2011 Plot List

Individual plots for 2011 are added below as soon as available, organized by State/Crop, and county. Click on the specific County/Grower or Plot Name below to view a PDF.

County and other independent plots are also listed.  F.I.R.S.T. (Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies) offers a complete list of brands tested and searchable database at www.firstseedtests.com.  Many PDFs contain both Early & Full Season tests.

To jump to a specific section, choose from the following list: MN Corn, MN Soybeans, ND CornND Soybeans, SD Corn, SD Soybeans, IA Corn, IA Soybeans

Minnesota CORN - 2011

County/Grower or Plot Name
Benton - Rod Kaeter

Big Stone - Koch Brothers

Blue Earth - Agro Resources
Blue Earth - Howell Bros.

Brown - Vernon Pederson
Brown - Brown County Corn & Soybean Growers - Early Group Corn
Brown - 
Brown County Corn & Soybean Growers - Late Group Corn
Brown - Minnesota Seeds
Brown - Larry Reinarts

Carver - R & R Hoehn
Carver - Steve and Doug Kerber

Chippewa - Kent Bosch
Chippewa - Myron Bluhm

Clay/Wilkin - Clay/Wilkin Soybean & Corn Growers Assn. Late RM Group (89-94 day)

Cottonwood - Jason Tibodeau
Cottonwood - Olsem Farms
Cottonwood - F.I.R.S.T. B1MNSW Jeffers

Faribault - Ron Volsen
Faribault - Kalis Bros.
Faribault - Prescher Willette Seed

Fillmore - Matt Fowler

Freeborn - Mike & Jeff Theuer

Houston - David Johnston

Jackson - David Pomerenke

Kandiyohi - Mike Hemmingway

Lyon - Troy Wendland

Martin - Butler Farms Inc.

McLeod - Dammann Seed

Meeker - Merle Miller

Morrison - Duane Kroll
Morrison - Zapzalka Farms
Morrison - Doug Wagner
Morrison - Troy Kapsner

Mower - Grass & Sons Farm
Mower - Richard Schaufler

Murray - Kurt Talsma

Nicollet - Jim Gieseke

Nobles - Lyle Kramer
Nobles - Croat Farms

Olmsted - Bob Tiedemann
Olmsted - Frank Kahn
Olmsted - John Meyers Plot 1
Olmsted - John Meyers Plot 2 

Polk - Agri Max Plot 1
Polk - Agri Max Plot 2 

Pope - Vernon Pooch
Pope - Riley Blair

Redwood - Steve Knott
Redwood - Ron Sawvell
Redwood - Robert Pagel
Redwood - Dave Terry Oruada
Redwood - Joe Jenniges
Redwood - F.I.R.S.T. B1MNSW Redwood Falls

Rice - Robert Srnec
Rice - Randy Hanson 
Rice - South Central College Corn Yield Trial - Brian Bauer
Rice - South Central College Corn Yield Trial - Hanson Farms
Rice - South Central College Corn Yield Trial - Mike Peterson
Rice - South Central College Corn Yield Trial - Wayne Peterson 

Sibley - JE Farms
Sibley - Jeff Ziegler

Stearns - J and S Acres

Steele - Bruce Wolf
Steele - Kevin Motl

Swift - Nate Norby
Swift - Scott Olson

Todd - Tom Williamson
Todd - Zastrow Farms

Traverse - GSD Farms - Parnell Plot
Traverse - GSD Farms - Nelson Plot
Traverse - Traverse County Corn Growers Assn. - Dryland Results

Wabasha - Dan Corbin
Wabasha - Harold Schumacher
Wabasha - Chad Liebenow
Wabasha - Paul/Steve McNallan 

Waseca - Mark Sommers

Watonwan - Roger Kuhlman

Yellow Medicine - Steve Brusven Plot 1
Yellow Medicine - Steve Brusven Plot 2
Yellow Medicine - Doug Frazeur

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Minnesota SOYBEANS - 2011

County/Grower or Plot Name
Big Stone - Koch Bros
Big Stone - Wohlers
Big Stone - Mark Reynolds Plot 1
Big Stone - Mark Reynolds Plot 2 

Brown - Brown County Corn & Soybean Growers - Early Group Soybean
Brown - Brown County Corn & Soybean Growers - Late Group Soybean
Brown - Larry Reinarts

Chippewa - Don Grussing

Clay/Wilkin - Clay/Wilkin Soybean & Corn Growers Assn. - Early RM Group (0.5-0.8 RM)
Clay/Wilkin - Clay/Wilkin Soybean & Corn Growers Assn. - Late RM Group (0.9-1.2 RM) 

Cottonwood - F.I.R.S.T. S1MNSO Jeffers

Dodge - F.I.R.S.T. S1MNSO Kasson

Faribault - Prescher Willette Seed
Faribault - Kalis Bros.
Faribault - F.I.R.S.T. S1MNSO Easton

Fillmore - Matt Fowler

Houston - David Johnston

Kandiyohi - Mike Hemmingway
Kandiyohi - Glenn Arfstrom
Kandiyohi - Henry Wittman 

LeSueur - Frank/Karl Heldberg
LeSueur - F.I.R.S.T. S1MNSC Madison Lake

Lyon - Troy Wendland
Lyon - F.I.R.S.T. S1MNSC Tracy

Martin - Howell Bros.

McLeod - Bill Schroeder
McLeod - Witte Sod Farm
McLeod - Dammann Seed
McLeod - Lynn Mackedanz
McLeod - F.I.R.S.T. S1MNCE Glencoe 

Morrison - Doug Wagner
Morrison - Terry Zapzalka 

Mower - Paul Hamlin
Mower - Wayne Dewall

Nicollet - F.I.R.S.T. S1MNSC Nicollet

Nobles - Lyle Kramer
Nobles - Croat Farms

Norman - Norman County Soybean Plot - Early & Late Varieties

Olmsted - Rob Tiedemann
Olmsted - Ray Hampel
Olmsted - John Meyers 

Pope - Vernon Pooch

Redwood - Dave Terry Ourada
Redwood - Ron Sawvell
Redwood - Robert Pagel
Redwood - Joe Jenniges
Redwood - Steve Knott
Redwood - F.I.R.S.T. S1MNSC Wabasso

Rice - Mike Peterson
Rice - Brian Bauer
Rice - Robert Srnec
Rice - South Central College Soybean Yield Trial - Brian Bauer
Rice - South Central College Soybean Yield Trial - Mike Peterson
Rice - Randy Hanson

Scott - Brian Entinger

Swift - Nathan Norby
Swift - Scott Olson

Traverse - GSD Farms #1
Traverse - GSD Farms #2 

Waseca - F.I.R.S.T. S1MNSO New Richland

Watonwan - Roger Kuhlman

Yellow Medicine - Scott Brusven
Yellow Medicine - Scott Brusven

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North Dakota CORN - 2011

County/Grower or Plot Name
Barnes - NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center - Dryland Corn 

Cavalier - NDSU Langdon Research Extension Center

Grand Forks/Nelson - NDSU 2011 Experiments in Northeastern ND (Larimore, Thompson and Lakota)

Griggs/Steele - Griggs and Steele Counties Hybrid Trial Results, 2011

Richland/Sargent - NDSU 2011 Experiments in Southeastern ND (Gwinner, Barney and Colfax)

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North Dakota SOYBEANS - 2011

County/Grower or Plot Name
Barnