD (0.25) =

7.0

0.3

ns

C.V. =

5.3

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 14 12 13 17 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 28 24 26 25 27 30 31 29

Historic yield: 227.39 bu/a, 8 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Spring rainfall delayed planting of this plot until the first week of May, however, once in the ground the warm May temperatures favored quick emergence and excellent plant vigor. The first half of the growing season was nearly ideal. The regular showers became fewer and farther between from mid-July through the rest of the season. Dry conditions persisted as soils dried and the drought intensified to D2 severe level by the time the crop had reached black layer. From planting through maturity, Donald's field was a little over 8" below the 10-yr average. The dry weather appeared to prevent foliar diseases from having much effect as plants were healthy and stalk strength was excellent at harvest. Ears pollinated well and very little tipback was observed among the hybrids tested. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/20/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] BRITT, IA Donald Kirsch, Hancock County, IA 50483 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Authority Supreme, Dual, Warrant, Glyphosate Fieldon-Harcot loam, well drained , non-irrigated Conventional W/ Fall Till, very low P, medium K, 7.5 pH, 5.5% OM, 31.6 CEC Balance Flexx, Atrazine, Impact, Aztec, Miravus Neo, Warrior 18 Fall, 35 Spring, 125 Sidedress 178-87-70 May 4 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 19 34.6 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test 107 - 111 Day CRM B2023IANC01b

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

NuTech Cornelius Hefty NuTech Pioneer Wyffels NuTech FS InVision Pioneer Renk NuTech Titan Pro Kruger Prairie Hybrids Kruger NuTech Pioneer FS InVision FS InVision Renk Hefty Prairie Hybrids Rob-See-Co Integra Kruger Renk Cornelius Cornelius FS InVision Integra PIONEER

70B4AM C7021DP H5862 68A9AM P0953AM GC W5019 70A8AM FS 6025X RIB P1164AM GC RK766SSPRO 68C1Q 31-10 PCE K0783DP 5851 K1139SS 70F6Q P1185AM GC FS 6137PC FS 5935X RIB RK811PWE H5952 5883 RC5704-SSP CXINT108VT K0915DD RK773TRE C7048SSP C6847TRE FS 6017V RIB 6061 STXRIB P0622Q CK

AM VT2P VT2P AM AM STXP AM STX AM STXP QR PCE VT2P CONV STX QR AM PCE STX PCE VT2P CONV STXP VT2P VT2PDG TRE STXP TRE VT2P STX QR

110 110 108 108 109 107 110 110 111 109 108 110 107 109 111 110 111 111 109 111 109 109 107 108 109 109 110 108 110 110 106

280.3 274.5 272.7 270.6 269.7 269.2 268.2 264.2 263.4 262.1 260.7 259.6 259.0 258.7 256.6 256.4 256.1 255.6 255.1 254.7 254.6 252.3 251.5 250.8 250.0 249.6 249.3 249.0 248.7 248.5 244.7

16.5 16.4 16.6 16.0 16.0 15.6 17.0 17.5 16.7 15.0 15.2 17.3 15.7 16.0 17.0 16.3 17.2 16.2 16.7 17.3 17.4 16.5 15.6 15.9 15.5 16.2 15.9 15.8 16.0 16.4 15.6

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 1 1

36.5 35.2 35.8 33.9 35.2 35.2 35.8 33.9 35.8 33.9 34.5 34.5 35.2 35.2 35.2 34.5 35.2 35.2 33.9 34.5 33.8 35.8 33.2 35.2 33.2 35.2 35.2 34.5 32.6 34.5 35.2

1272 1248 1237 1234 1230 1232 1212 1189 1194 1206 1197 1170 1184 1180 1159 1166 1156 1163 1156 1148 1147 1146 1151 1145 1145 1136 1137 1137 1134 1129 1120

Averages =

250.4

16.5

2

34.6

1136

LSD (0.10) =

13.1

0.7

3

LSD (0.25) =

6.9

0.4

2

C.V. =

5.0

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 11 10 8 9 14 12 13 17 15 18 16 19 21 22 23 20 24 25 28 26 27 29 30 34

Historic yield: 227.39 bu/a, 8 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Spring rainfall delayed planting of this plot until the first week of May, however, once in the ground the warm May temperatures favored quick emergence and excellent plant vigor. The first half of the growing season was nearly ideal. The regular showers became fewer and farther between from mid-July through the rest of the season. Dry conditions persisted as soils dried and the drought intensified to D2 severe level by the time the crop had reached black layer. From planting through maturity, Donald's field was a little over 8" below the 10-yr average. The dry weather appeared to prevent foliar diseases from having much effect as plants were healthy and stalk strength was excellent at harvest. Ears pollinated well and very little tipback was observed among the hybrids tested. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/20/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] GALVA, IA Tom Andresen, Ida County, IA 51025 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Prowl H20, Authority MTZ DF Galva silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated Conventional W/O Fall Till, very high P, very high K, 5.9 pH, 4.5% OM, 23.4 CEC Surpass Nxt, Impact 150 Spring, 1 ton/acre of sulfur 11-0-0-24, 1 qt/acre of Zinc 150-60-60 May 9 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 19 34.2 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test 101 - 106 Day CRM B2023IANW04a

Top 30 of 60 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Kruger Titan Pro Hoegemeyer Kruger Dyna-Gro FS InVision FS InVision Pioneer Cornelius Integra Titan Pro Wyffels Renk Augusta Viking | Blue River DeKalb Golden Harvest Titan Pro Renk Augusta Miller Hybrids Renk Cornelius Dyna-Gro Renk Hefty FS InVision Wyffels Hefty Wyffels PIONEER

K0377SS 32-06 SSP 7329AM K0551DP D44DC73RIB FS 5335P RIB FS 5525VDG RIB P0339Q GC C6472TRE 5443 DGVT2PRIB 34-04 DG2P W3309 RK625DGVT2P A1954 PCE 46-02 DKC105-33RIB GC G03B19-AA 36-06 RK703PWE A1956-PWE RX03-47 RK707TRE C6384TRE D45SP33RIB RK720TRE H5432 FS 5125L1A EZR W4025RIB H5442 W2595 P0622Q CK

STX STXP AM VT2P VT2PDG STXP VT2PDG QR TRE VT2PDG VT2PDG STXP VT2PDG PCE CONV STXP AA CONV PCE PCE CONV TRE TRE STXP TRE VT2P AA TRE VT2P TRE QR

103 106 103 105 104 103 105 103 104 104 104 103 104 104 102 105 103 106 106 106 103 105 103 105 106 104 101 105 104 101 106

219.3 217.2 216.5 214.9 212.9 212.7 211.6 211.4 209.8 208.6 208.5 207.8 207.7 207.6 206.8 206.3 205.8 205.6 205.1 204.0 203.3 202.7 202.0 201.2 200.7 199.7 198.7 198.7 198.6 198.1 188.1

18.6 19.2 18.2 18.3 17.6 17.8 17.9 18.1 18.1 17.5 17.6 17.8 17.4 18.2 18.2 18.1 17.9 18.3 18.0 18.7 18.1 17.7 17.5 17.8 18.4 17.9 17.5 17.6 17.6 17.6 18.5

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

34.8 35.2 34.5 35.2 35.2 35.2 32.6 36.5 33.9 31.9 34.5 35.2 32.6 33.9 34.5 33.9 35.2 34.5 35.8 35.2 33.8 35.2 34.5 34.5 35.2 33.2 31.9 33.9 35.8 34.5 33.9

978 962 968 960 957 955 949 946 939 939 937 932 936 928 925 924 923 919 919 908 910 911 909 903 896 896 894 893 893 890 839

Averages =

197.0

18.1

1

34.2

881

LSD (0.10) =

15.8

0.3

ns

LSD (0.25) =

8.3

0.2

ns

C.V. =

7.6

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 21 20 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 46

Historic yield: 193.82 bu/a, 6 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Tom's farm started off cool and dry. By July, the D2 severe drought had developed and remained over most of Ida county for the rest of the growing season. An intense storm on Aug 6-7 brought 4.6" in just a few hours. A lot of the water filled cracks, but not all of that moisture was able to soak in to relieve parched sub-soils. Accordingly, a fair amount of variability was observed within the trial area where differences in water holding capacity of the sub-soils showed up in this dry season. Yield inconsistencies appeared across replications of the full-season trial particularly. Dry weather affected ear size and some tip back was observed. Plant height ranged from short to tall but stalks stood well and ear shanks were strong. The fullseason test was rejected due to yield variability from drought stress. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/21/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] GREENE, IA Mike Ruby, Butler County, IA 50636 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Zidua Pro, 2,4-D, Glyphosate, Engenia Waukee loam, well drained , non-irrigated Conventional W/O Fall Till, high P, very high K, 5.6 pH, 3.2% OM, 18.8 CEC Harness Xtra, Armezon Pro, Atrazine, Miravis Neo 160 Fall, 20 units of sulfur included spring pre-plant 160-0-74 May 2 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 3 34.2 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test 101 - 106 Day CRM B2023IANC04a

Top 30 of 60 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

FS InVision Wyffels Prairie Hybrids Titan Pro Augusta Cornelius Viking NuTech Augusta Rob-See-Co NuTech Golden Harvest Augusta Epley FS InVision Rob-See-Co Epley Hefty NuTech Kruger Anderson Hefty FS InVision Kruger Integra Rob-See-Co Prairie Hybrids Renk Kruger Wyffels PIONEER

FS 5594X RIB W3576RIB 3051ORG 84-01 A1954 PCE C6578PC 84-04 66C2Q A2154 RC5188-SSP 63A5AM G03B19-AA A1956-PWE E1530 FS 5335P RIB RC5694-VT2P E1540 H5254 65D3Q K0377SS 472SRC H5432 FS 5525VDG RIB K0551DP 5443 DGVT2PRIB RC5610-PCE 4470 RK707TRE K0475SP W2595 P0622Q CK

STX VT2P CONV CONV PCE PCE CONV QR CONV STXP AM AA PCE CONV STXP VT2P CONV STX QR STX STX VT2P VT2PDG VT2P VT2PDG PCE CONV TRE STXP TRE QR

105 103 105 101 104 105 104 106 104 101 103 103 106 105 103 106 105 102 105 103 106 104 105 105 104 106 106 105 104 101 106

177.5 176.1 175.6 173.3 170.6 169.8 169.7 169.5 169.1 169.1 168.4 168.4 168.3 167.8 166.7 166.3 166.2 165.1 165.0 164.7 164.5 164.3 163.4 163.4 162.5 161.9 161.7 160.9 160.7 160.3 166.8

16.3 14.7 16.3 16.0 16.5 17.0 15.5 16.6 14.8 15.8 17.0 15.3 16.7 14.5 16.0 15.6 15.5 16.7 17.4 15.7 16.8 16.5 16.1 15.8 15.8 15.7 16.2 14.5 15.8 14.9 17.4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

35.8 33.9 34.5 33.2 33.9 33.9 33.9 32.6 35.2 35.2 35.8 35.2 31.9 33.9 35.2 33.9 34.5 35.8 35.2 35.2 34.5 33.9 33.2 35.2 35.2 33.9 35.8 33.8 33.2 34.5 33.2

808 810 799 790 775 767 777 769 778 773 761 773 763 772 760 761 761 748 743 753 745 746 744 747 742 740 736 740 734 737 751

Averages =

160.0

16.1

0

34.2

729

LSD (0.10) =

8.0

0.8

ns

LSD (0.25) =

4.2

0.4

ns

C.V. =

4.7

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 2 1 3 4 7 12 6 11 5 8 14 9 13 10 17 15 16 20 25 18 23 22 24 21 26 27 30 28 31 29 19

Historic yield: 198.46 bu/a, 23 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Lots of variability in area fields this year due to the dry conditions. Wavy fields across the region were a good indication of soils that held water and those that couldn't. Some corn grew decent where there was water...other areas just stalled out and gave up. There just wasn't enough moisture through the season to allow this corn to take off. Pollination was impacted as evidenced by tipback ears. Even though this farm did receive some August and early September rains, the damage from the persistent drought had been done. As of mid-September, this farm remained in D3 extreme drought conditions and was 11" below the 10-year average for rainfall from planting through black-layer. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/04/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] GREENE, IA Mike Ruby, Butler County, IA 50636 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Zidua Pro, 2,4-D, Glyphosate, Engenia Waukee loam, well drained , non-irrigated Conventional W/O Fall Till, high P, very high K, 5.6 pH, 3.2% OM, 18.8 CEC Harness Xtra, Armezon Pro, Atrazine, Miravis Neo 160 Fall, 20 units of sulfur included spring pre-plant 160-0-74 May 2 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 3 33.9 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test 107 - 111 Day CRM B2023IANC04b

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

FS InVision NuTech Rob-See-Co Wyffels NuTech Hefty Hefty Renk Cornelius Pioneer Integra Cornelius Renk FS InVision NuTech Augusta Hefty Epley Kruger Prairie Hybrids Hefty ProHarvest Kruger NuTech Viking Integra Rob-See-Co ProHarvest Wyffels Cornelius PIONEER

FS 6133VDG RIB 70B4AM RC6131-SS W6886 70F6Q H6064 H6145 TRERIB RK811PWE C7021DP P0953AM GC 6061 STXRIB C7048SSP RK773TRE FS 5935X RIB 68A9AM A1958-DV H5944 E2120 K0783DP 5883 H5952 79P49 VT2PRIB K1139SS 70A8AM 85-09 CXINT108VT RC5704-SSP 81P88 TRERIB W5406 C6847TRE P0622Q CK

VT2PDG AM STX VT2P QR STX TRE PCE VT2P AM STX STXP TRE STX AM DV STX CONV VT2P CONV VT2P VT2P STX AM CONV VT2P STXP TRE VT2P TRE QR

111 110 111 111 110 110 111 111 110 109 110 110 109 109 108 108 109 111 107 109 109 109 111 110 109 108 107 111 108 108 106

210.4 204.8 200.2 199.3 199.1 195.6 194.3 194.1 191.7 191.1 190.6 190.3 188.3 188.1 187.4 187.1 186.9 184.9 184.3 184.2 183.6 183.3 183.2 183.0 182.7 182.6 182.5 181.0 180.3 179.6 170.0

18.2 18.3 17.2 18.0 19.2 19.6 18.4 18.2 19.9 16.5 18.5 16.8 18.2 17.4 16.8 20.0 17.2 17.8 16.3 19.5 17.9 18.7 17.9 17.3 18.4 17.6 16.9 18.1 17.7 16.4 17.2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

33.2 33.2 33.2 34.5 34.5 33.2 35.2 35.8 35.8 33.2 34.5 35.2 34.5 31.9 32.5 35.2 31.2 35.8 33.2 35.2 33.2 32.6 35.2 34.5 34.5 33.9 35.2 33.2 34.5 34.5 34.5

941 915 903 893 883 864 867 868 844 868 850 862 842 847 848 823 843 830 838 814 824 816 822 825 816 821 826 810 810 816 767

Averages =

180.3

18.1

0

33.9

807

LSD (0.10) =

11.3

1.6

ns

LSD (0.25) =

5.9

0.8

ns

C.V. =

6.0

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 9 8 6 14 7 11 10 16 13 12 22 15 18 17 28 21 25 23 20 26 24 19 29 30 27 42

Historic yield: 198.46 bu/a, 23 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Lots of variability in area fields this year due to the dry conditions. Wavy fields across the region were a good indication of soils that held water and those that couldn't. Some corn grew decent where there was water...other areas just stalled out and gave up. There just wasn't enough moisture through the season to allow this corn to take off. Pollination was impacted as evidenced by tipback ears. Even though this farm did receive some August and early September rains, the damage from the persistent drought had been done. As of mid-September, this farm remained in D3 extreme drought conditions and was 11" below the 10-year average for rainfall from planting through black-layer. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/04/2023

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Broker Brian Haugen - MN, SD, lA, WI, IL • Broker Chad Stavnes- MN Broker Auctioneer Beau Jensen- MN, lA- 24-108 Broker Amy Willett- MO • Broker Glen Salow- lA Broker Auctioneer Greg Jensen - MN, lA- 24-21 LandProz Real Estate, LLC • 111 East Clark Street, Albert Lea, MN 56007 2023 FARM NEWS FIRST

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] IOWA FALLS, IA Landon Aldinger, Hardin County, IA PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Corn / Surestart II, Callisto Xtra, Abundit Edge, Veltyma Nicollet-Clarion-Webster loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated Conventional W/ Fall Till, very high P, very high K, 6.5 pH, 3.6% OM, 18.8 CEC Surestart, Callisto 225 Fall 225-0-56 May 1 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 3 33.9 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test 101 - 106 Day CRM B2023IANC05a

Top 30 of 60 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

FS InVision NuTech FS InVision Rob-See-Co Titan Pro Kruger Wyffels Viking Kruger Augusta Pioneer Titan Pro NuTech Kruger Cornelius NuTech NuTech Renk Blue River Renk DeKalb Prairie Hybrids Kruger FS InVision Cornelius Hefty Wyffels Rob-See-Co Augusta Golden Harvest PIONEER

FS 5335P RIB 63A5AM FS 5525VDG RIB RC5188-SSP 24-05 PCE K0551DP W2629 84-05 K0151SP A2154 P0339Q GC 32-06 SSP 66C2Q K0475SP C6578PC 65D3Q 66D1AM RK625DGVT2P 49M23 RK628VT2P DKC56-65RIB GC 3051ORG K0377SS FS 5125L1A EZR C6472TRE H5655 W2595 RC5694-VT2P A1954 PCE G01B63-AA P0622Q CK

STXP AM VT2PDG STXP PCE VT2P STXP CONV STXP CONV QR STXP QR STXP PCE QR AM VT2PDG CONV VT2P STX CONV STX AA TRE TRE TRE VT2P PCE AA QR

103 103 105 101 105 105 101 105 101 104 103 106 106 104 105 105 106 104 103 102 106 105 103 101 104 106 101 106 104 101 106

212.1 204.1 202.5 193.3 192.7 190.1 190.0 188.2 185.9 183.8 183.6 183.3 182.9 182.8 182.7 180.7 179.4 178.5 172.9 172.6 168.9 168.7 168.0 167.0 161.8 161.0 160.9 160.9 160.9 158.5 180.5

16.8 19.3 16.9 16.0 18.2 16.2 18.8 16.6 17.4 17.7 18.0 17.0 17.6 17.8 16.4 17.9 16.2 16.6 18.2 16.1 18.5 17.3 16.8 17.5 17.1 16.5 16.5 17.6 16.8 16.1 19.8

7 39 20 10 45 19 11 41 8 31 22 14 25 23 35 20 25 33 7 14 6 14 35 37 12 27 30 36 29 26 17

34.5 35.2 35.2 32.5 33.9 33.9 31.9 32.6 31.9 35.2 35.8 32.6 32.6 33.2 34.5 33.2 31.9 31.2 31.9 35.8 33.2 34.5 33.9 33.2 33.9 32.5 35.8 34.5 35.2 34.5 31.2

960 903 916 881 862 866 845 854 838 826 822 829 823 821 830 810 817 809 773 786 753 760 760 752 731 731 730 723 728 722 796

Averages =

162.3

17.4

28

33.9

731

LSD (0.10) =

23.8

1.4

ns

LSD (0.25) =

12.5

0.7

ns

C.V. =

13.9

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 3 2 4 6 5 8 7 9 12 14 11 13 15 10 17 16 18 21 20 24 22 23 25 26 27 28 30 29 31 19

Historic yield: 206.46 bu/a, 22 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: This corn-on-corn site started very similar to 2022 for the first part of the season through tassel, but with slightly better moisture at planting. Then it dried up like much of the rest of northern Iowa. The 2" of rain on June 25 was well received. It came with a little wind but the plots stood up fine. Overall seasonal rainfall was nearly 12 inches below the 10-yr average and yields suffered due to the drought stress in this area, especially on the light soils that don't hold water well. Another significant issue facing these hybrids was heavy rootworm pressure, which caused many hybrids to lodge...some severely. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/03/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] IOWA FALLS, IA Landon Aldinger, Hardin County, IA PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Corn / Surestart II, Callisto Xtra, Abundit Edge, Veltyma Nicollet-Clarion-Webster loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated Conventional W/ Fall Till, very high P, very high K, 6.5 pH, 3.6% OM, 18.8 CEC Surestart, Callisto 225 Fall 225-0-56 May 1 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 3 34.5 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test 107 - 111 Day CRM B2023IANC05b

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Wyffels ProHarvest Renk Kruger Kruger FS InVision Integra ProHarvest NuTech Pioneer Rob-See-Co Kruger Pioneer Cornelius Rob-See-Co FS InVision Rob-See-Co NuTech NuTech FS InVision Renk Golden Harvest NuTech Titan Pro Wyffels Hefty Cornelius Kruger Renk Wyffels PIONEER

W5019 79P87 SSRIB RK766SSPRO K1139SS K1191DT FS 5935X RIB 6061 STXRIB 81P88 TRERIB 68C1Q P1164AM GC RC5704-SSP K0957SP P1185AM GC C6847TRE RC5802-PCE FS 6017V RIB RC6131-SS 70A8AM 70F6Q FS 6133VDG RIB RK811PWE G11V76-D 70B4AM 31-10 PCE W5406 H6064 C7021DP K0783DP RK773TRE W6215 P0622Q CK

STXP STX STXP STX TRE STX STX TRE QR AM STXP STXP AM TRE PCE VT2P STX AM QR VT2PDG PCE D AM PCE VT2P STX VT2P VT2P TRE TRE QR

107 109 109 111 111 109 110 111 108 111 107 109 111 108 108 110 111 110 110 111 111 111 110 110 108 110 110 107 109 109 106

232.2 225.1 225.1 224.2 221.7 220.2 217.2 216.9 214.0 212.8 212.5 212.2 211.5 205.7 205.2 204.2 203.4 203.0 200.0 198.8 198.0 197.7 197.5 196.4 195.7 195.6 194.1 192.0 190.3 187.9 178.2

16.8 18.7 20.6 19.2 17.1 19.3 20.1 18.4 17.7 21.2 19.4 18.5 22.9 20.4 18.9 16.2 23.3 21.4 20.4 17.9 21.2 21.8 20.2 21.4 18.8 19.6 17.2 17.7 19.3 17.9 19.7

2 17 2 35 4 37 23 20 30 13 13 22 19 25 34 5 24 29 21 30 38 2 49 30 11 39 13 30 18 8 7

35.2 34.5 34.5 35.2 34.5 33.9 33.9 34.5 33.9 35.2 35.2 35.8 33.9 33.9 35.8 34.5 35.2 33.9 34.5 35.8 36.5 35.2 35.8 34.5 35.8 35.8 35.8 33.9 34.5 36.5 33.2

1051 1002 985 993 1001 975 955 968 961 926 940 946 906 902 912 930 868 882 877 892 862 856 867 853 871 864 876 863 842 843 786

Averages =

188.1

19.5

29

34.5

832

LSD (0.10) =

25.5

2.0

22

LSD (0.25) =

13.4

1.1

11

C.V. =

12.9

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 5 4 3 6 9 7 8 13 11 10 15 16 14 12 22 18 19 17 26 27 23 28 21 24 20 25 30 29 37

Historic yield: 206.46 bu/a, 22 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: This corn-on-corn site started very similar to 2022 for the first part of the season through tassel, but with slightly better moisture at planting. Then it dried up like much of the rest of northern Iowa. The 2" of rain on June 25 was well received. It came with a little wind but the plots stood up fine. Overall seasonal rainfall was nearly 12 inches below the 10-yr average and yields suffered due to the drought stress in this area, especially on the light soils that don't hold water well. Another significant issue facing these hybrids was heavy rootworm pressure, which caused many hybrids to lodge...some severely. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/03/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] LU VERNE, IA Bob Plathe, Kossuth County, IA 50560 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Corn / Harness, Impact Ottosen clay loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated Minimum W/ Fall Till, high P, low K, 5.9 pH, 4.3% OM, 28.7 CEC Harness, Impact, Atrazine 200 Spring, 2 tons/acre chicken litter applied fall 2022 200-46-60 May 9 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 18 34.1 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test 101 - 106 Day CRM B2023IANW05a

Top 30 of 60 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Wyffels Titan Pro Hoegemeyer DeKalb FS InVision DeKalb Augusta Dyna-Gro Kruger Viking | Blue River Integra FS InVision Prairie Hybrids Kruger Kruger DenBesten Hoegemeyer Hefty Hefty Augusta Golden Harvest Prairie Hybrids Renk Wyffels Augusta Miller Hybrids Dyna-Gro Dyna-Gro Titan Pro Viking | Blue River PIONEER

W3309 32-06 SSP 7329AM DKC105-33RIB GC FS 5594X RIB DKC101-33RIB GC A1954 PCE D45SP33RIB K0551DP 84-05 5584 PWE FS 5335P RIB 3051ORG K0377SS K0475SP DB34-06 7549Q H5674 H5442 A1956-PWE G06A27-D 4470 RK625DGVT2P W4025RIB A2154 M06-62 D44DC73RIB D41TC74RIB 34-04 DG2P 72-06 P0622Q CK

STXP STXP AM STXP STX STXP PCE STXP VT2P CONV PCE STXP CONV STX STXP CONV QR STXP VT2P PCE D CONV VT2PDG TRE CONV CONV VT2PDG TRE VT2PDG CONV QR

103 106 103 105 105 101 104 105 105 105 105 103 105 103 104 106 105 106 104 106 106 106 104 105 104 106 104 101 104 106 106

211.3 209.4 201.8 196.3 194.6 194.4 193.8 193.6 193.3 192.3 191.0 190.3 189.4 188.2 185.6 185.2 185.1 184.9 182.9 180.9 180.8 179.8 178.6 177.5 176.3 176.2 175.1 174.7 173.2 172.9 146.5

15.1 15.0 15.4 15.8 15.2 15.4 16.0 15.5 14.1 15.3 16.1 14.6 15.5 15.8 15.6 16.5 16.0 14.9 14.5 15.7 16.6 15.3 14.9 15.1 15.4 15.4 14.8 14.8 14.8 15.3 17.6

1 1 1 1 1 4 22 1 2 18 6 4 31 2 1 5 7 1 4 2 1 5 10 2 7 1 12 1 14 8 1

33.9 35.8 34.5 31.2 32.6 33.2 35.2 33.9 33.9 34.5 34.5 33.9 34.5 35.2 31.9 35.2 33.9 35.2 34.5 33.9 36.5 35.2 33.2 35.8 33.9 34.5 34.5 34.5 33.2 33.2 33.2

971 963 925 896 894 891 883 887 889 882 870 875 867 859 849 841 844 851 841 827 820 825 822 816 808 808 805 804 797 793 659

Averages =

172.8

15.4

6

34.1

792

LSD (0.10) =

15.7

0.6

8

LSD (0.25) =

8.2

0.3

4

C.V. =

8.6

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 8 7 10 12 11 13 14 16 18 17 15 19 20 23 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 57

Historic yield: 193.34 bu/a, 20 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: This corn-on-corn plot on Bob's farm really took it in the chin this season. Dry weather made it difficult to move nitrogen and other nutrients into the crop. The effect was short ears overall, likely a result of limited NPK getting into the plants during key growth stages. Additionally, plants were particularly susceptible to lodging, and differences among hybrids were apparent. The dry weather also revealed wide soil variability deeper in the profile as drought conditions progressed through the season. Decent yields could be found in soils with good water-holding capacity, but corn in lighter ground suffered. Bob reported yields in other areas of his farms ranging from 50 bu/a in poor areas to 230 bu/a in the good areas. This farm ended 6.3" below the 10-yr average for rainfall. Use these results with caution as the variance is elevated in the results. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/19/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] LU VERNE, IA Bob Plathe, Kossuth County, IA 50560 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Corn / Harness, Impact Ottosen clay loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated Minimum W/ Fall Till, high P, low K, 5.9 pH, 4.3% OM, 28.7 CEC Harness, Impact, Atrazine 200 Spring, 2 tons/acre chicken litter applied fall 2022 200-46-60 May 9 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 18 33.0 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test 107 - 111 Day CRM B2023IANW05b

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

FS InVision Prairie Hybrids Renk Miller Hybrids DenBesten Integra Cornelius Hoegemeyer FS InVision Kruger Hefty Renk Integra Wyffels DeKalb Kruger Cornelius LG Seeds Hefty Wyffels Hefty FS InVision Miller Hybrids Pioneer LG Seeds FS InVision Titan Pro Hoegemeyer Wyffels Pioneer PIONEER

FS 5935X RIB 5851 RK766SSPRO M10-74 DB32-07 6061 STXRIB C7048SSP 8110AM FS 6025X RIB K1139SS H6064 RK773TRE 5704 SSPRO W6886 DKC108-64RIB GC K0957SP C7021DP LG58C73-3110 H5862 W5019 H6042 RIB FS 6017V RIB M09-63 P1185AM GC LG58C48VT2PRIB FS 6137PC 31-10 PCE 8125AM W6215 P0953AM GC P0622Q CK

STX CONV STXP CONV CONV STX STXP AM STX STX STX TRE STXP VT2P STXP STXP VT2P 3110 VT2P STXP VT2P VT2P CONV AM VT2P PCE PCE AM TRE AM QR

109 109 109 110 107 110 110 111 110 111 110 109 107 111 108 109 110 108 108 107 110 110 109 111 108 111 110 111 109 109 106

188.9 174.9 172.2 172.0 169.5 167.4 167.2 167.0 166.4 164.6 162.7 158.2 157.9 157.5 156.6 154.3 153.5 152.7 152.5 151.4 151.4 150.0 148.4 144.8 142.4 141.6 141.6 141.2 140.7 135.8 148.3

18.4 17.7 18.2 20.2 18.4 17.6 18.9 20.0 19.5 18.0 19.1 18.4 20.6 18.0 17.4 17.9 18.2 20.3 18.5 20.1 18.5 17.3 18.0 18.4 16.5 18.6 17.2 17.6 17.2 16.1 17.4

8 22 1 41 22 1 3 37 23 2 4 6 1 7 5 9 19 34 54 1 18 12 10 5 30 59 42 4 26 30 17

31.9 34.5 31.9 33.2 29.9 33.9 33.9 33.9 32.6 34.5 31.2 34.5 31.2 34.5 31.9 33.8 34.5 33.2 34.5 33.9 31.9 35.2 33.8 33.9 33.9 32.5 34.5 32.5 33.9 33.2 32.6

843 785 770 755 757 753 743 735 735 737 722 706 691 706 705 692 686 670 680 666 675 676 665 646 646 631 639 635 635 619 668

Averages =

141.2

18.4

25

33.0

630

LSD (0.10) =

23.2

1.2

22

LSD (0.25) =

12.2

0.7

12

C.V. =

15.6

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 9 10 8 11 12 16 13 14 15 17 21 18 23 20 19 24 25 26 30 27 28 29 31 22

Historic yield: 193.34 bu/a, 20 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: This corn-on-corn plot on Bob's farm really took it in the chin this season. Dry weather made it difficult to move nitrogen and other nutrients into the crop. The effect was short ears overall, likely a result of limited NPK getting into the plants during key growth stages. Additionally, plants were particularly susceptible to lodging, and differences among hybrids were apparent. The dry weather also revealed wide soil variability deeper in the profile as drought conditions progressed through the season. Decent yields could be found in soils with good water-holding capacity, but corn in lighter ground suffered. Bob reported yields in other areas of his farms ranging from 50 bu/a in poor areas to 230 bu/a in the good areas. This farm ended 6.3" below the 10-yr average for rainfall. Use these results with caution as the variance is elevated in the results. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] MOORLAND, IA Jeff Loehr, Webster County, IA 50566 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Authority Edge, Mauler, Clethodim 2EC Clarion-Nicollett-Webster clay loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated Minimum W/ Fall Till, very high P, medium K, 5.7 pH, 4.4% OM, 24.9 CEC Anthem Maxx, Atrazine, Impact, Lucento 202 Fall 202-152-134 May 1 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 3 34.7 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test 101 - 106 Day CRM B2023IANW06a

Top 30 of 60 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Dyna-Gro Integra FS InVision Pioneer Prairie Hybrids Hoegemeyer Wyffels Kruger FS InVision Titan Pro DeKalb Dyna-Gro Hefty Prairie Hybrids Renk Hoegemeyer LG Seeds Wyffels Dyna-Gro Miller Hybrids Viking Kruger Augusta DeKalb Wyffels Miller Hybrids Hefty Titan Pro Integra Wyffels PIONEER

D45SP33RIB 5584 PWE FS 5335P RIB P0339Q GC 4470 7329AM W3309 K0551DP FS 5525VDG RIB 32-06 SSP DKC101-33RIB GC D41TC74RIB H5674 3051ORG RK707TRE 7549Q LG51C62VT2RIB W3576RIB D44DC73RIB RX03-47 72-06 K0377SS A1956-PWE DKC105-33RIB GC W2595 M06-62 H5432 34-04 DG2P 5443 DGVT2PRIB W2629 P0622Q CK

STXP PCE STXP QR CONV AM STXP VT2P VT2PDG STXP STXP TRE STXP CONV TRE QR VT2P VT2P VT2PDG CONV CONV STX PCE STXP TRE CONV VT2P VT2PDG VT2PDG STXP QR

105 105 103 103 106 103 103 105 105 106 101 101 106 105 105 105 101 103 104 103 106 103 106 105 101 106 104 104 104 101 106

261.7 255.7 253.4 253.1 252.9 252.7 252.4 251.0 250.9 250.7 250.1 250.0 249.1 248.8 248.8 247.7 247.3 247.3 246.1 245.7 243.0 241.5 241.1 239.3 239.0 238.9 238.5 238.3 237.6 237.4 234.2

15.4 14.7 15.0 15.5 14.5 14.7 15.6 14.4 15.6 15.7 14.3 14.5 15.6 14.7 14.7 15.6 15.1 15.2 14.1 14.9 14.9 15.8 16.5 14.9 14.3 15.2 14.9 13.4 14.5 14.3 16.2

1 1 1 1 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

33.8 35.8 33.9 35.2 36.5 35.8 34.8 34.8 35.2 35.8 32.6 35.2 33.2 34.5 35.8 34.5 36.5 34.5 35.2 35.8 35.8 35.8 35.2 33.9 33.9 35.2 35.2 34.5 34.5 33.9 33.2

1200 1176 1165 1160 1163 1162 1155 1155 1148 1147 1150 1150 1140 1144 1144 1133 1136 1136 1132 1130 1118 1103 1095 1101 1099 1097 1097 1096 1093 1092 1066

Averages =

237.9

15.1

1

34.7

1090

LSD (0.10) =

9.9

0.5

ns

LSD (0.25) =

5.2

0.3

ns

C.V. =

4.0

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 6 4 5 7 8 11 12 9 10 15 13 14 18 16 17 19 20 21 22 28 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 40

Historic yield: 206.19 bu/a, 11 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Spring weather was favorable for this corn crop, which developed nicely as regular showers provided just enough moisture from planting through mid-August to prevent stress. Nearly 2" of rain fell within days before pollination and ear formation was noticeably good at harvest with very little tipback. Even though Webster County progressed during the season from a moderate to severe drought, the dry weather kept disease pressure low and allowed corn to reach good yield potential. Corn dried down quickly in the last couple of weeks leading to harvest, but the stalks were strong and holding up well. Very little lodging was observed. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/04/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] MOORLAND, IA Jeff Loehr, Webster County, IA 50566 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Authority Edge, Mauler, Clethodim 2EC Clarion-Nicollett-Webster clay loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated Minimum W/ Fall Till, very high P, medium K, 5.7 pH, 4.4% OM, 24.9 CEC Anthem Maxx, Atrazine, Impact, Lucento 202 Fall 202-152-134 May 1 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 3 34.6 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test 107 - 111 Day CRM B2023IANW06b

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

DeKalb DeKalb Kruger Integra Dyna-Gro Miller Hybrids DeKalb LG Seeds FS InVision Hefty Wyffels FS InVision Titan Pro Kruger Renk Miller Hybrids Titan Pro Integra Kruger DeKalb Hoegemeyer Kruger Golden Harvest Golden Harvest Wyffels Prairie Hybrids Renk Integra DenBesten FS InVision PIONEER

DKC107-33RIB GC DKC110-10RIB GC K0915DD 5802 VT2PRIB D49VC53RIB M09-63 DKC59-82RIB GC LG58C48VT2PRIB FS 5935X RIB H5862 W5019 FS 6133VDG RIB 31-10 PCE K0783DP RK811PWE M10-74 39-08 PCE 6061 STXRIB K1139SS DKC108-64RIB GC 8110AM K0957SP G11V76-AA G10B61-AA W6215 5851 RK773TRE 5704 SSPRO DB33-08 FS 6017V RIB P0622Q CK

STXP STX VT2PDG VT2P VT2P CONV VT2P VT2P STX VT2P STXP VT2PDG PCE VT2P PCE CONV PCE STX STX STXP AM STXP AA AA TRE CONV TRE STXP CONV VT2P QR

107 110 109 108 109 109 109 108 109 108 107 111 110 107 111 110 108 110 111 108 111 109 111 110 109 109 109 107 108 110 106

274.8 264.9 264.1 263.3 263.2 260.5 257.8 256.9 254.5 254.0 253.6 252.7 251.8 251.6 251.1 250.6 250.5 250.1 249.0 248.5 248.5 248.0 247.9 247.2 245.9 245.5 245.1 245.0 244.9 244.0 234.3

17.0 17.8 17.4 16.8 18.0 17.9 16.6 16.2 18.3 18.6 16.4 17.4 17.2 16.9 16.9 18.8 17.3 18.4 17.8 16.5 17.4 16.5 18.0 18.0 16.7 17.2 15.9 16.7 16.5 16.4 16.3

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

34.5 35.8 34.5 32.6 35.8 33.9 33.9 36.5 33.9 33.2 34.5 34.5 35.8 34.5 35.8 32.8 33.9 34.5 34.5 35.8 35.2 35.2 34.5 34.5 36.5 33.9 35.8 35.2 33.9 33.9 33.9

1242 1189 1190 1193 1179 1168 1169 1169 1137 1132 1153 1138 1136 1138 1136 1115 1129 1117 1118 1129 1119 1126 1111 1108 1115 1108 1119 1111 1112 1109 1066

34.6

1114

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Averages =

247.2

17.4

1

LSD (0.10) =

10.5

0.6

ns

LSD (0.25) =

5.5

0.3

ns

C.V. =

4.0

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 4 3 2 5 8 6 7 12 15 9 10 13 11 14 23 16 22 21 17 19 18 26 29 24 30 20 27 25 28 49

Historic yield: 206.19 bu/a, 11 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Spring weather was favorable for this corn crop, which developed nicely as regular showers provided just enough moisture from planting through mid-August to prevent stress. Nearly 2" of rain fell within days before pollination and ear formation was noticeably good at harvest with very little tipback. Even though Webster County progressed during the season from a moderate to severe drought, the dry weather kept disease pressure low and allowed corn to reach good yield potential. Corn dried down quickly in the last couple of weeks leading to harvest, but the stalks were strong and holding up well. Very little lodging was observed. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North [IANO] OSAGE, IA Dale Hemann, Mitchell County, IA 50461 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Enlist One Klinger-Maxfield silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated Strip-Till, very high P, low K, 5.8 pH, 4.0% OM, 24.8 CEC Balance Flexx, Impactz, Miravis Neo 21 Fall, 100 Spring, 100 Sidedress 221-57-45 May 3 38.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 17 35.4 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Ultra Early-Season Test 95 - 100 Day CRM B2023IANO06u

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

NuTech Titan Pro NuTech Rob-See-Co NuTech Renk Golden Harvest FS InVision Titan Pro Cornelius FS InVision FS InVision Integra DenBesten Pioneer Renk Golden Harvest NuTech DeKalb Titan Pro NuTech Renk Renk Augusta NuTech Wyffels Kruger NuTech Viking | Blue River Jacobsen

57B5AM 30-00 SS 59C1AM RC4779-PCE 60A4AM RK582SSTX G00A97-AA FS 4715V RIB 28-96 PCE C5972TRE FS 4535D2 EZR FS 5035P 4993 TRERIB DB30-97 P0075Q GC RK571PWE G97B68-DV 57A4Q DKC47-84RIB GC 37-97 DV 56A8AM RK590VT2P RK579DGVT2P A2047-PWE 60A2Q W1988 K0019DT 59A1Q 44-98 JS7045VT2PRO

AM STX AM PCE AM STX AA VT2P PCE TRE V STXP TRE CONV QR PCE DV QR STX DV AM VT2P VT2PDG PCE QR STX TRE QR CONV VT2P

97 100 99 97 100 98 100 97 96 99 95 100 99 97 100 96 97 97 97 97 96 98 99 97 100 98 100 99 98 95

225.2 221.8 220.8 219.8 217.9 215.9 215.2 214.0 210.7 210.7 209.9 209.6 208.9 208.6 207.5 207.4 207.4 206.8 205.4 204.9 203.2 203.1 202.1 201.5 201.5 201.1 199.9 199.7 198.0 197.8

17.6 17.3 17.8 17.6 17.6 17.3 18.0 18.5 17.4 17.4 17.7 17.6 17.2 17.5 17.7 17.1 18.2 17.7 17.3 17.9 17.4 17.0 17.4 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.5 17.9 17.0 17.1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

35.8 35.2 34.5 34.5 34.5 39.1 35.2 34.5 34.5 35.8 35.2 34.5 35.8 36.5 38.5 30.6 34.5 34.5 37.8 37.1 29.9 35.2 35.8 37.8 37.1 37.8 33.8 35.8 38.5 37.1

1013 1000 991 989 979 973 964 954 949 949 943 943 942 939 932 936 927 929 926 919 915 918 911 906 906 906 899 895 895 894

Averages =

200.0

17.4

1

35.4

901

LSD (0.10) =

11.0

0.5

ns

LSD (0.25) =

5.8

0.2

ns

C.V. =

5.2

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 15 18 17 19 20 22 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Historic yield: 209.86 bu/a, 10 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Really wet...then really dry. Precipitation went from one extreme to the other at Dale's farm this season. This corn plot was planted in very good conditions on May 3. Then storms moved through from May 12-15 that dropped 6.5" of rain and completely saturated the soil profile. In soil types that were unable to drain well, the excessive water led to poor stands, and replanted fields in the Osage area were common. Then the faucet turned off for the rest of the growing season. June, July and August were very dry and each month experienced a 3.5" deficit of rainfall from normal. As expected, the D3 extreme drought conditions reduced yields. This farm ended 10.7" below the 10-yr average from planting through Sept 15. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/18/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] OSAGE, IA Dale Hemann, Mitchell County, IA 50461 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Enlist One Klinger-Maxfield silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated Strip-Till, very high P, low K, 5.8 pH, 4.0% OM, 24.8 CEC Balance Flexx, Impactz, Miravis Neo 21 Fall, 100 Spring, 100 Sidedress 221-57-45 May 3 38.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 17 35.3 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test 101 - 106 Day CRM B2023IANC03a

Top 30 of 60 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Wyffels NuTech NuTech Viking | Blue River Kruger NuTech Prairie Hybrids NuTech Rob-See-Co Titan Pro NuTech Rob-See-Co Augusta Integra Cornelius Viking | Blue River Augusta Viking | Blue River FS InVision Cornelius Titan Pro Anderson Titan Pro Augusta FS InVision Prairie Hybrids Integra Golden Harvest Kruger Wyffels PIONEER

W3309 63A5AM 66C2Q 72-06 K0475SP 66D1AM 4470 64B5Q RC5422-PCE 32-06 SSP 65D3Q RC5188-SSP A2154 5584 PWE C6578PC 24-01 A1954 PCE 84-05 FS 5335P RIB C6472TRE 24-05 PCE 472SRC 34-04 DG2P A1956-PWE FS 5594X RIB 3051ORG 5443 DGVT2PRIB G03B19-AA K0551DP W2595 P0622Q CK

STXP AM QR CONV STXP AM CONV QR PCE STXP QR STXP CONV PCE PCE CONV PCE CONV STXP TRE PCE STX VT2PDG PCE STX CONV VT2PDG AA VT2P TRE QR

103 103 106 106 104 106 106 104 104 106 105 101 104 105 105 101 104 105 103 104 105 106 104 106 105 105 104 103 105 101 106

249.9 246.8 241.3 238.1 237.7 237.6 236.2 236.1 235.7 232.2 231.9 231.6 231.4 231.3 230.9 230.8 230.7 228.0 227.5 227.3 227.2 226.9 224.2 223.2 222.6 221.7 221.3 221.2 220.2 217.5 229.2

19.3 18.1 20.2 18.5 18.3 19.5 17.9 19.2 18.3 20.4 20.0 18.0 18.5 19.2 18.9 18.1 19.1 18.0 19.0 17.7 18.1 18.9 18.3 18.8 18.6 19.7 17.7 17.9 17.7 17.4 19.4

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

38.5 36.5 33.2 32.5 36.5 32.5 37.8 35.2 35.8 37.8 31.8 39.1 35.2 33.8 35.2 35.8 38.5 35.8 35.2 35.8 35.8 34.5 35.8 33.2 38.5 32.5 37.1 37.1 36.5 37.1 34.5

1106 1104 1060 1062 1062 1051 1059 1046 1053 1018 1021 1038 1032 1025 1026 1033 1024 1022 1010 1021 1017 1008 1001 992 992 978 994 992 989 980 1014

Averages =

219.5

18.7

1

35.3

977

LSD (0.10) =

13.5

0.9

ns

LSD (0.25) =

7.1

0.5

ns

C.V. =

5.9

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 5 3 4 8 6 9 7 19 17 10 12 14 13 11 15 16 22 18 20 23 24 26 27 31 25 28 29 30 21

Historic yield: 209.86 bu/a, 10 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Really wet...then really dry. Precipitation went from one extreme to the other at Dale's farm this season. This corn plot was planted in very good conditions on May 3. Then storms moved through from May 12-15 that dropped 6.5" of rain and completely saturated the soil profile. In soil types that were unable to drain well, the excessive water led to poor stands, and replanted fields in the Osage area were common. Then the faucet turned off for the rest of the growing season. June, July and August were very dry and each month experienced a 3.5" deficit of rainfall from normal. As expected, the D3 extreme drought conditions reduced yields. This farm ended 10.7" below the 10-yr average from planting through Sept 15. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/18/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] OSAGE, IA Dale Hemann, Mitchell County, IA 50461 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Enlist One Klinger-Maxfield silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated Strip-Till, very high P, low K, 5.8 pH, 4.0% OM, 24.8 CEC Balance Flexx, Impactz, Miravis Neo 21 Fall, 100 Spring, 100 Sidedress 221-57-45 May 3 38.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 17 33.9 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test 107 - 111 Day CRM B2023IANC03b

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

NuTech NuTech Renk Hefty FS InVision Rob-See-Co Wyffels ProHarvest Augusta Pioneer Pioneer Titan Pro NuTech Cornelius Viking | Blue River Kruger Pioneer Wyffels Integra NuTech Prairie Hybrids Golden Harvest FS InVision Renk Renk Titan Pro Kruger FS InVision Rob-See-Co Integra PIONEER

68C1Q 70F6Q RK811PWE H6064 FS 5935X RIB RC6131-SS W5019 79P87 SSRIB A1958-DV P0953AM GC P1185AM GC 31-10 PCE 70B4AM C7048SSP 85-09 K0957SP P1164AM GC W6215 6061 STXRIB 68A9AM 5883 G11V76-D FS 6025X RIB RK766SSPRO RK773TRE 30-10 K0783DP FS 6017V RIB RC5704-SSP CXINT108VT P0622Q CK

QR QR PCE STX STX STX STXP STX DV AM AM PCE AM STXP CONV STXP AM TRE STX AM CONV D STX STXP TRE CONV VT2P VT2P STXP VT2P QR

108 110 111 110 109 111 107 109 108 109 111 110 110 110 109 109 111 109 110 108 109 111 110 109 109 110 107 110 107 108 106

271.6 253.2 253.1 253.0 249.0 247.3 244.9 244.2 239.8 239.7 238.5 237.6 237.0 236.0 235.3 232.6 232.2 231.2 231.0 230.8 229.9 229.3 228.5 227.9 225.7 224.4 223.8 223.2 223.0 218.5 226.8

21.0 21.4 21.3 24.1 21.6 21.2 19.5 20.1 21.5 21.2 21.3 21.7 21.2 21.1 21.3 21.7 21.7 19.8 21.0 19.3 21.9 21.7 22.4 21.3 20.8 21.5 19.7 21.0 20.0 18.8 19.6

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

25.9 37.2 35.8 29.9 31.9 32.6 31.9 37.8 37.2 33.8 34.5 37.1 36.5 35.8 37.2 37.8 31.8 34.5 34.5 31.9 30.5 36.5 35.2 32.5 34.5 36.5 30.5 29.9 37.2 37.8 33.2

1185 1100 1100 1072 1080 1077 1083 1074 1041 1043 1037 1029 1031 1028 1023 1008 1006 1019 1007 1022 994 993 983 991 986 974 988 973 981 972 1001

Averages =

223.9

20.9

1

33.9

977

LSD (0.10) =

14.3

1.5

ns

LSD (0.25) =

7.5

0.8

ns

C.V. =

6.1

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 8 5 6 4 7 10 9 11 13 12 14 15 18 20 17 19 16 22 23 27 24 26 29 25 30 28 31 21

Historic yield: 209.86 bu/a, 10 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Really wet...then really dry. Precipitation went from one extreme to the other at Dale's farm this season. This corn plot was planted in very good conditions on May 3. Then storms moved through from May 12-15 that dropped 6.5" of rain and completely saturated the soil profile. In soil types that were unable to drain well, the excessive water led to poor stands, and replanted fields in the Osage area were common. Then the faucet turned off for the rest of the growing season. June, July and August were very dry and each month experienced a 3.5" deficit of rainfall from normal. As expected, the D3 extreme drought conditions reduced yields. This farm ended 10.7" below the 10-yr average from planting through Sept 15. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/18/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North [IANO] PAULLINA, IA Mark Hibbing, O'Brien County, IA 51046 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Sonic, 2,4-D LV6, Enlist One Galva silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated Conventional W/O Fall Till, very high P, high K, 5.4 pH, 4.8% OM, 23.5 CEC Cadence, Balance Flexx, Atrazine 4l 170 Spring 170-60-80 May 10 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 20 32.9 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Ultra Early-Season Test 95 - 100 Day CRM B2023IANO01u

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Rob-See-Co Pioneer DenBesten Renk NuTech Cornelius FS InVision Jacobsen NuTech Cornelius NuTech NuTech Golden Harvest Wyffels Renk FS InVision Renk Wyffels Rob-See-Co NuTech Augusta Kruger Rob-See-Co Golden Harvest Kruger NuTech Wyffels Viking | Blue River Kruger Rob-See-Co

RC4937-SSP P9823Q GC DB30-97 RK597SSPRO 60A2Q C5922SSP FS 4715V RIB JS9723TRE 59C1AM C5972TRE 59A1Q 57B5AM G98B99-AA W1988 RK590VT2P FS 4927T RIB RK571PWE W2446RIB RC5062-AA 60A4AM A2047-PWE K9815SS RC4779-PCE G00A97-AA K0019DT 56A8AM W1996RIB 24-99 K9864DT RC4518-VT2P

STXP QR CONV STXP QR STXP VT2P TRE AM TRE QR AM AA STX VT2P TRE PCE VT2P AA AM PCE STX PCE AA TRE AM VT2P CONV TRE VT2P

99 98 97 99 100 99 97 97 99 99 99 97 98 98 98 99 96 100 100 100 97 98 97 100 100 96 98 99 98 95

175.6 172.9 170.0 168.0 167.2 166.6 164.9 161.9 161.1 160.8 160.8 158.0 157.3 157.2 157.0 154.8 154.5 153.9 152.0 150.1 150.1 149.5 149.2 149.0 148.9 148.2 146.4 146.4 145.8 144.1

18.2 17.4 17.7 18.0 18.7 18.3 18.2 19.0 18.6 18.3 17.9 17.4 19.7 19.5 18.1 18.3 17.6 18.5 19.5 19.0 18.6 18.6 17.5 19.6 17.9 17.9 17.5 17.7 17.6 18.1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

32.6 33.2 34.5 33.2 31.9 31.9 33.2 33.9 31.2 33.2 35.2 35.2 31.9 32.5 34.5 35.8 31.2 32.5 28.6 32.6 35.2 35.2 31.9 34.5 35.2 29.9 31.2 31.9 33.9 33.9

785 779 764 752 745 745 738 719 718 719 721 712 694 695 703 692 694 686 672 667 669 666 672 658 667 664 659 657 655 645

Averages =

147.8

18.4

1

32.9

660

LSD (0.10) =

18.4

0.5

ns

LSD (0.25) =

9.6

0.3

ns

C.V. =

11.8

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 10 8 12 15 14 13 17 16 18 19 22 21 24 20 27 23 25 26 28 29 30

Historic yield: 191.1 bu/a, 19 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: The dry season in O'Brien County revealed big differences in soil types between farms and within fields. Dry sub-soil pockets showed themselves this year and the impact on plant vigor was very noticeable in plant height, ear size and stalk diameter. An unforeseen gradient of soil water holding capacity was present between the different tests and caused more variability than expected. Affected replications were removed due to yield inconsistencies caused by small pockets of stressed and barren plants. Like the rest of northern Iowa, corn yields in O'Brien County followed the roller coaster of erratic weather. Fields that experienced regular rainfall had near-record yields. On the other hand, fields that missed the pop-up showers were well short of average yield expectations. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/21/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] PAULLINA, IA Mark Hibbing, O'Brien County, IA 51046 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Sonic, 2,4-D LV6, Enlist One Galva silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated Conventional W/O Fall Till, very high P, high K, 5.4 pH, 4.8% OM, 23.5 CEC Cadence, Balance Flexx, Atrazine 4l 170 Spring 170-60-80 May 10 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 20 32.8 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test 101 - 106 Day CRM B2023IANW01a

Top 30 of 60 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (2) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Integra Hoegemeyer Augusta Renk DeKalb Wyffels DeKalb Cornelius Wyffels Viking | Blue River Titan Pro LG Seeds DeKalb Wyffels Cornelius Dyna-Gro FS InVision Kruger Renk Kruger Wyffels Miller Hybrids Wyffels Hefty Prairie Hybrids Viking | Blue River Renk Hoegemeyer Augusta DeKalb PIONEER

5443 DGVT2PRIB 7329AM A2154 RK625DGVT2P DKC105-33RIB GC W3576RIB DKC56-65RIB GC C6472TRE W3309 84-05 34-04 DG2P LG52C42VT2RIB DKC52-99RIB GC W4025RIB C6384TRE D45SP33RIB FS 5125L1A EZR K0151SP RK628VT2P K0377SS W2629 RX03-47 W2595 H5442 3051ORG 46-02 RK707TRE 7478AM A1954 PCE DKC101-33RIB GC P0622Q CK

VT2PDG AM CONV VT2PDG STXP VT2P STX TRE STXP CONV VT2PDG VT2P TRE TRE TRE STXP AA STXP VT2P STX STXP CONV TRE VT2P CONV CONV TRE AM PCE STXP QR

104 103 104 104 105 103 106 104 103 105 104 102 102 105 103 105 101 101 102 103 101 103 101 104 105 102 105 104 104 101 106

181.6 174.3 173.2 172.2 172.0 172.0 167.1 165.2 163.5 163.2 162.5 162.0 160.9 160.9 160.5 159.9 157.9 157.5 157.5 157.1 156.3 155.9 155.1 154.7 154.1 154.0 153.6 153.6 153.0 148.7 146.2

20.7 19.1 19.4 19.7 20.6 18.9 20.0 18.8 19.2 19.1 19.1 21.3 18.9 19.2 19.7 19.0 19.3 18.9 19.3 19.7 18.6 18.7 19.3 18.9 19.9 19.2 21.5 18.6 19.0 17.9 21.3

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

32.9 35.8 33.9 30.8 31.8 35.8 33.8 31.9 31.9 33.9 33.8 31.9 33.8 33.9 32.9 33.8 29.9 34.8 33.8 33.8 34.8 33.8 34.8 31.9 32.8 32.9 32.8 33.9 35.8 34.8 30.9

794 774 766 760 753 764 736 735 724 724 721 704 715 713 708 710 699 700 697 693 696 694 687 687 679 682 667 684 680 667 636

Averages =

145.5

20.0

1

32.8

641

LSD (0.10) =

22.8

1.0

ns

LSD (0.25) =

11.9

0.5

ns

C.V. =

12.1

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 5 6 4 7 8 9 10 11 16 12 13 15 14 18 17 19 22 20 21 23 24 28 26 29 25 27 30 35

Historic yield: 191.1 bu/a, 19 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: The dry season in O'Brien County revealed big differences in soil types between farms and within fields. Dry sub-soil pockets showed themselves this year and the impact on plant vigor was very noticeable in plant height, ear size and stalk diameter. An unforeseen gradient of soil water holding capacity was present between the different tests and caused more variability than expected. Affected replications were removed due to yield inconsistencies caused by small pockets of stressed and barren plants. Like the rest of northern Iowa, corn yields in O'Brien County followed the roller coaster of erratic weather. Fields that experienced regular rainfall had near-record yields. On the other hand, fields that missed the pop-up showers were well short of average yield expectations. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/21/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] PAULLINA, IA Mark Hibbing, O'Brien County, IA 51046 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Sonic, 2,4-D LV6, Enlist One Galva silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated Conventional W/O Fall Till, very high P, high K, 5.4 pH, 4.8% OM, 23.5 CEC Cadence, Balance Flexx, Atrazine 4l 170 Spring 170-60-80 May 10 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 20 32.3 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test 107 - 111 Day CRM B2023IANW01b

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (2) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Integra Miller Hybrids FS InVision Cornelius Wyffels Hefty Kruger Wyffels Wyffels Integra Kruger Dyna-Gro DeKalb FS InVision DeKalb Hoegemeyer Kruger Hefty DeKalb FS InVision Wyffels Integra Pioneer Hoegemeyer Renk Renk Hefty Kruger Dyna-Gro Pioneer PIONEER

6061 STXRIB M10-74 FS 6133VDG RIB C7021DP W5019 H6064 K1191DT W5406 W6886 5704 SSPRO K1139SS D50VC09RIB DKC110-10RIB GC FS 6025X RIB DKC59-82RIB GC 8125AM K0783DP H6042 RIB DKC107-33RIB GC FS 6017V RIB W6215 5802 VT2PRIB P0953AM GC 8110AM RK773TRE RK766SSPRO H5862 K0915DD D49VC53RIB P1164AM GC P0622Q CK

STX CONV VT2PDG VT2P STXP STX TRE VT2P VT2P STXP STX VT2P STX STX VT2P AM VT2P VT2P STXP VT2P TRE VT2P AM AM TRE STXP VT2P VT2PDG VT2P AM QR

110 110 111 110 107 110 111 108 111 107 111 110 110 110 109 111 107 110 107 110 109 108 109 111 109 109 108 109 109 111 106

204.4 192.3 191.6 188.9 188.1 183.0 182.1 179.3 178.6 176.0 175.0 173.2 172.7 172.6 170.1 170.0 169.3 169.1 167.2 164.4 163.9 161.6 160.4 157.5 157.4 157.1 156.8 156.3 156.1 154.0 151.3

24.5 24.0 23.9 23.7 20.2 24.3 24.0 23.0 23.9 22.5 23.5 22.2 22.2 24.7 22.7 22.7 19.8 23.7 21.6 21.6 22.9 22.2 21.3 23.6 22.9 23.3 23.5 22.5 23.1 22.3 21.1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1

31.9 32.9 30.9 31.9 31.8 36.8 33.8 33.9 30.9 34.8 30.9 32.8 32.8 31.9 30.9 31.8 31.9 29.9 34.8 28.9 32.9 34.8 35.8 30.9 32.8 28.9 34.8 33.8 33.8 31.9 29.9

862 815 814 804 826 773 772 767 758 757 745 747 745 727 730 729 747 719 725 713 702 697 698 670 674 671 668 672 667 663 659

Averages =

156.4

22.7

1

32.3

671

LSD (0.10) =

22.8

1.0

ns

LSD (0.25) =

11.9

0.5

ns

C.V. =

11.2

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 3 4 5 2 6 7 8 9 10 13 11 14 17 15 16 12 19 18 20 21 23 22 27 24 26 28 25 29 30 34

Historic yield: 191.1 bu/a, 19 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: The dry season in O'Brien County revealed big differences in soil types between farms and within fields. Dry sub-soil pockets showed themselves this year and the impact on plant vigor was very noticeable in plant height, ear size and stalk diameter. An unforeseen gradient of soil water holding capacity was present between the different tests and caused more variability than expected. Affected replications were removed due to yield inconsistencies caused by small pockets of stressed and barren plants. Like the rest of northern Iowa, corn yields in O'Brien County followed the roller coaster of erratic weather. Fields that experienced regular rainfall had near-record yields. On the other hand, fields that missed the pop-up showers were well short of average yield expectations. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/21/2023

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Bio-Empruv

The Broad Spectrum Disease Prevention General information: BioEmpruv is a biological fermentation extract containing a host of different substances that accomplish numerous actions within a corn plant.

BioEmpruv contains biologically derived extracts, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, natural growth regulators and simulators, antioxidants, amino acids and bases and more. It also contains natural phytoalexins to boost the corn plants’ immune system and to increase the resistance to disease and pathogens as well as to environmental stresses. BioEmpruv contains natural and biodegradable ingredients. No chemicals or residues. BioEmpruv will be your best line of defense against Goss’s Wilt and other bacterial leaf diseases. Curative & very systemic. Much wider application window.

Developed by PhD biochemist Dr Awada, Logan, UT. Bio-Empruv * Commercially applied to spuds, sweet and field corn since 2014. It has increased corn yields from 10-90 Bu/A, depending on application timing and infection rate. Keeps plants green and filling until natural maturity (BL) is reached. Drydown with normal senescent plants let the healthy ears dry faster and earlier than corn and grain from a die down plant.

Foliar Application • Produces a systemic effect in the plant.

For best result apply 8 oz at V6 to VS and 24 oz at V12 to V14 before the plants get too tall. Apply along with a high quality surfactant like Argosy at 1 qt/100 gals to prevent wash-off and prolong effect. 2.5 to 3 months activity.

• Compatible with most pesticides and can be applied with other fertilizers, minerals, herbicides, insecticides or fungicides.

Always refer to the other products’ labels for compatibility and do a jar test. Can be mixed with a fungicide, herbicide, mineral or insecticide if needed. BE acts against fungal & plus bacterial leaf diseases. Safe to humans • If applying thru a center pivot, set the gallonage per acre at .1” to prevent wash off.

• Apply late season to an unhealthy corn crop for faster recovery. Can be applied through electric drive or other pivots set to apply .1 to .2” of water. It can also be applied aerially or with a ground rig. Thermographic imaging showed it stopped an infection within three days. Mix with 2 oz of Albion’s AA chelated Cu and Mn for Tar Spot. 2 years of trials in a heavy Tar Spot area near Monroe, Wis verified this. Completely safe to humans with a with a vanilla odor.

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North [IANO] SIOUX CENTER, IA Chris Vander Brink, Sioux County, IA PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Dicamba, Roundup PowerMAX Galva silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated Minimum W/O Fall Till, very high P, very high K, 6.2 pH, 4.2% OM, 22.5 CEC Harness Max 225 Fall, Fall applied hog manure analysis (225-157-246) 225-157-246 Apr 26 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 25 33.8 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Ultra Early-Season Test 95 - 100 Day CRM B2023IANO03u

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Kruger Wyffels Wyffels Cornelius DeKalb Pioneer NuTech NuTech Wyffels NuTech Integra Renk Renk Renk Golden Harvest Viking | Blue River NuTech Rob-See-Co Cornelius Pioneer Kruger NuTech FS InVision Integra Viking | Blue River Kruger Viking | Blue River Golden Harvest Renk Renk

K0019DT W1996RIB W2446RIB C5922SSP DKC47-84RIB GC P0075Q GC 60A4AM 59C1AM W1988 57B5AM 4993 TRERIB RK600VT2P RK582SSTX RK597SSPRO G00A97-AA 24-99 56A8AM RC4937-SSP C5704TRE P9823Q GC K9864DT 60A2Q FS 4927T RIB CXINT099TRE 45-97 K9815SS 44-98 G97B68-DV RK579DGVT2P RK590VT2P

TRE VT2P VT2P STXP STX QR AM AM STX AM TRE VT2P STX STXP AA CONV AM STXP TRE QR TRE QR TRE TRE CONV STX CONV DV VT2PDG VT2P

100 98 100 99 97 100 100 99 98 97 99 100 98 99 100 99 96 99 97 98 98 100 99 99 97 98 98 97 99 98

252.0 247.8 247.4 246.9 246.5 243.0 242.1 241.5 241.3 239.8 239.2 238.8 238.3 237.6 237.3 235.5 234.7 232.0 231.8 231.1 230.4 230.3 228.8 228.1 227.3 226.4 223.6 223.0 222.2 221.0

17.2 17.2 17.4 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.1 17.5 17.3 17.2 17.7 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.1 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.1

1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

34.5 34.5 33.2 33.2 33.9 35.2 31.9 33.2 33.9 32.9 33.2 32.6 33.9 35.2 32.5 32.5 33.9 32.6 33.2 35.8 35.2 31.2 33.9 33.9 31.9 35.2 33.9 33.9 33.9 34.5

1137 1118 1114 1113 1112 1096 1091 1090 1086 1081 1080 1073 1076 1072 1070 1061 1058 1046 1045 1041 1038 1038 1033 1031 1027 1022 1007 1004 1000 998

Averages =

223.3

17.3

2

33.8

989

LSD (0.10) =

14.9

0.2

2

LSD (0.25) =

7.8

0.1

1

C.V. =

6.3

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Historic yield: 233.98 bu/a, 2 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Most of Sioux County has remained in a moderate drought for the entire season, however, rainfall has been timely on this farm. With the exception of a large storm that dumped 6.5" on Aug 6, showers through the remainder of the season were small but just enough to allow the plants to form large ears and deep kernels. July was cool and dry which likely reduced foliar disease development during reproductive stages. Chris did not notice excessive pressure of any kind. Corn was standing well at harvest with very little lodging observed. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/26/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] SIOUX CENTER, IA Chris Vander Brink, Sioux County, IA PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Dicamba, Roundup PowerMAX Galva silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated Minimum W/O Fall Till, very high P, very high K, 6.2 pH, 4.2% OM, 22.5 CEC Harness Max 225 Fall, Fall applied hog manure analysis (225-157-246) 225-157-246 Apr 26 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 25 33.9 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test 101 - 106 Day CRM B2023IANW03a

Top 30 of 60 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Kruger Prairie Hybrids Dyna-Gro Titan Pro Renk Renk Hefty Viking | Blue River DeKalb Wyffels FS InVision Renk Renk Prairie Hybrids DenBesten Kruger Wyffels Renk Viking | Blue River Titan Pro Golden Harvest Golden Harvest LG Seeds Augusta Cornelius Miller Hybrids Hoegemeyer DeKalb Cornelius Integra PIONEER

K0551DP 3051ORG D45SP33RIB 32-06 SSP RK703PWE RK625DGVT2P H5674 46-02 DKC105-33RIB GC W3576RIB FS 5335P RIB RK628VT2P RK707TRE 4470 DB34-06 K0377SS W4025RIB RK720TRE 84-05 36-06 G06A27-D G03B19-AA LG51C62VT2RIB A1954 PCE C6384TRE M06-62 7549Q DKC52-99RIB GC C6472TRE 5443 DGVT2PRIB P0622Q CK

VT2P CONV STXP STXP PCE VT2PDG STXP CONV STXP VT2P STXP VT2P TRE CONV CONV STX TRE TRE CONV CONV D AA VT2P PCE TRE CONV QR TRE TRE VT2PDG QR

105 105 105 106 106 104 106 102 105 103 103 102 105 106 106 103 105 106 105 106 106 103 101 104 103 106 105 102 104 104 106

285.9 284.7 284.3 282.6 280.2 278.4 278.0 275.9 275.9 273.3 272.0 269.4 269.3 268.9 268.1 267.6 266.2 266.0 265.2 264.8 264.4 263.9 263.5 262.5 261.5 261.5 260.6 260.6 259.0 258.0 246.6

17.6 17.9 18.0 18.3 18.0 18.0 18.1 17.6 17.5 17.7 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.8 18.3 18.1 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.9 18.4 17.9 17.9 17.6 17.5 18.0 18.1 17.3 17.8 17.5 17.9

2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 1

35.2 33.9 35.8 33.9 34.8 34.5 33.8 33.9 34.5 33.9 31.9 34.5 33.9 33.9 30.6 33.2 33.9 31.9 35.2 29.9 37.1 33.2 34.5 32.6 34.5 34.8 34.5 33.9 33.8 33.2 30.6

1285 1277 1273 1263 1255 1248 1245 1241 1242 1228 1225 1212 1211 1207 1198 1198 1197 1196 1192 1188 1180 1183 1182 1181 1177 1171 1167 1174 1162 1161 1105

Averages =

256.0

17.7

1

33.9

1150

LSD (0.10) =

17.3

0.3

1

LSD (0.25) =

9.1

0.1

1

C.V. =

6.4

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 21 22 23 25 27 28 26 29 30 46

Historic yield: 233.98 bu/a, 2 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Most of Sioux County has remained in a moderate drought for the entire season, however, rainfall has been timely on this farm. With the exception of a large storm that dumped 6.5" on Aug 6, showers through the remainder of the season were small but just enough to allow the plants to form large ears and deep kernels. July was cool and dry which likely reduced foliar disease development during reproductive stages. Chris did not notice excessive pressure of any kind. Corn was standing well at harvest with very little lodging observed. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/26/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] SIOUX CENTER, IA Chris Vander Brink, Sioux County, IA PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Dicamba, Roundup PowerMAX Galva silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated Minimum W/O Fall Till, very high P, very high K, 6.2 pH, 4.2% OM, 22.5 CEC Harness Max 225 Fall, Fall applied hog manure analysis (225-157-246) 225-157-246 Apr 26 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 25 34.0 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test 107 - 111 Day CRM B2023IANW03b

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Renk Integra Renk Integra Hefty DeKalb DeKalb FS InVision FS InVision Pioneer DeKalb Cornelius Integra Wyffels Pioneer Miller Hybrids Pioneer DeKalb Prairie Hybrids FS InVision Kruger Hefty Cornelius Golden Harvest Kruger Hoegemeyer Hefty Miller Hybrids Renk FS InVision PIONEER

RK766SSPRO 5704 SSPRO RK773TRE 6061 STXRIB H6042 RIB DKC107-33RIB GC DKC108-64RIB GC FS 5935X RIB FS 6133VDG RIB P1164AM GC DKC110-10RIB GC C7048SSP 5802 VT2PRIB W5406 P1185AM GC M10-74 P0953AM GC DKC59-82RIB GC 5851 FS 6025X RIB K1139SS H5862 C7021DP G10B61-AA K0915DD 8110AM H6064 M08-49PC RK811PWE FS 6137PC P0622Q CK

STXP STXP TRE STX VT2P STXP STXP STX VT2PDG AM STX STXP VT2P VT2P AM CONV AM VT2P CONV STX STX VT2P VT2P AA VT2PDG AM STX PC PCE PCE QR

109 107 109 110 110 107 108 109 111 111 110 110 108 108 111 110 109 109 109 110 111 108 110 110 109 111 110 108 111 111 106

288.7 288.6 281.9 279.1 277.0 276.4 275.2 275.1 274.1 272.9 270.9 270.3 270.0 270.0 269.3 268.9 268.8 267.8 267.6 266.7 266.7 265.7 265.1 264.9 264.7 264.1 263.0 259.8 257.2 256.8 244.8

18.3 18.5 18.0 19.3 19.2 18.1 18.5 18.9 19.4 18.3 18.8 18.2 17.8 19.2 19.2 20.1 18.6 18.3 19.2 18.9 19.1 18.9 19.3 18.3 18.2 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.3 18.4 18.0

1 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1

33.2 35.2 35.2 34.5 33.2 33.2 34.5 33.2 33.2 35.2 35.2 31.9 35.2 33.2 33.9 35.8 33.9 35.2 33.2 31.2 35.2 34.5 33.9 31.9 34.5 35.8 33.9 33.9 34.5 34.5 32.5

1290 1288 1263 1236 1227 1238 1228 1223 1213 1219 1205 1208 1211 1197 1193 1182 1198 1196 1186 1186 1183 1181 1174 1183 1184 1176 1171 1157 1150 1146 1097

Averages =

258.7

18.6

1

34.0

1131

LSD (0.10) =

16.9

0.5

ns

LSD (0.25) =

8.9

0.2

ns

C.V. =

6.2

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 5 7 4 6 8 10 9 13 12 11 15 17 23 14 16 18 19 21 24 26 22 20 25 27 28 29 30 43

Historic yield: 233.98 bu/a, 2 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Most of Sioux County has remained in a moderate drought for the entire season, however, rainfall has been timely on this farm. With the exception of a large storm that dumped 6.5" on Aug 6, showers through the remainder of the season were small but just enough to allow the plants to form large ears and deep kernels. July was cool and dry which likely reduced foliar disease development during reproductive stages. Chris did not notice excessive pressure of any kind. Corn was standing well at harvest with very little lodging observed. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/26/2023

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S&S Equipment 1886 Hwy 20 • Lawton, IA 51030

712-944-5751

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] WATERLOO, IA Rottinghaus Farms, Rottinghaus Farms, Black Hawk County, IA 50703 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans, Rye Cover Crop / Warrant, Liberty, Select Max Marquis-Readlyn loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated Strip-Till, high P, high K, 5.8 pH, 2.9% OM, 15.5 CEC Capreno, Atrazine 207 Fall 207-69-90 May 2 39.2 /A 30" spacing Oct 4 37.5 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test 101 - 106 Day CRM B2023IANC06a

Top 30 of 60 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Rob-See-Co Rob-See-Co NuTech Augusta Cornelius NuTech Cornelius FS InVision Integra NuTech Renk Wyffels Renk Viking NuTech Titan Pro Wyffels FS InVision Hefty Rob-See-Co FS InVision Kruger Prairie Hybrids Pioneer DeKalb Viking Wyffels Kruger Augusta Epley PIONEER

RC5610-PCE RC5422-PCE 63A5AM A1954 PCE C6472TRE 64B5Q C6578PC FS 5335P RIB 5584 PWE 66D1AM RK625DGVT2P W4025RIB RK703PWE 84-05 65D3Q 34-04 DG2P W2629 FS 5125L1A EZR H5254 RC5188-SSP FS 5594X RIB K0551DP 3051ORG P0339Q GC DKC56-65RIB GC 24-01 W2595 K0377SS A1956-PWE E1530 P0622Q CK

PCE PCE AM PCE TRE QR PCE STXP PCE AM VT2PDG TRE PCE CONV QR VT2PDG STXP AA STX STXP STX VT2P CONV QR STX CONV TRE STX PCE CONV QR

106 104 103 104 104 104 105 103 105 106 104 105 106 105 105 104 101 101 102 101 105 105 105 103 106 101 101 103 106 105 106

224.3 224.1 221.3 220.7 218.9 218.6 217.1 216.4 214.1 213.0 212.6 211.7 211.1 210.5 210.0 209.8 209.7 209.5 208.6 208.4 208.2 208.0 207.4 207.3 207.2 206.8 206.6 205.2 204.9 203.3 222.2

17.7 17.8 18.1 17.7 17.7 18.5 18.3 17.2 18.2 18.6 16.5 17.5 19.1 17.3 18.4 17.5 17.1 17.1 17.4 16.9 18.7 17.4 18.3 17.5 16.9 17.9 16.6 17.9 17.9 16.8 19.5

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Averages =

204.2

17.7

LSD (0.10) =

7.5

0.7

ns

LSD (0.25) =

3.9

0.4

ns

C.V. =

3.5

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 38.5 36.5 38.5 39.1 39.1 38.5 39.1 35.2 37.8 33.8 36.5 38.5 36.5 37.1 39.1 37.8 36.5 35.8 36.5 36.5 39.1 39.1 38.5 38.5 37.1 35.8 37.1 38.5 38.5 35.2 36.5

1007 1005 991 992 984 975 970 976 957 949 965 953 936 949 937 944 947 946 940 943 927 937 927 933 937 927 937 920 919 921 982

37.5

918

1 2 4 3 5 8 9 7 11 13 10 12 24 14 20 17 15 16 19 18 26 21 27 25 22 28 23 30 31 29 6

Historic yield: 219.36 bu/a, 14 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: For a couple weeks after planting, small showers came through regularly and set this farm up for excellent plant establishment. The moisture was welcome, however, it didn't last long. The month of May fell nearly 3" below the 10-yr average and by July 1, the deficit since planting was over 7" below the 10-yr average. Some needed rain came a few days before and during pollination but drought conditions persisted for the remainder of the season all the way through grain fill, preventing top-end yields. At harvest, this area remained in D3 extreme drought and the crop was nearly 12" below the 10-yr average from planting through black layer. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/05/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] WATERLOO, IA Rottinghaus Farms, Rottinghaus Farms, Black Hawk County, IA 50703 PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans, Rye Cover Crop / Warrant, Liberty, Select Max Marquis-Readlyn loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated Strip-Till, high P, high K, 5.8 pH, 2.9% OM, 15.5 CEC Capreno, Atrazine 207 Fall 207-69-90 May 2 39.2 /A 30" spacing Oct 4 37.3 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test 107 - 111 Day CRM B2023IANC06b

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Pioneer NuTech NuTech FS InVision Pioneer Renk Wyffels Titan Pro Hefty FS InVision Kruger Wyffels FS InVision Rob-See-Co Wyffels Titan Pro Golden Harvest Kruger Titan Pro Cornelius Kruger Cornelius Wyffels Prairie Hybrids FS InVision Viking ProHarvest NuTech Hefty Epley PIONEER

P1185AM GC 70F6Q 70B4AM FS 6025X RIB P0953AM GC RK773TRE W6886 30-10 H6064 FS 6137PC K0783DP W5406 FS 5935X RIB RC6131-SS W6215 39-08 PCE G10B61-AA K1191DT 31-10 PCE C6847TRE K1139SS C7021DP W5019 5883 FS 6133VDG RIB 85-09 81P88 TRERIB 68C1Q H5944 E2120 P0622Q CK

AM QR AM STX AM TRE VT2P CONV STX PCE VT2P VT2P STX STX TRE PCE AA TRE PCE TRE STX VT2P STXP CONV VT2PDG CONV TRE QR STX CONV QR

111 110 110 110 109 109 111 110 110 111 107 108 109 111 109 108 110 111 110 108 111 110 107 109 111 109 111 108 109 111 106

281.7 270.0 253.8 252.4 250.9 249.6 248.7 248.0 247.7 243.1 242.2 239.6 238.2 237.7 237.4 237.2 237.2 235.9 235.9 235.8 235.4 234.5 234.2 233.6 233.0 232.6 232.2 231.2 230.9 230.5 227.6

23.1 23.0 22.1 25.2 20.8 22.4 23.8 22.7 25.0 22.1 20.7 21.1 22.0 22.6 21.8 21.2 22.8 21.8 22.8 20.0 23.4 22.3 19.7 22.5 21.9 22.2 22.1 21.5 21.2 20.6 19.9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Averages =

233.5

21.8

LSD (0.10) =

10.7

1.3

ns

LSD (0.25) =

5.6

0.7

ns

C.V. =

4.4

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 37.1 37.2 38.5 36.5 37.8 36.5 37.8 37.8 37.2 35.9 37.1 38.5 36.5 38.5 39.1 37.8 39.1 38.5 38.5 38.5 37.8 38.5 35.2 39.1 36.5 37.8 38.5 38.5 34.5 35.8 36.5

1204 1155 1095 1058 1096 1074 1056 1064 1040 1050 1059 1044 1029 1021 1028 1033 1017 1021 1011 1038 1004 1010 1033 1005 1007 1003 1002 1003 1005 1009 1002

37.3

1010

1 2 4 8 3 5 9 6 12 10 7 11 16 18 17 14 20 19 21 13 27 22 15 25 24 28 30 29 26 23 31

Historic yield: 219.36 bu/a, 14 yr(s) Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: For a couple weeks after planting, small showers came through regularly and set this farm up for excellent plant establishment. The moisture was welcome, however, it didn't last long. The month of May fell nearly 3" below the 10-yr average and by July 1, the deficit since planting was over 7" below the 10-yr average. Some needed rain came a few days before and during pollination but drought conditions persisted for the remainder of the season all the way through grain fill, preventing top-end yields. At harvest, this area remained in D3 extreme drought and the crop was nearly 12" below the 10-yr average from planting through black layer. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/05/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North [IANO] WEBB, IA Jeff Charlstrom, Clay County, IA PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Authority Edge, Mauler, Clethodim 2EC, Enlist One, Glyphosate Waldorf-Nicollet silty clay loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated Minimum W/ Fall Till, high P, medium K, 5.7 pH, 4.8% OM, 28.2 CEC Anthem Maxx, Atrazine, Impact, Lucento 202 Fall 202-152-134 May 5 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 21 34.5 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Ultra Early-Season Test 95 - 100 Day CRM B2023IANO02u

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

NuTech Renk Wyffels Renk FS InVision Rob-See-Co NuTech Wyffels Pioneer NuTech Kruger Jacobsen Wyffels Pioneer FS InVision Renk Cornelius Jacobsen Titan Pro Integra Golden Harvest Augusta Integra Cornelius Viking | Blue River Viking | Blue River NuTech Kruger Rob-See-Co Titan Pro

59C1AM RK590VT2P W1996RIB RK582SSTX FS 4927T RIB RC4937-SSP 60A4AM W2446RIB P9823Q GC 57B5AM K0019DT JS7045VT2PRO W1988 P0075Q GC FS 5035P RK600VT2P C5972TRE JS5044DGVT2P 28-96 PCE 4993 TRERIB G97B68-DV A2047-PWE CXINT099TRE C5922SSP 44-98 45-97 56A8AM K9815SS RC4779-PCE 37-97 DV

AM VT2P VT2P STX TRE STXP AM VT2P QR AM TRE VT2P STX QR STXP VT2P TRE VT2PDG PCE TRE DV PCE TRE STXP CONV CONV AM STX PCE DV

99 98 98 98 99 99 100 100 98 97 100 95 98 100 100 100 99 95 96 99 97 97 99 99 98 97 96 98 97 97

267.1 265.9 265.6 265.1 264.2 262.7 260.6 260.4 260.2 259.3 259.1 258.0 257.3 256.3 256.0 255.9 255.8 255.1 255.0 254.7 254.4 253.9 253.2 252.8 251.3 251.3 251.1 250.5 250.2 248.5

14.5 13.8 14.1 14.3 14.4 14.4 15.1 14.7 14.3 14.2 14.6 14.1 14.9 15.1 14.8 14.3 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.5 15.0 14.5 15.1 14.5 15.0 14.2 14.0 15.0 14.5 15.0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

33.9 35.8 35.2 35.2 33.9 33.9 35.2 33.9 34.5 33.2 35.2 34.5 34.5 34.5 34.5 35.2 33.9 33.2 33.9 33.8 35.2 33.9 35.8 33.9 34.5 34.5 35.2 34.5 35.2 33.2

1229 1223 1222 1219 1215 1208 1197 1198 1197 1193 1192 1187 1184 1178 1178 1177 1177 1173 1173 1172 1170 1168 1164 1163 1156 1156 1155 1152 1151 1143

34.5

1130

Corey Rozenboom

Averages =

250.4

14.8

1

LSD (0.10) =

9.0

0.5

ns

LSD (0.25) =

4.7

0.3

ns

C.V. =

3.4

corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Historic yield: new site Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Regular rainfall from planting through pollination gave the corn on Jeff's farm a great start. May was warm and a few big rain events soaked in well to allow for good emergence and early vigor. Soil moisture at pollination was ideal as July was a bit cooler than usual. Ears at harvest were mostly 16-18 around and filled to the tip. A fungicide application protected top-end yields and consistency across the trial area was excellent. This was one of the rare garden spots in northern Iowa that seemed to have just the right amount of moisture to keep the crop going all year round. This site ended just 2" below the 10-yr average from planting through black layer. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/22/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] WEBB, IA Jeff Charlstrom, Clay County, IA PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Authority Edge, Mauler, Clethodim 2EC, Enlist One, Glyphosate Waldorf-Nicollet silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated Minimum W/ Fall Till, high P, medium K, 5.7 pH, 4.8% OM, 28.2 CEC Anthem Maxx, Atrazine, Impact, Lucento 202 Fall 202-152-134 May 5 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 21 34.3 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test 101 - 106 Day CRM B2023IANW02a

Top 30 of 60 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Wyffels Kruger FS InVision Hefty DeKalb Dyna-Gro Wyffels Dyna-Gro DeKalb Pioneer Viking | Blue River Integra LG Seeds Hefty Kruger FS InVision Hoegemeyer DeKalb Hoegemeyer Titan Pro Miller Hybrids Prairie Hybrids Renk Viking | Blue River Hefty Renk Renk Hefty Augusta Renk PIONEER

W3576RIB K0551DP FS 5335P RIB H5674 DKC101-33RIB GC D45SP33RIB W3309 D44DC73RIB DKC105-33RIB GC P0339Q GC 72-06 5443 DGVT2PRIB LG51C62VT2RIB H5432 K0475SP FS 5525VDG RIB 7329AM DKC52-99RIB GC 7478AM 36-06 RX03-47 3051ORG RK707TRE 46-02 H5655 RK703PWE RK628VT2P H5442 A1956-PWE RK625DGVT2P P0622Q CK

VT2P VT2P STXP STXP STXP STXP STXP VT2PDG STXP QR CONV VT2PDG VT2P VT2P STXP VT2PDG AM TRE AM CONV CONV CONV TRE CONV TRE PCE VT2P VT2P PCE VT2PDG QR

103 105 103 106 101 105 103 104 105 103 106 104 101 104 104 105 103 102 104 106 103 105 105 102 106 106 102 104 106 104 106

290.1 284.8 283.5 282.4 281.9 281.8 281.3 279.7 277.7 276.1 276.0 275.6 275.3 275.0 274.8 274.7 273.9 273.8 271.6 271.3 271.3 270.0 269.4 269.3 269.2 269.1 268.1 267.9 266.9 265.9 266.7

14.9 15.2 15.0 16.1 15.1 14.9 15.1 14.6 15.5 15.8 15.3 14.4 16.2 14.7 15.1 14.6 15.7 14.7 16.3 15.7 14.9 15.4 14.8 15.1 15.0 15.9 15.3 15.5 15.7 15.0 16.5

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1

33.2 33.9 35.2 32.6 35.2 33.2 34.5 34.5 33.9 33.2 33.9 35.2 35.2 33.8 35.2 34.5 33.2 34.5 35.2 34.5 34.5 33.2 33.8 35.2 33.9 34.5 34.5 33.2 34.5 34.5 34.5

1334 1307 1304 1287 1296 1296 1293 1287 1271 1261 1266 1268 1253 1265 1263 1264 1252 1259 1236 1241 1248 1238 1239 1237 1238 1228 1230 1227 1220 1223 1210

Averages =

266.2

15.5

1

34.3

1218

LSD (0.10) =

9.8

0.6

ns

LSD (0.25) =

5.2

0.3

ns

C.V. =

3.5

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 7 4 5 6 8 9 15 11 10 17 12 14 13 18 16 25 20 19 22 21 24 23 27 26 28 30 29 34

Historic yield: new site Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Regular rainfall from planting through pollination gave the corn on Jeff's farm a great start. May was warm and a few big rain events soaked in well to allow for good emergence and early vigor. Soil moisture at pollination was ideal as July was a bit cooler than usual. Ears at harvest were mostly 16-18 around and filled to the tip. A fungicide application protected top-end yields and consistency across the trial area was excellent. This was one of the rare garden spots in northern Iowa that seemed to have just the right amount of moisture to keep the crop going all year round. This site ended just 2" below the 10-yr average from planting through black layer. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/22/2023

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2023 Corn Grain Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] WEBB, IA Jeff Charlstrom, Clay County, IA PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: PEST MANAGEMENT: FERTILITY - Applied N: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Soybeans / Authority Edge, Mauler, Clethodim 2EC, Enlist One, Glyphosate Waldorf-Nicollet silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated Minimum W/ Fall Till, high P, medium K, 5.7 pH, 4.8% OM, 28.2 CEC Anthem Maxx, Atrazine, Impact, Lucento 202 Fall 202-152-134 May 5 35.7 /A 30" spacing Oct 21 34.5 /A

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test 107 - 111 Day CRM B2023IANW02b

Top 30 of 54 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Pioneer DeKalb Kruger Cornelius Hoegemeyer FS InVision Hoegemeyer Integra Kruger Titan Pro Wyffels Renk FS InVision FS InVision DeKalb Renk Titan Pro Viking | Blue River Renk Kruger Dyna-Gro Hefty Hefty Wyffels Kruger Dyna-Gro Titan Pro Cornelius FS InVision Prairie Hybrids PIONEER

P1185AM GC DKC110-10RIB GC K0915DD C7021DP 8125AM FS 6025X RIB 8110AM 5802 VT2PRIB K1191DT 31-10 PCE W6215 RK773TRE FS 6017V RIB FS 5935X RIB DKC59-82RIB GC RK766SSPRO 30-10 85-09 RK811PWE K0783DP D50VC09RIB H5862 H5952 W5406 K0957SP D49VC53RIB 39-08 PCE C7048SSP FS 6133VDG RIB 5883 P0622Q CK

AM STX VT2PDG VT2P AM STX AM VT2P TRE PCE TRE TRE VT2P STX VT2P STXP CONV CONV PCE VT2P VT2P VT2P VT2P VT2P STXP VT2P PCE STXP VT2PDG CONV QR

111 110 109 110 111 110 111 108 111 110 109 109 110 109 109 109 110 109 111 107 110 108 109 108 109 109 108 110 111 109 106

300.0 294.2 293.6 292.6 291.5 290.3 289.6 289.0 289.0 288.0 286.8 285.6 285.6 285.6 285.4 285.2 283.9 283.8 283.1 282.1 281.4 280.1 279.6 278.7 278.7 277.8 277.3 276.2 275.2 274.2 266.5

18.0 17.8 16.1 18.1 17.6 19.4 18.1 16.1 17.2 17.3 17.2 16.5 16.3 18.1 16.7 16.6 19.1 17.1 18.0 17.0 16.5 18.2 17.6 18.3 17.0 17.8 17.4 17.1 17.1 16.7 16.5

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

34.5 35.2 33.9 35.2 34.5 35.2 33.9 34.5 34.5 35.2 35.8 35.2 34.5 33.2 33.8 35.2 33.9 34.5 34.5 33.2 33.9 35.2 35.2 33.9 36.5 34.5 35.8 35.8 33.9 35.2 34.5

1344 1320 1338 1310 1310 1285 1297 1317 1304 1298 1294 1296 1299 1278 1293 1294 1259 1282 1268 1275 1277 1253 1257 1245 1259 1247 1249 1247 1243 1242 1210

Averages =

276.6

17.5

2

34.5

1245

LSD (0.10) =

10.6

0.8

3

LSD (0.25) =

5.6

0.4

1

C.V. =

3.6

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 15.0%

Shrink = 1.3

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 3 2 5 6 15 10 4 7 9 12 11 8 17 14 13 21 16 20 19 18 24 23 28 22 26 25 27 29 30 41

Historic yield: new site Drying = $0.04

Prices: GMO = $4.60

Test Comments: Regular rainfall from planting through pollination gave the corn on Jeff's farm a great start. May was warm and a few big rain events soaked in well to allow for good emergence and early vigor. Soil moisture at pollination was ideal as July was a bit cooler than usual. Ears at harvest were mostly 16-18 around and filled to the tip. A fungicide application protected top-end yields and consistency across the trial area was excellent. This was one of the rare garden spots in northern Iowa that seemed to have just the right amount of moisture to keep the crop going all year round. This site ended just 2" below the 10-yr average from planting through black layer. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/22/2023

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Testing regions have been established to provide similarity by geography and crop maturity. Seed products within a predefined maturity range (e.g., 106 to 116 RM corn or 0.7 to 1.5 maturity soybeans) are pooled into a single, all-season test or split into early- and full-season tests depending on entry volume. Products are planted at five or six corn test locations or four soybean locations within a region. Test locations are selected to represent the geographic diversity within a region. Ideal sites have uniform, well-drained soils where farmer hosts use standard production practices for the area. Typically, all tests at a location are conducted adjacent to each other to minimize yield variance between tests.

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Individual plots (a.k.a. mini-strips) contain four corn rows spaced 30-inches apart, 45 feet in length (Figure 3). Soybean is planted in four rows spaced 30-inches apart or seven 15-inch spaced rows. Soil insecticide is typically applied to corn at planting. Seeding rate is based on standard area practices.

FIRST Managers measure yield from the center two corn rows or all soybean rows using customized commercial self-propelled combines. Grain from each plot is electronically weighed and moisture content measured. Soybean grain is sampled from one replicate per test for protein and oil content analysis.

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] EMMETSBURG, IA Jeff Charlstrom, Clay County, IA Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc.

PREV. CROP/HERB:

Corn / Anthem Maxx, Atrazine, Solstice

SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION:

Nicollet clay loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated medium P, medium K, 6.0 pH, 4.5% OM, 22.7 CEC Minimum W/ Fall Till Authority Edge, Mauler, Liberty 280 Sl, Roundup Powermax 3, Outlook, Clethodim 2ec, Lucento, Hero 0-0-0

PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW:

May 26 144.0 /A 30" spacing

HARVESTED - STAND:

Oct 9 127.8 /A

Sanborn, IA

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Xitavo FS HiSOY Asgrow Hefty Xitavo Asgrow FS HiSOY Stine Zinesto FS HiSOY Cornelius Hefty Stine Zinesto Kruger Titan Pro Pioneer FS HiSOY Hefty Xitavo Golden Harvest Golden Harvest Titan Pro Pioneer Zinesto Kruger Xitavo Zinesto Cornelius CROPLAN

XO 1822E HS 18F20 AG18XF1 § H18E3 XO 1632E AG19XF3 § HS 15E10 20EG02 § Z1802E HS 18E30 CB18XF88 GC H16E4 19EG92 § Z2002E K1914XF TP 20E22 GC P19A66E § HS 15F30 H20E3 XO 1761E GH2083E3S § GH2004XF § TP 18E22 GC P18A73E § Z1603E K1804XF XO 1971E Z1902E CB16XF21 GC CP2520E CK

E3 RXF RXF E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3,ST RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF E3

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.5 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.6 2.5

R R R R R R R R NA R R R R NA R R NA R R R R MR R NA R R R NA R R

73.2 72.0 70.2 69.9 69.3 68.6 68.5 68.2 67.4 67.4 66.8 66.5 66.3 64.0 63.7 63.5 62.9 62.8 62.5 61.0 60.9 60.6 60.1 60.1 59.9 59.4 59.1 56.2 53.8 71.0

9.4 9.0 8.9 9.2 9.2 8.6 9.3 9.3 9.1 9.3 9.0 9.4 9.1 9.1 8.7 9.2 8.7 9.3 9.4 8.7 9.4 9.0 9.2 8.6 9.0 8.7 9.1 9.0 9.2 9.4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Averages =

64.5

9.1

LSD (0.10) =

4.2

0.3

ns

LSD (0.25) =

2.2

0.2

ns

C.V. =

6.2

corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Maturity Group 1.6 - 2.0 S2023IANW04a

Top 30 of 30 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Corey Rozenboom

Early-Season Test

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 130.0 130.0 127.3 127.3 127.3 125.0 130.0 127.3 130.0 130.0 129.7 127.3 127.3 127.3 124.7 127.3 127.3 127.3 129.7 127.3 130.0 127.3 130.0 117.3 124.7 129.7 129.7 130.0 125.0 130.0

922 907 885 881 873 864 863 859 849 849 842 838 835 806 803 800 793 791 788 769 767 764 757 757 755 748 745 708 678 895

127.8

813

1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3

Historic yield: 57.5 bu/a, 15 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: A wet spring delayed planting here and soil moisture was nearly ideal at planting time. The plants emerged quickly. Dry conditions during flowering and pod development did take a toll on varieties at this site, however, a few well-timed showers early in August provided some temporary relief to the moderate drought that had formed. Seed size was all over the place on any given plant with August rain-filled pods with large seeds higher up the plant compared to smaller seeds found in pods set mid-to-lower on the main stem. From planting through Oct 1, this farm was 6.4" below the 10-yr average rainfall. Plants stood very straight at harvest and no lodging was noted. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/10/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] EMMETSBURG, IA Jeff Charlstrom, Clay County, IA Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc.

PREV. CROP/HERB:

Corn / Anthem Maxx, Atrazine, Solstice

SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION:

Applied N-P-K (units):

Nicollet clay loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated medium P, medium K, 6.0 pH, 4.5% OM, 22.7 CEC Minimum W/ Fall Till Authority Edge, Mauler, Liberty 280 Sl, Roundup Powermax 3, Outlook, Clethodim 2ec, Lucento, Hero 0-0-0

SEEDED - RATE - ROW:

May 26 144.0 /A 30" spacing

HARVESTED - STAND:

Oct 9 125.4 /A

PEST MANAGEMENT:

Sanborn, IA

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Asgrow Xitavo Hoegemeyer Titan Pro Kruger Genesis Golden Harvest Xitavo Zinesto Kruger Stine FS HiSOY Golden Harvest Cornelius Xitavo Hoegemeyer Genesis FS HiSOY Genesis Xitavo FS HiSOY FS HiSOY Pioneer Zinesto Asgrow Zinesto Stine Zinesto Titan Pro CROPLAN

AG21XF2 § XO 2323E 2574 E TP 25E22 K2294XF G2550E GH2292E3 § XO 2282E Z2303E K2115XF 21EG32 § HS 25E30 GH2544XF § CB22XF52 XO 2444E 2254 E G2570ES HS 23F10 G2480E XO 2181E HS 24E30 HS 23E10 P21A53E § Z2401E AG25XF3 § Z2202E 24FD32 § Z2101E TP 22E23 CP2520E CK

RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF RXF E3,ST E3 E3,ST RXF E3 E3 E3 E3,ST E3 E3 RXF E3 RXF E3 E3 E3

2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.5

R R R R R R MR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R NA R R NA R R R R

76.8 75.0 75.0 74.8 74.7 73.8 73.7 73.4 72.2 72.0 71.7 71.7 71.0 70.9 70.9 70.3 69.7 69.7 68.5 68.3 68.1 66.0 66.0 65.7 65.4 64.3 63.5 63.5 61.8 70.4

9.1 9.2 9.4 9.5 9.3 9.2 8.9 9.1 9.3 9.2 9.7 9.5 9.4 8.9 9.9 9.7 9.4 9.6 8.9 9.0 9.4 9.2 8.7 9.8 10.0 9.3 9.1 9.4 9.1 9.3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Averages =

69.9

9.3

LSD (0.10) =

3.8

0.4

ns

LSD (0.25) =

2.0

0.2

ns

C.V. =

5.1

corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Maturity Group 2.1 - 2.5 S2023IANW04b

Top 30 of 30 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Corey Rozenboom

Full-Season Test

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 124.7 127.3 127.3 124.7 125.0 125.0 127.3 124.7 122.3 124.7 124.7 130.0 119.7 122.3 130.0 127.3 124.7 127.3 124.7 124.7 130.0 120.0 125.0 122.0 127.3 127.3 127.3 125.0 127.3 122.0

968 945 945 942 941 930 929 925 910 907 903 903 895 893 893 886 878 878 863 861 858 832 832 828 824 810 800 800 779 887

125.4

882

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 16

Historic yield: 57.5 bu/a, 15 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: A wet spring delayed planting here and soil moisture was nearly ideal at planting time. The plants emerged quickly. Dry conditions during flowering and pod development did take a toll on varieties at this site, however, a few well-timed showers early in August provided some temporary relief to the moderate drought that had formed. Seed size was all over the place on any given plant with August rain-filled pods with large seeds higher up the plant compared to smaller seeds found in pods set mid-to-lower on the main stem. From planting through Oct 1, this farm was 6.4" below the 10-yr average rainfall. Plants stood very straight at harvest and no lodging was noted. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/10/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] HARTLEY, IA Clint Van Beek, O'Brien County, IA 51346 Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc.

PREV. CROP/HERB:

Corn / Resicore, Roundup PowerMAX

SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION:

Applied N-P-K (units):

Galva silty clay loam, mod. well drained , non-irrigated very high P, very high K, 6.7 pH, 5.1% OM, 22.3 CEC No-Till 2,4-D Amine, Authority Supreme, Liberty 280 Sl, Roundup Powermax, Anthem Maxx, Clethodim 2e, Miravis Neo 0-0-0

SEEDED - RATE - ROW:

May 22 144.0 /A 30" spacing

HARVESTED - STAND:

Oct 7 128.6 /A

PEST MANAGEMENT:

Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test Maturity Group 1.6 - 2.0 S2023IANW02a

Top 30 of 30 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Hefty Xitavo Asgrow Xitavo Pioneer Titan Pro Zinesto FS HiSOY Asgrow Golden Harvest Xitavo Pioneer Golden Harvest FS HiSOY Xitavo Titan Pro Zinesto Cornelius Stine Stine FS HiSOY FS HiSOY Kruger Cornelius Hefty Zinesto Zinesto Hefty Kruger CROPLAN

H18E3 XO 1632E AG19XF3 § XO 1761E P18A73E § TP 18E22 GC Z1902E HS 18F20 AG18XF1 § GH2004XF § XO 1971E P19A66E § GH2083E3S § HS 15F30 XO 1822E TP 20E22 GC Z1603E CB16XF21 GC 20EG02 § 19EG92 § HS 15E10 HS 18E30 K1804XF CB18XF88 GC H20E3 Z1802E Z2002E H16E4 K1914XF CP2520E CK

E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF RXF RXF E3 E3 E3,ST RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3

1.8 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.9 2.5

R R R R NA R NA R R MR R NA R R R R R R R R R R R R R NA NA R R R

71.7 71.7 71.6 70.0 68.2 68.1 67.2 67.1 66.9 66.5 65.7 65.3 65.2 65.1 64.7 64.2 63.7 63.5 63.4 63.3 63.1 60.2 59.3 58.8 57.7 57.2 54.5 53.9 51.5 58.5

11.5 11.4 12.4 11.2 11.1 11.3 11.0 11.6 11.3 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.9 11.3 11.0 12.0 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.5 12.2 11.4 11.3 11.8

4 4 1 1 17 1 1 1 1 1 6 13 1 1 14 1 4 17 22 1 1 1 6 15 9 27 37 4 17 28

130.0 127.3 127.3 130.0 127.3 130.0 124.7 130.0 127.3 127.3 132.3 127.3 130.0 122.0 130.0 130.0 124.7 130.0 130.0 130.0 127.3 130.0 125.0 127.3 132.3 130.0 130.0 127.3 130.0 130.0

903 903 902 882 859 858 847 845 843 838 828 823 822 820 815 809 803 800 799 798 795 759 747 741 727 721 687 679 649 737

Averages =

63.6

11.4

9

128.6

801

LSD (0.10) =

5.3

ns

ns

LSD (0.25) =

2.8

ns

ns

C.V. =

7.8

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 25

Historic yield: 57.01 bu/a, 12 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: This area experienced some wet weather during the first couple weeks of May which delayed soybean planting for many in O'Brien County. Once planted, emergence was quick and plant stands were excellent. Overall, the amount of moisture for the season through August was about as good as one could hope for. Just when it looked like the crop was going to start showing stress, a little rain would fall at just the right moment. Clint's field was still over 3" below the 10-yr average, but relative to many other parts of Iowa this part of NW Iowa faired well for precipitation. Plants at this farm typically grow very tall and lodging was significant among some varieties. White mold was also observed in this field and impacted some varieties more than others. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/08/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] HARTLEY, IA Clint Van Beek, O'Brien County, IA 51346 Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc.

PREV. CROP/HERB:

Corn / Resicore, Roundup PowerMAX

SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION:

Galva silty clay loam, mod. well drained , non-irrigated very high P, very high K, 6.7 pH, 5.1% OM, 22.3 CEC No-Till 2,4-D Amine, Authority Supreme, Liberty 280 Sl, Roundup Powermax, Anthem Maxx, Clethodim 2e, Miravis Neo 0-0-0

PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW:

May 22 144.0 /A 30" spacing

HARVESTED - STAND:

Oct 7 127.5 /A

Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test Maturity Group 2.1 - 2.5 S2023IANW02b

Top 30 of 30 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Cornelius Golden Harvest Zinesto Hoegemeyer Titan Pro Xitavo Pioneer Zinesto Golden Harvest Xitavo Kruger Hoegemeyer Xitavo Genesis Xitavo Stine Asgrow Zinesto Zinesto Genesis Asgrow FS HiSOY Genesis FS HiSOY FS HiSOY Titan Pro Kruger FS HiSOY Stine CROPLAN

CB22XF52 GH2544XF § Z2303E 2574 E TP 25E22 XO 2444E P21A53E § Z2101E GH2292E3 § XO 2181E K2294XF 2254 E XO 2282E G2550E XO 2323E 21EG32 § AG21XF2 § Z2401E Z2202E G2570ES AG25XF3 § HS 24E30 G2480E HS 23F10 HS 23E10 TP 22E23 K2115XF HS 25E30 24FD32 § CP2520E CK

RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 E3,ST E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3,ST RXF E3 E3 RXF E3,ST E3 RXF E3 RXF E3

2.2 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.5

R R R R R R NA R MR R R R R R R R R R NA R R R R R R R R R R R

75.6 74.1 73.4 73.1 72.9 72.7 71.8 69.5 69.3 69.3 68.8 68.5 67.5 66.4 66.3 66.0 65.8 65.5 64.4 64.1 64.0 63.9 63.8 63.0 62.0 61.6 60.5 60.2 55.1 58.2

11.9 11.8 11.1 11.7 12.9 12.1 11.2 11.1 11.8 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.3 12.0 12.6 11.3 11.6 11.8 11.2 11.5 11.9 11.9 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.3 11.4 11.8 11.4 11.2

1 1 9 1 1 6 1 1 1 22 1 1 1 2 9 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 1 1 1

130.0 127.3 125.0 127.3 127.3 124.7 130.0 130.0 127.3 127.3 130.0 127.3 127.3 124.7 127.3 127.3 127.3 125.0 130.0 127.3 130.0 127.3 130.0 124.7 130.0 130.0 127.3 124.7 127.3 124.7

953 934 925 921 919 916 905 876 873 873 867 863 850 837 835 832 829 825 811 808 806 805 804 794 781 776 762 759 694 733

Averages =

66.6

11.6

3

127.5

839

LSD (0.10) =

4.8

ns

ns

LSD (0.25) =

2.5

ns

ns

C.V. =

6.8

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 29

Historic yield: 57.01 bu/a, 12 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: This area experienced some wet weather during the first couple weeks of May which delayed soybean planting for many in O'Brien County. Once planted, emergence was quick and plant stands were excellent. Overall, the amount of moisture for the season through August was about as good as one could hope for. Just when it looked like the crop was going to start showing stress, a little rain would fall at just the right moment. Clint's field was still over 3" below the 10-yr average, but relative to many other parts of Iowa this part of NW Iowa faired well for precipitation. Plants at this farm typically grow very tall and lodging was significant among some varieties. White mold was also observed in this field and impacted some varieties more than others. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/08/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] HULL, IA Hull Coop Association, Evan Wielenga, Sioux County, IA Corn / Verdict, Callisto, Atrazine Galva-Primghar silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated high P, very high K, 6.4 pH, 4.3% OM, 21.2 CEC Conventional W/ Fall Till Zidua Pro, Roundup Powermax 3, Liberty 280 Sl (X2) 0-0-0 May 8 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 6 129.3 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test Maturity Group 1.6 - 2.0 S2023IANW01a

Top 30 of 30 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Kruger Titan Pro Cornelius Zinesto Zinesto Hefty Titan Pro Pioneer Hefty Xitavo Stine FS HiSOY FS HiSOY Pioneer Xitavo Asgrow FS HiSOY Asgrow Cornelius FS HiSOY Golden Harvest Kruger Zinesto Stine Golden Harvest Xitavo Xitavo Hefty Zinesto CROPLAN

K1804XF TP 20E22 GC CB18XF88 GC Z1902E Z1802E H20E3 TP 18E22 GC P19A66E § H18E3 XO 1632E 19EG92 § HS 18F20 HS 15F30 P18A73E § XO 1822E AG19XF3 § HS 18E30 AG18XF1 § CB16XF21 GC HS 15E10 GH2004XF § K1914XF Z2002E 20EG02 § GH2083E3S § XO 1761E XO 1971E H16E4 Z1603E CP2520E CK

RXF E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF RXF E3 E3 RXF E3 RXF RXF E3 RXF RXF E3 E3 E3,ST E3 E3 E3 E3 E3

1.8 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.5

R R R NA NA R R NA R R R R R NA R R R R R R MR R NA R R R R R R R

74.5 74.0 73.4 73.0 72.2 71.2 70.0 69.6 69.2 69.2 68.7 68.6 68.0 68.0 67.3 67.2 66.2 66.1 65.9 65.9 65.3 65.3 64.7 64.1 63.2 60.4 57.5 54.4 52.0 73.0

10.5 10.7 10.4 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.8 10.6 11.0 11.3 10.8 11.1 12.1 10.6 11.1 10.7 11.2 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.4 11.2 10.6

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

130.0 124.7 132.3 124.7 127.3 130.0 134.7 130.0 132.0 127.3 127.3 137.0 122.0 130.0 127.3 127.3 130.0 134.7 134.7 124.7 132.3 124.7 132.3 132.3 129.7 132.3 127.3 124.7 129.7 125.0

939 932 925 920 910 897 882 877 872 872 866 864 857 857 848 847 834 833 830 830 823 823 815 808 796 761 724 685 655 920

129.3

843

Corey Rozenboom

Averages =

66.9

11.0

1

LSD (0.10) =

3.5

0.3

ns

LSD (0.25) =

1.9

0.1

ns

C.V. =

5.0

corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 4

Historic yield: 53.75 bu/a, 3 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: We were very glad to work with Evan and the local coop to host the soybean plot this season, while also providing a learning opportunity for the local high school FFA chapter about field research and the many different soybean varieties that farmers have to choose from. For the most part, this part of the state was dry all season long. From July all the way through harvest, most of Sioux County stayed in a moderate drought. This prevented foliar disease development and plants were healthy through vegetative and reproductive stages. With the exception of a single storm that brought 3.3" on Aug 6 & 7, the rain was very scarce during seed filling. In all from planting through Oct 1, this farm was 4.9" below the 10-yr average.

Plants stood nice and straight at harvest and no lodging was observed. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/07/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] HULL, IA Hull Coop Association, Evan Wielenga, Sioux County, IA Corn / Verdict, Callisto, Atrazine Galva-Primghar silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated high P, very high K, 6.4 pH, 4.3% OM, 21.2 CEC Conventional W/ Fall Till Zidua Pro, Roundup Powermax 3, Liberty 280 Sl (X2) 0-0-0 May 8 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 6 129.9 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test Maturity Group 2.1 - 2.5 S2023IANW01b

Top 30 of 30 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Xitavo Genesis Stine Titan Pro FS HiSOY Cornelius Golden Harvest Genesis FS HiSOY FS HiSOY Hoegemeyer Zinesto FS HiSOY Xitavo Titan Pro Xitavo Kruger Zinesto Zinesto Asgrow Genesis Golden Harvest Asgrow Xitavo Hoegemeyer Stine Kruger Zinesto Pioneer CROPLAN

XO 2444E G2570ES 24FD32 § TP 25E22 HS 23E10 CB22XF52 GH2544XF § G2480E HS 25E30 HS 24E30 2574 E Z2303E HS 23F10 XO 2282E TP 22E23 XO 2323E K2115XF Z2401E Z2202E AG21XF2 § G2550E GH2292E3 § AG25XF3 § XO 2181E 2254 E 21EG32 § K2294XF Z2101E P21A53E § CP2520E CK

E3,ST E3,ST RXF E3 E3,ST RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3

2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.5

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R NA R R MR R R R R R R NA R

77.0 75.2 74.9 74.6 74.3 72.5 72.4 72.0 71.8 71.8 71.6 70.5 70.0 69.7 69.5 69.3 67.9 67.5 66.1 66.0 65.7 64.3 63.2 61.5 61.3 60.9 60.2 59.0 58.6 71.7

10.6 10.7 10.9 10.4 10.8 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.3 10.7 10.6 10.8 10.6 10.7 10.9 10.8 11.2 10.8 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.3 11.3 10.8 11.9 10.7 11.4 11.1 10.7

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

127.3 132.3 130.0 127.3 127.3 132.3 129.7 132.3 130.0 130.0 132.3 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 127.3 132.3 130.0 132.3 132.3 130.0 132.3 124.7 127.3 127.3 132.3 127.3 132.3 127.3 130.0

970 948 944 940 936 914 912 907 905 905 902 888 882 878 876 873 856 850 833 832 828 810 796 775 772 767 759 743 738 903

129.9

861

Corey Rozenboom

Averages =

68.4

10.8

1

LSD (0.10) =

3.3

0.2

ns

LSD (0.25) =

1.7

0.1

ns

C.V. =

4.5

corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 11

Historic yield: 53.75 bu/a, 3 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: We were very glad to work with Evan and the local coop to host the soybean plot this season, while also providing a learning opportunity for the local high school FFA chapter about field research and the many different soybean varieties that farmers have to choose from. For the most part, this part of the state was dry all season long. From July all the way through harvest, most of Sioux County stayed in a moderate drought. This prevented foliar disease development and plants were healthy through vegetative and reproductive stages. With the exception of a single storm that brought 3.3" on Aug 6 & 7, the rain was very scarce during seed filling. In all from planting through Oct 1, this farm was 4.9" below the 10-yr average.

Plants stood nice and straight at harvest and no lodging was observed. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/07/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] IOWA FALLS, IA Landon Aldinger, Frankin County, IA Corn / Surestart II, Callisto Xtra, Abundit Edge, Veltyma Nicollet loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated very high P, very high K, 6.0 pH, 4.2% OM, 19.1 CEC Conventional W/ Fall Till Sonic, Liberty 280 Sl, Outlook, Veltyma, Declare 0-0-188 May 16 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 9 128.5 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test Maturity Group 2.6 - 2.9 S2023IANC03b

Top 30 of 34 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

NuTech FS HiSOY Stine NuTech Genesis Zinesto P3 Genetics Xitavo FS HiSOY Asgrow Zinesto FS HiSOY Pioneer Stine Golden Harvest Xitavo FS HiSOY Golden Harvest Kruger Titan Pro Kruger Pioneer NuTech Hoegemeyer Hoegemeyer NuTech Xitavo Zinesto Asgrow Cornelius CROPLAN

27N06E HS 28F30 28EG29 § 27N03E G2780E Z2604E 2326E XO 2832E HS 27E30 AG27XF3 § Z2700E HS 28E10 P26T57E § 27EG22 § GH2814E3S § XO 2613E HS 26E20 GH2674E3 § K2604XF TP 29E23 K2816XF P28A65E § 29N04E 2834 E GC 2724 E GC 29N02E XO 2963E Z2902E AG28XF3 § CB27XF72 CP2520E CK

E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3,ST E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF RXF E3

2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R MR R R MR R R R R R R R R R NA R R R

47.9 47.7 45.9 45.7 45.6 42.7 42.4 42.1 40.5 40.5 40.5 40.4 39.4 38.5 38.5 38.1 37.8 37.8 37.6 36.9 36.7 35.1 33.8 33.0 32.9 32.4 31.1 30.8 29.5 29.1 44.6

10.0 10.2 10.5 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.1 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.2 10.4 10.5 10.3 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.8 10.1 10.4 10.5 10.0 9.8 10.0

2 2 2 1 1 1 4 1 4 5 9 4 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

130.0 124.7 130.0 127.3 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 124.7 127.3 129.7 130.0 130.0 130.0 127.3 132.3 130.0 122.3 124.7 130.0 130.0 125.0 130.0 130.0 127.3 124.7 130.0 130.0 130.0

604 601 578 576 575 538 534 530 510 510 510 509 496 485 485 480 476 476 474 465 462 442 426 416 415 408 392 388 372 367 562

Averages =

37.8

10.2

2

128.5

474

LSD (0.10) =

6.8

0.2

ns

LSD (0.25) =

3.6

0.1

ns

C.V. =

17.0

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 6

Historic yield: 58.02 bu/a, 21 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: Landon noted that as of July 5, the growing season was very similar to 2022. This farm started with slightly better moisture at planting, then dried up until the last couple weeks of June and into July. Beans in the area took a while to get going but looked pretty good as they were in full flower, R2 stage. It is worth noting the field placement of the FIRST plot was positioned on lighter ground and did not have the yield potential representative of the surrounding area. From planting through Oct 1, this farm was 11.6" below the 10-yr average for total rainfall. The severe drought conditions revealed unforeseen sub-soil variability within the field, causing variability in the yield data. The early-season test data was rejected due to drought-related variability. The full-season test had significant differences among the varieties, but elevated variation and results should be used with caution. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/10/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] LAURENS, IA Dale Roewe, Pocahontas County, IA 50554 Corn / Halex GT, Atrazine Webster clay loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated very high P, high K, 5.5 pH, 4.5% OM, 25.0 CEC Conventional W/ Fall Till Metolachlor, Metribuzin, Roundup Power Max, Noventa, Outlook, Section Three 0-0-0 May 23 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 7 127.8 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test Maturity Group 1.6 - 2.0 S2023IANW03a

Top 30 of 30 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Golden Harvest Titan Pro Hefty Xitavo Asgrow FS HiSOY FS HiSOY FS HiSOY Hefty Zinesto Titan Pro FS HiSOY Stine Cornelius Stine Asgrow Cornelius Kruger Pioneer Zinesto Xitavo Zinesto Pioneer Xitavo Kruger Zinesto Golden Harvest Xitavo Hefty CROPLAN

GH2004XF § TP 18E22 GC H18E3 XO 1822E AG18XF1 § HS 15E10 HS 15F30 HS 18F20 H20E3 Z1802E TP 20E22 GC HS 18E30 20EG02 § CB18XF88 GC 19EG92 § AG19XF3 § CB16XF21 GC K1804XF P19A66E § Z2002E XO 1632E Z1603E P18A73E § XO 1761E K1914XF Z1902E GH2083E3S § XO 1971E H16E4 CP2520E CK

RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 RXF RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3,ST E3 E3 E3

2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.6 2.5

MR R R R R R R R R NA R R R R R R R R NA NA R R NA R R NA R R R R

76.0 73.6 71.9 71.7 71.2 71.1 70.0 69.9 69.9 69.9 69.7 69.6 69.4 69.3 68.9 68.7 68.4 67.7 67.5 67.4 67.1 66.7 66.7 66.5 65.3 65.3 65.1 64.7 64.2 70.6

10.5 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.4 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.8 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.9 10.3 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.9 10.9 10.2 10.4 10.2 10.6 10.9 11.4 10.3 11.3 10.3

2 6 9 23 5 12 7 3 3 9 5 7 8 8 17 21 4 6 18 43 10 1 2 4 15 11 14 5 6 11

130.0 132.3 130.0 125.0 132.3 127.3 124.7 127.3 130.0 125.0 124.7 130.0 127.3 129.7 130.0 125.0 127.3 127.3 127.3 134.7 125.0 120.0 122.0 130.0 132.3 130.0 124.7 124.7 127.3 130.0

958 927 906 903 897 896 882 881 881 881 878 877 874 873 868 866 862 853 850 849 845 840 840 838 823 823 820 815 809 890

Averages =

68.8

10.6

10

127.8

867

LSD (0.10) =

2.6

0.3

10

LSD (0.25) =

1.4

0.1

5

C.V. =

3.5

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 7

Historic yield: 60.61 bu/a, 11 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: Dale reported 7.5" of rain during the second week of May before the FIRST plot was planted. Once soils dried up and planting resumed, the warmer soil temperatures allowed plants to emerge quickly with good early-season vigor. Several more small showers came with regularity through mid-July providing the plants with just enough moisture to prevent too much stress during flowering. Pod set was excellent. Then it turned quite dry. Not much rain fell from mid-Aug through September. From planting through Oct 1, the season ended nearly 7" below the 10-yr average. Some varieties were lodged at harvest more than others and the scores in this report reflect the severity of lodging. None were totally flat and, actually, even the more severely lodged varieties still fed into the combine reasonably well. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/07/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa Northwest [IANW] LAURENS, IA Dale Roewe, Pocahontas County, IA 50554 Corn / Halex GT, Atrazine Webster clay loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated very high P, high K, 5.5 pH, 4.5% OM, 25.0 CEC Conventional W/ Fall Till Metolachlor, Metribuzin, Roundup Power Max, Noventa, Outlook, Section Three 0-0-0 May 23 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 7 125.4 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test Maturity Group 2.1 - 2.5 S2023IANW03b

Top 30 of 30 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Cornelius Asgrow Genesis Titan Pro Golden Harvest Genesis Xitavo Zinesto Golden Harvest Genesis Titan Pro FS HiSOY Zinesto Zinesto Pioneer Stine Kruger Xitavo Xitavo Kruger Zinesto Xitavo Asgrow FS HiSOY Hoegemeyer Stine FS HiSOY FS HiSOY Hoegemeyer CROPLAN

CB22XF52 AG21XF2 § G2570ES TP 25E22 GH2544XF § G2550E XO 2181E Z2101E GH2292E3 § G2480E TP 22E23 HS 25E30 Z2401E Z2202E P21A53E § 24FD32 § K2294XF XO 2444E XO 2323E K2115XF Z2303E XO 2282E AG25XF3 § HS 24E30 2574 E 21EG32 § HS 23F10 HS 23E10 2254 E CP2520E CK

RXF RXF E3,ST E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF RXF E3,ST E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3,ST E3 E3

2.2 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.5

R R R R R R R R MR R R R R NA NA R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

79.8 75.4 73.8 72.8 72.2 71.7 71.7 71.3 71.0 70.6 70.4 70.3 70.0 69.9 69.7 69.4 69.4 68.9 68.1 67.8 67.0 66.8 66.8 66.1 66.0 65.8 65.4 64.4 64.4 71.0

10.2 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.7 11.0 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.4 10.7 10.8 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.4

5 4 2 6 20 14 2 2 4 1 1 10 5 1 5 2 1 1 6 4 3 3 9 5 3 1 3 3 2 7

130.0 119.7 130.0 130.0 122.0 124.7 124.7 125.0 130.0 122.3 127.3 127.3 124.7 130.0 124.7 130.0 130.0 117.3 125.0 124.7 127.3 122.3 122.0 122.0 130.0 122.0 127.3 127.3 122.3 119.7

1005 950 930 917 910 903 903 898 895 890 887 886 882 881 878 874 874 868 858 854 844 842 842 833 832 829 824 811 811 895

Averages =

69.6

10.6

4

125.4

877

LSD (0.10) =

2.5

ns

5

LSD (0.25) =

1.3

ns

3

C.V. =

3.5

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 10

Historic yield: 60.61 bu/a, 11 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: Dale reported 7.5" of rain during the second week of May before the FIRST plot was planted. Once soils dried up and planting resumed, the warmer soil temperatures allowed plants to emerge quickly with good early-season vigor. Several more small showers came with regularity through mid-July providing the plants with just enough moisture to prevent too much stress during flowering. Pod set was excellent. Then it turned quite dry. Not much rain fell from mid-Aug through September. From planting through Oct 1, the season ended nearly 7" below the 10-yr average. Some varieties were lodged at harvest more than others and the scores in this report reflect the severity of lodging. None were totally flat and, actually, even the more severely lodged varieties still fed into the combine reasonably well. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/07/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North [IANO] LU VERNE, IA Bob Plathe, Kossuth County, IA 50560 Corn / Harness, Impact Kossuth silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated high P, medium K, 5.7 pH, 4.2% OM, 25.3 CEC Minimum W/ Fall Till Prowl H2o, Lexone, Dual, Roundup Power Max, Noventa, Outlook, Section Three 0-0-0 May 11 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 10 122.3 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test Maturity Group 1.6 - 2.0 S2023IANO01a

Top 30 of 41 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

FS HiSOY Genesis Golden Harvest NuTech Asgrow NuTech FS HiSOY NuTech P3 Genetics Golden Harvest FS HiSOY Apex Stine Cornelius Hefty Zinesto Asgrow Titan Pro Titan Pro Genesis Hefty Jacobsen Xitavo P3 Genetics Kruger Jacobsen Pioneer Stine Xitavo Pioneer CROPLAN

HS 18F20 G1980E GH2004XF § 20N05E AG18XF1 § 16N04E HS 15E10 18N03E 2218E GH1973E3S § HS 18E30 AE1930 20EG02 § CB16XF21 H18E3 Z1702E AG19XF3 § TP 18E22 GC TP 20E22 G1760E H20E3 J1942E3 XO 1822E 2216E K1914XF J1873E3 P18A73E § 19EG92 § XO 1971E P19A66E § CP2123E CK

RXF E3 RXF E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3,ST E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3

1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1

R R MR R R R R R R R R R R R R NA R R R R R R R R R R NA R R NA MR

69.7 69.0 67.5 67.5 67.0 66.7 66.2 65.1 64.5 63.2 63.0 62.4 61.8 61.4 61.2 61.2 59.7 59.7 59.7 59.1 59.1 58.8 58.6 58.5 58.2 57.8 57.5 57.5 56.6 54.9 57.4

9.2 9.7 9.3 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.2 9.7 9.1 9.6 9.7 9.7 10.0 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.6 9.4 9.6 9.6 9.8 9.4 9.5 9.7

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 4

125.0 127.3 122.7 127.3 125.0 124.7 122.7 110.3 117.3 117.3 124.7 130.0 124.7 122.3 127.3 115.3 117.3 127.3 125.0 125.0 119.7 119.7 125.0 117.7 120.0 127.3 122.3 124.7 130.0 127.3 110.3

878 869 850 850 844 840 834 820 813 796 794 786 779 774 771 771 752 752 752 745 745 741 738 737 733 728 724 724 713 692 723

Averages =

59.3

9.5

1

122.3

748

LSD (0.10) =

4.6

ns

ns

LSD (0.25) =

2.4

ns

ns

C.V. =

7.4

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 29

Historic yield: 62.42 bu/a, 6 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: This area started with some very promising moisture during the spring. Some showers during the middle of May brought excessive rainfall that may not have completely soaked in. However, seedlings emerged well and resulted in good early-season plant vigor. About 4 weeks passed from mid-May through mid-June with just a few sprinkles here and there. Then 2.3" fell again June 25-26, and after a few more storms during early July, precipitation was back to near normal for the year. August and September were hot and dry and by the end of the season, this part of Kossuth county remained in severe drought. From planting through Oct 1, Bob's farm was 6.3" below the 10-yr average for rainfall. Plants stood well at harvest and there wasn't much to note for lodging here. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/10/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North [IANO] LU VERNE, IA Bob Plathe, Kossuth County, IA 50560 Corn / Harness, Impact Kossuth silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated high P, medium K, 5.7 pH, 4.2% OM, 25.3 CEC Minimum W/ Fall Till Prowl H2o, Lexone, Dual, Roundup Power Max, Noventa, Outlook, Section Three 0-0-0 May 11 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 10 123.0 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test Maturity Group 2.1 - 2.5 S2023IANO01b

Top 30 of 36 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

FS HiSOY Genesis Xitavo Genesis Stine Kruger Zinesto P3 Genetics Genesis Titan Pro Pioneer Zinesto Xitavo Renk Hoegemeyer Xitavo Cornelius FS HiSOY Kruger NuTech Asgrow Stine Zinesto Titan Pro Xitavo Golden Harvest FS HiSOY Golden Harvest Asgrow FS HiSOY CROPLAN

HS 21E20 G2480E XO 2282E G2570ES 24FD32 § K2294XF Z2202E 2322E G2180E TP 25E22 P21A53E § Z2303E XO 2323E RS214NXF 2254 E GC XO 2181E CB22XF52 HS 24E30 K2115XF 24N05E AG21XF2 § 21EG32 § Z2101E TP 22E23 XO 2444E GH2292E3 § HS 25E30 GH2313XF § AG25XF3 § HS 24F00 CP2123E CK

E3 E3 E3 E3,ST RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF E3 RXF E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3,ST E3 E3 RXF RXF RXF,ST E3

2.1 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.1

R R R R R R NA R R R NA R R R R R R R R R R R R R R MR R R R R MR

69.0 67.5 67.4 66.6 66.5 66.4 66.0 65.9 65.2 65.2 64.3 64.2 63.4 63.3 62.4 62.3 61.4 61.1 61.0 60.6 60.5 60.0 60.0 59.7 59.0 59.0 58.9 58.9 58.6 57.1 56.9

9.3 9.2 9.6 9.0 9.4 9.7 8.9 9.7 9.4 9.2 9.0 9.1 9.4 9.4 9.2 9.3 9.5 9.8 9.1 9.1 9.7 9.9 9.2 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.7 9.3 9.5 9.9 9.7

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

124.7 122.7 124.7 117.3 127.3 119.7 124.7 122.7 127.3 122.3 122.3 130.0 122.3 124.7 122.3 120.0 125.0 124.7 120.3 122.3 117.7 124.7 127.3 122.0 115.3 127.3 122.3 120.0 117.7 127.3 117.7

869 850 849 839 838 837 832 830 822 822 810 809 799 798 786 785 774 770 769 764 762 756 756 752 743 743 742 742 738 719 717

Averages =

61.3

9.4

1

123.0

772

LSD (0.10) =

4.4

ns

ns

LSD (0.25) =

2.3

ns

ns

C.V. =

6.8

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 33

Historic yield: 62.42 bu/a, 6 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: This area started with some very promising moisture during the spring. Some showers during the middle of May brought excessive rainfall that may not have completely soaked in. However, seedlings emerged well and resulted in good early-season plant vigor. About 4 weeks passed from mid-May through mid-June with just a few sprinkles here and there. Then 2.3" fell again June 25-26, and after a few more storms during early July, precipitation was back to near normal for the year. August and September were hot and dry and by the end of the season, this part of Kossuth county remained in severe drought. From planting through Oct 1, Bob's farm was 6.3" below the 10-yr average for rainfall. Plants stood well at harvest and there wasn't much to note for lodging here. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/10/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] MOORLAND, IA Jeff Loehr, Webster County, IA 50566 Corn / Anthem Maxx, Atrazine, Solstice Nicollet clay loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated medium P, low K, 6.1 pH, 5.4% OM, 31.4 CEC Minimum W/ Fall Till Authority Edge, Mauler, Clethodim 2 Ec, Lucento, Hero 0-0-0 May 11 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 9 128.9 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test Maturity Group 2.1 - 2.5 S2023IANC02a

Top 30 of 36 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Golden Harvest Hoegemeyer NuTech Zinesto FS HiSOY Hoegemeyer Apex Golden Harvest Stine P3 Genetics Zinesto Asgrow Titan Pro P3 Genetics Cornelius Cornelius Genesis Xitavo P3 Genetics FS HiSOY P3 Genetics Stine FS HiSOY Genesis Zinesto NuTech Kruger Xitavo Asgrow NuTech CROPLAN

GH2544XF § 2484 E 24N05E Z2404E HS 25E30 2194 E AE2440 GH2292E3 § 24FD32 § 2424E Z2303E AG21XF2 § TP 25E22 2322E CB25XF99 CB23XF63 G2480E XO 2282E 2325E HS 23F10 2421E 21EG32 § HS 23E10 G2550E Z2101E 22N03E K2115XF XO 2444E AG25XF3 § 25N04E CP2520E CK

RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3,ST E3 E3 E3 RXF E3,ST RXF E3 E3

2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5

R R R R R R R MR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

73.5 71.0 69.9 69.8 69.2 68.3 68.3 67.8 67.7 67.5 67.4 67.4 67.1 67.0 66.8 66.0 65.8 65.4 65.4 65.0 64.1 63.9 63.0 62.6 62.3 62.0 61.4 60.9 60.9 60.9 64.2

11.9 12.1 12.3 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.0 12.3 12.2 12.5 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.0 11.9 11.9 12.2 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.3 11.7 11.8 11.4 12.0

2 2 2 2 10 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 7 1 2 3 2 1 1 5 1 1 6 1 1 2 1 6 1 2 5

127.3 127.3 130.0 130.0 132.3 127.3 130.0 132.3 130.0 129.7 127.3 130.0 130.0 130.0 127.3 124.7 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 132.3 132.3 130.0 127.3 119.7 130.0 124.7 127.3 130.0 124.7

926 895 881 879 872 861 861 854 853 850 849 849 845 844 842 832 829 824 824 819 808 805 794 789 785 781 774 767 767 767 809

Averages =

65.0

12.1

2

128.9

818

LSD (0.10) =

3.1

0.3

2

LSD (0.25) =

1.6

0.2

1

C.V. =

4.5

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 21

Historic yield: 54.16 bu/a, 11 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: Rainfall on Jeff's farm was pretty regular from planting through mid-August. The plants flowered well and were protected with a fungicide and insecticide application. From mid-August through the remainder of the season, dry conditions returned as precipitation all but stopped except for a few showers during early September. Pod clusters formed close to the ground but harvested well. The farm ended up 4.7" of precipitation below the 10-yr average but yielded nearly 9 bu/a higher than the 10-yr average for this farm. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/09/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] MOORLAND, IA Jeff Loehr, Webster County, IA 50566 Corn / Anthem Maxx, Atrazine, Solstice Nicollet clay loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated medium P, low K, 6.1 pH, 5.4% OM, 31.4 CEC Minimum W/ Fall Till Authority Edge, Mauler, Clethodim 2 Ec, Lucento, Hero 0-0-0 May 11 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 9 128.0 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test Maturity Group 2.6 - 2.9 S2023IANC02b

Top 30 of 34 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

NuTech Stine Golden Harvest Pioneer NuTech FS HiSOY Stine Xitavo Hoegemeyer FS HiSOY Asgrow FS HiSOY Pioneer P3 Genetics Zinesto Kruger Genesis Xitavo Asgrow NuTech Cornelius Xitavo Pioneer Zinesto Titan Pro FS HiSOY Zinesto NuTech Golden Harvest Mustang CROPLAN

27N03E 28EG29 § GH2674E3 § P26T57E § 29N04E HS 26E20 27EG22 § XO 2963E 2724 E GC HS 28E10 AG27XF3 § HS 27E30 P28A65E § 2326E Z2604E K2604XF G2780E XO 2613E AG28XF3 § 29N02E CB27XF72 XO 2832E P29A19E § Z2902E TP 29E23 HS 28F30 Z2700E 27N06E GH2814E3S § 29E224 CP2520E CK

E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3,ST E3 E3

2.7 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.5

R R MR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R MR NA R R R R MR R R

70.0 70.0 66.1 65.6 65.3 64.8 64.7 62.8 62.7 62.6 61.9 61.7 61.7 61.6 61.6 61.4 61.1 60.9 60.6 60.3 60.1 60.0 59.9 59.8 59.4 59.4 58.9 58.5 57.7 57.4 64.7

11.9 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.0 12.2 12.4 12.6 11.7 12.1 11.8 12.0 10.8 12.2 11.8 12.0 12.2 12.5 11.3 11.6 11.7 12.2 11.6 12.5 11.9 12.3 12.0 11.8 12.2 11.9 12.0

5 3 7 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 6 1 3 5 2 4 1 1 5 5 2 1 9 5 2 1 5 1 2 6 4

130.0 130.0 127.3 124.7 124.7 130.0 127.3 127.3 130.0 132.3 127.3 130.0 133.5 127.3 127.3 129.7 130.0 130.0 127.0 127.3 130.0 125.0 124.7 124.7 132.3 127.3 124.7 127.3 127.3 127.3 122.0

882 882 833 827 823 816 815 791 790 789 780 777 777 776 776 774 770 767 764 760 757 756 755 753 748 748 742 737 727 723 815

Averages =

61.5

12.0

3

128.0

775

LSD (0.10) =

3.5

0.4

3

LSD (0.25) =

1.8

0.2

2

C.V. =

5.4

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 8

Historic yield: 54.16 bu/a, 11 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: Rainfall on Jeff's farm was pretty regular from planting through mid-August. The plants flowered well and were protected with a fungicide and insecticide application. From mid-August through the remainder of the season, dry conditions returned as precipitation all but stopped except for a few showers during early September. Pod clusters formed close to the ground but harvested well. The farm ended up 4.7" of precipitation below the 10-yr average but yielded nearly 9 bu/a higher than the 10-yr average for this farm. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/09/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North [IANO] OSAGE, IA Dale Hemann, Mitchell County, IA 50461 Corn / Balance Flexx, ImpactZ Klinger silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated high P, medium K, 7.0 pH, 3.3% OM, 17.1 CEC No-Till Authority First Df, Roundup Power Max, Noventa, Outlook, Section Three 0-20-31 May 23 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 5 124.7 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test Maturity Group 1.6 - 2.0 S2023IANO03a

Top 30 of 41 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

FS HiSOY Cornelius Kruger Asgrow Genesis Zinesto FS HiSOY Xitavo NuTech Zinesto Stine Golden Harvest Xitavo Jacobsen P3 Genetics Kruger Titan Pro Asgrow Xitavo Xitavo P3 Genetics Apex Genesis Golden Harvest Titan Pro NuTech FS HiSOY Stine P3 Genetics Jacobsen CROPLAN

HS 18F20 CB18XF88 K1804XF AG19XF3 § G1980E Z1702E HS 18E30 XO 1822E 20N05E Z1802E 19EG92 § GH2004XF § XO 1761E J1873E3 2320E K1914XF TP 20E22 AG18XF1 § XO 1632E XO 1971E 2218E AE1930 G1760E GH1973E3S § TP 18E22 GC 16N04E HS 15E10 20EG02 § 2216E J1942E3 CP2123E CK

RXF RXF RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3,ST E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.6 1.9 2.1

R R R R R NA R R R NA R MR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R MR

59.9 58.7 57.7 54.7 54.2 54.0 54.0 53.5 53.5 53.2 53.0 52.9 52.6 52.6 52.4 52.4 52.4 52.3 51.7 51.5 51.4 51.3 51.2 51.1 51.0 51.0 50.2 50.2 49.2 49.0 47.5

11.2 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.3 10.8 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.3 10.7 10.8 10.8 11.1 10.9 11.3 10.8 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.6 11.1 11.6 11.1 11.4 10.9

1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

124.7 122.3 122.0 127.3 127.3 127.3 127.3 115.0 130.0 117.3 124.7 122.0 122.3 127.3 124.7 124.7 127.3 130.0 122.3 127.3 124.7 122.3 122.3 127.3 124.7 127.3 125.0 124.7 125.0 127.3 124.7

755 740 727 689 683 680 680 674 674 670 668 667 663 663 660 660 660 659 651 649 648 646 645 644 643 643 633 633 620 617 598

Averages =

51.1

11.0

1

124.7

644

LSD (0.10) =

3.4

0.2

ns

LSD (0.25) =

1.8

0.1

ns

C.V. =

6.3

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 35

Historic yield: 57.97 bu/a, 12 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: The first part of May was really wet. From May 12-16, 6.5" of rain fell and left fields saturated. Some replanting in the area was necessary due to stand loss from seed sitting in cool and wet soils for too long. For soybeans that were planted later in May after the fields dried up, stands were good. But as the season progressed, so did drought conditions. By July a moderate drought had developed over Mitchell County and by the first part of October, the drought had increased in intensity to a D3 extreme rating. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/06/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North [IANO] OSAGE, IA Dale Hemann, Mitchell County, IA 50461 Corn / Balance Flexx, ImpactZ Klinger silty clay loam, well drained , non-irrigated high P, medium K, 7.0 pH, 3.3% OM, 17.1 CEC No-Till Authority First Df, Roundup Power Max, Noventa, Outlook, Section Three 0-20-31 May 23 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 5 125.5 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test Maturity Group 2.1 - 2.5 S2023IANO03b

Top 30 of 36 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

FS HiSOY Genesis FS HiSOY Golden Harvest Genesis Asgrow Cornelius Golden Harvest FS HiSOY NuTech Titan Pro FS HiSOY Xitavo Renk Xitavo Titan Pro Zinesto Kruger P3 Genetics NuTech Stine Genesis NuTech Asgrow Xitavo Hoegemeyer Stine Xitavo Zinesto Pioneer CROPLAN

HS 24E30 G2480E HS 24F00 GH2313XF § G2570ES AG21XF2 § CB22XF52 GH2292E3 § HS 25E30 24N05E TP 22E23 HS 21E20 XO 2444E RS214NXF XO 2282E TP 25E22 Z2303E K2294XF 2322E 22N03E 21EG32 § G2550E 25N04E AG25XF3 § XO 2323E 2254 E GC 24FD32 § XO 2181E Z2401E P21A53E § CP2123E CK

E3 E3 RXF,ST RXF E3,ST RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3,ST RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3

2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.1

R R R R R R R MR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R NA MR

50.6 50.2 50.2 49.9 49.5 49.2 49.1 48.9 48.7 48.6 48.6 48.4 48.2 48.1 48.0 47.9 47.8 47.2 46.1 46.0 45.8 45.2 45.0 44.6 44.4 44.3 44.3 44.2 43.4 43.2 46.9

11.2 11.4 12.2 11.5 11.4 11.6 10.6 11.1 11.7 11.4 11.6 11.4 11.5 11.9 11.7 11.4 11.4 11.8 11.5 11.4 11.8 11.3 12.0 12.2 11.5 11.3 11.5 11.5 10.5 11.0 11.0

1 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

127.3 120.0 125.0 122.3 124.7 127.3 130.0 124.7 130.0 130.0 127.3 130.0 117.3 130.0 122.3 125.0 127.3 124.7 122.3 119.7 122.3 130.0 127.3 122.3 127.3 127.3 124.7 124.7 124.7 127.3 120.0

638 633 633 629 624 620 619 616 614 612 612 610 607 606 605 604 602 595 581 580 577 570 567 562 559 558 558 557 547 544 591

Averages =

46.4

11.5

1

125.5

585

LSD (0.10) =

2.6

0.3

1

LSD (0.25) =

1.4

0.2

0

C.V. =

5.3

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 19

Historic yield: 57.97 bu/a, 12 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: The first part of May was really wet. From May 12-16, 6.5" of rain fell and left fields saturated. Some replanting in the area was necessary due to stand loss from seed sitting in cool and wet soils for too long. For soybeans that were planted later in May after the fields dried up, stands were good. But as the season progressed, so did drought conditions. By July a moderate drought had developed over Mitchell County and by the first part of October, the drought had increased in intensity to a D3 extreme rating. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North [IANO] VENTURA, IA Brent Renner, Cerro Gordo County, IA Corn / Dual, Callisto, Atrazine Canisteo clay loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated high P, medium K, 6.6 pH, 4.5% OM, 22.4 CEC No-Till Buccaneer, Noventa, Outlook, Section Three 0-50-70 May 22 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 11 126.1 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test Maturity Group 1.6 - 2.0 S2023IANO02a

Top 30 of 41 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Asgrow Xitavo Cornelius Zinesto P3 Genetics Golden Harvest Kruger NuTech P3 Genetics Apex Asgrow Genesis NuTech Kruger Genesis FS HiSOY Xitavo Stine FS HiSOY FS HiSOY P3 Genetics NuTech Zinesto Pioneer Hefty Genesis Stine Xitavo Xitavo FS HiSOY CROPLAN

AG18XF1 § XO 1632E CB18XF88 Z1702E 2216E GH2004XF § K1804XF 20N05E 2218E AE1930 AG19XF3 § G1760E 18N03E K1914XF G1980E HS 18F20 XO 1822E 19EG92 § HS 15E10 HS 18E30 2320E 16N04E Z1802E P19A66E § H18E3 G1950E 20EG02 § XO 1971E XO 1761E HS 15F30 CP2123E CK

RXF E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3

1.8 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 2.1

R R R NA R MR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R NA NA R R R R R R MR

68.3 67.8 67.8 67.4 67.3 67.1 66.9 66.6 66.4 66.1 65.5 65.4 65.3 65.1 65.0 64.9 64.3 64.0 63.8 63.5 62.7 62.4 62.0 61.9 61.8 61.8 61.4 60.9 60.9 60.4 58.8

9.2 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.7 9.0 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.4 9.1 9.4 10.3 9.0 9.4 9.0 9.3 9.9 9.5 9.8 9.2 9.2 9.8 8.7 9.2 9.2 10.1 9.4 8.9 9.6 9.3

0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

130.0 124.7 127.3 127.3 130.0 124.7 122.3 122.3 127.3 124.7 124.7 127.3 122.3 124.7 127.3 125.0 120.0 132.3 130.0 127.3 125.0 130.0 127.3 127.3 127.3 124.7 127.3 127.3 127.3 119.7 130.0

861 854 854 849 848 845 843 839 837 833 825 824 823 820 819 818 810 806 804 800 790 786 781 780 779 779 774 767 767 761 741

126.1

788

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Averages =

62.5

9.5

0

LSD (0.10) =

3.7

0.5

1

LSD (0.25) =

1.9

0.3

1

C.V. =

5.5

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 34

Historic yield: 68.5 bu/a, 1 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: This soybean trial was planted on May 22nd, however, many farms in the county were planted a few days earlier. As Brent put it, May 19th was a bad day to plant soybeans, especially no-till. He observed many fields of replanted beans in the area this year due to poor emergence and stand counts. Rainfall from planting through mid-July was spread out nicely and allowed for very good early season vigor. After a few small showers from the first couple weeks of August conditions turned dry until the end of September. From planting until October 1, this farm ended 8.3" below the 10yr average. Plants stood well at harvest and very little lodging was observed. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/11/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North [IANO] VENTURA, IA Brent Renner, Cerro Gordo County, IA Corn / Dual, Callisto, Atrazine Canisteo clay loam, moderately drained , non-irrigated high P, medium K, 6.6 pH, 4.5% OM, 22.4 CEC No-Till Buccaneer, Noventa, Outlook, Section Three 0-50-70 May 22 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 11 126.9 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test Maturity Group 2.1 - 2.5 S2023IANO02b

Top 30 of 36 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Genesis Golden Harvest Asgrow Genesis Xitavo Titan Pro Cornelius Stine Xitavo Apex P3 Genetics FS HiSOY Xitavo Golden Harvest FS HiSOY Stine Zinesto Renk Kruger Asgrow Titan Pro Zinesto NuTech Hoegemeyer Pioneer FS HiSOY Kruger NuTech Zinesto FS HiSOY CROPLAN

G2180E GH2313XF § AG21XF2 § G2480E XO 2323E TP 22E23 CB22XF52 21EG32 § XO 2282E AE2130 2322E HS 21E20 XO 2181E GH2292E3 § HS 24E30 24FD32 § Z2303E RS214NXF K2294XF AG25XF3 § TP 25E22 Z2101E 25N04E 2254 E GC P21A53E § HS 25E30 K2115XF 22N03E Z2202E HS 24F00 CP2123E CK

E3 RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 RXF RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF,ST E3

2.1 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.1

R R R R R R R R R MR R R R MR R R R R R R R R R R NA R R R NA R MR

70.8 69.9 69.8 69.3 69.2 69.0 67.7 67.6 66.9 66.5 66.3 66.0 65.7 65.6 65.4 65.2 64.3 64.0 63.8 63.7 63.0 62.9 62.9 62.4 62.3 62.3 62.2 61.4 61.3 60.8 59.7

10.3 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.6 10.0 9.5 10.2 9.5 9.8 9.7 9.4 9.6 9.4 9.8 10.4 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.7 9.8 9.6 9.9 9.7 9.5 9.9 10.3 10.0 9.5 10.0 9.4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

129.7 127.3 127.3 132.3 122.0 124.7 124.7 127.3 130.0 122.0 127.3 127.3 127.3 130.0 125.0 130.0 127.3 127.3 130.0 125.0 127.3 125.0 127.3 119.7 124.7 130.0 127.3 124.7 127.3 130.0 119.7

892 881 879 873 872 869 853 852 843 838 835 832 828 827 824 822 810 806 804 803 794 793 793 786 785 785 784 774 772 766 752

Averages =

64.3

9.9

0

126.9

810

LSD (0.10) =

3.8

ns

ns

LSD (0.25) =

2.0

ns

ns

C.V. =

5.6

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 35

Historic yield: 68.5 bu/a, 1 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: This soybean trial was planted on May 22nd, however, many farms in the county were planted a few days earlier. As Brent put it, May 19th was a bad day to plant soybeans, especially no-till. He observed many fields of replanted beans in the area this year due to poor emergence and stand counts. Rainfall from planting through mid-July was spread out nicely and allowed for very good early season vigor. After a few small showers from the first couple weeks of August conditions turned dry until the end of September. From planting until October 1, this farm ended 8.3" below the 10yr average. Plants stood well at harvest and very little lodging was observed. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] WATERLOO, IA Rottinghaus Farms, Rottinghaus Farms, Black Hawk County, IA 50703 Corn, Rye Cover Crop / TripleFLEX II, Glyphosate, Halex, Atrazine Marquis loam, mod. well drained , non-irrigated medium P, medium K, 5.9 pH, 3.0% OM, 16.0 CEC Strip-Till Sonic, Glystar, Roundup Powermax 3, Noventa, Outlook, Section Three 0-0-0 May 16 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 7 128.2 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Early-Season Test Maturity Group 2.1 - 2.5 S2023IANC04a

Top 30 of 36 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Genesis Titan Pro P3 Genetics FS HiSOY Stine Hoegemeyer P3 Genetics Golden Harvest Xitavo Asgrow Cornelius NuTech FS HiSOY Hoegemeyer Zinesto Golden Harvest Kruger Kruger P3 Genetics Xitavo Zinesto Apex NuTech Xitavo Zinesto Cornelius Zinesto FS HiSOY Genesis P3 Genetics CROPLAN

G2480E TP 25E22 2325E HS 25E30 24FD32 § 2484 E 2322E GH2544XF § XO 2444E AG21XF2 § CB23XF63 24N05E HS 23F10 2194 E Z2101E GH2292E3 § K2294XF K2115XF 2424E XO 2501E Z2303E AE2440 22N03E XO 2282E Z2202E CB25XF99 Z2404E HS 24E30 G2550E 2421E CP2520E CK

E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 RXF E3,ST RXF RXF E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3

2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.5

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R MR R R R R R R R R NA R R R R R R

60.7 60.1 60.1 59.2 58.6 57.5 57.1 56.6 56.5 56.4 56.1 56.0 55.8 55.8 55.6 55.6 55.0 54.9 54.7 54.4 54.4 54.3 54.0 53.7 53.3 52.2 51.8 51.5 51.3 51.0 57.2

11.3 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.4 11.0 11.6 11.0 11.1 11.4 11.0 11.0 11.2 10.9 11.6 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.0 11.0 11.6 11.2 11.5 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.1 10.9 11.5 11.0

1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

132.3 124.7 130.0 124.7 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 122.0 130.0 127.3 130.0 124.7 130.0 124.7 130.0 132.3 124.7 130.0 122.0 124.7 129.7 124.7 127.3 129.7 127.3 132.3 127.3 127.3 130.0 130.0

765 757 757 746 738 724 719 713 712 711 707 706 703 703 701 701 693 692 689 685 685 684 680 677 672 658 653 649 646 643 721

Averages =

54.6

11.2

1

128.2

688

LSD (0.10) =

2.4

0.2

ns

LSD (0.25) =

1.3

0.1

ns

C.V. =

4.2

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 7

Historic yield: 60.28 bu/a, 8 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: Black Hawk County experienced a very dry season which ended the growing season in a D3 extreme drought. Even with regular showers from June, July and August, they just weren't enough to keep up with the crop demands during critical growth stages. As a result, yield potential was reduced proportionately with available moisture in the soil profile. The dry conditions held off foliar diseases for the most part and plants appeared clean and healthy during the season. No lodging was observed at harvest. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/08/2023

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2023 Soybeans Top 30 Harvest Report Report Iowa North Central [IANC] WATERLOO, IA Rottinghaus Farms, Rottinghaus Farms, Black Hawk County, IA 50703 Corn, Rye Cover Crop / TripleFLEX II, Glyphosate, Halex, Atrazine Marquis loam, mod. well drained , non-irrigated medium P, medium K, 5.9 pH, 3.0% OM, 16.0 CEC Strip-Till Sonic, Glystar, Roundup Powermax 3, Noventa, Outlook, Section Three 0-0-0 May 16 144.0 /A 30" spacing Oct 7 138.1 /A

PREV. CROP/HERB: SOIL DESCRIPTION: SOIL CONDITION: TILLAGE/CULTIVATION: PEST MANAGEMENT: Applied N-P-K (units): SEEDED - RATE - ROW: HARVESTED - STAND:

Test by: North Iowa F.I.R.S.T., Inc. Sanborn, IA

Full-Season Test Maturity Group 2.6 - 2.9 S2023IANC04b

Top 30 of 34 For Gross Income (Sorted by Yield) Average of (3) Replications

Company/Brand

Product/Brand

Technol.†

RM

SCN Resist.

Yield Bu/A ↓

Moisture %

Lodging %

Stine NuTech Asgrow Kruger FS HiSOY Xitavo Xitavo Golden Harvest Zinesto Mustang Asgrow Xitavo Hoegemeyer NuTech FS HiSOY FS HiSOY NuTech Zinesto Zinesto P3 Genetics Stine NuTech Titan Pro Cornelius Genesis Golden Harvest Pioneer Pioneer Hoegemeyer Kruger CROPLAN

28EG29 § 27N03E AG27XF3 § K2604XF HS 28E10 XO 2613E XO 2832E GH2674E3 § Z2902E 29E224 AG28XF3 § XO 2963E 2724 E GC 29N04E HS 28F30 HS 27E30 27N06E Z2700E Z2604E 2326E 27EG22 § 29N02E TP 29E23 CB27XF72 G2780E GH2814E3S § P26T57E § P28A65E § 2834 E GC K2816XF CP2520E CK

E3 E3 RXF RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 RXF E3 E3,ST E3 E3 E3 RXF E3

2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.5

R R R R R R R MR NA R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R MR R R R R R

59.6 59.2 57.9 57.6 57.3 57.2 56.6 56.5 56.4 56.4 56.2 55.9 55.7 55.6 55.6 55.6 55.5 55.4 55.4 55.4 55.0 54.5 53.9 53.9 53.1 52.8 52.7 52.7 52.5 52.2 57.1

11.6 11.2 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.4 11.4 10.6 11.6 10.7 10.8 11.2 11.3 10.7 11.2 11.2 11.6 11.1 11.0 11.2 10.8 11.4 11.5 11.3 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.0

1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

127.3 132.3 130.0 130.0 124.7 127.3 127.3 127.3 122.0 127.3 127.3 130.0 127.3 127.3 127.3 130.0 122.0 127.3 124.7 127.3 130.0 495.0 122.0 130.0 124.7 130.0 130.0 124.7 127.3 127.3 127.3

751 746 730 726 722 721 713 712 711 711 708 704 702 701 701 701 699 698 698 698 693 687 679 679 669 665 664 664 662 658 719

Averages =

55.0

11.2

1

138.1

693

LSD (0.10) =

2.2

0.2

1

LSD (0.25) =

1.1

0.1

0

C.V. =

3.7

Corey Rozenboom corey.rozenboom@firstseedtests.com, (319) 830-8886 Yield & Income Factors:

Base Moisture = 13.0%

Shrink = 1.0

Stand Gross Income (x 1000) $/Acre Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 7

Historic yield: 60.28 bu/a, 8 yr(s) Drying = $0.02

Prices: GMO = $12.60

Test Comments: Black Hawk County experienced a very dry season which ended the growing season in a D3 extreme drought. Even with regular showers from June, July and August, they just weren't enough to keep up with the crop demands during critical growth stages. As a result, yield potential was reduced proportionately with available moisture in the soil profile. The dry conditions held off foliar diseases for the most part and plants appeared clean and healthy during the season. No lodging was observed at harvest. † See last page for abbreviation descriptions. Dark colored row identifies the check product found in early- and full-season tests. Bold yields are significantly above test average by LSD(0.10). Italicized brands exceed the grain moisture limit for this test. ns = column values not significantly different

Report Date: 10/08/2023

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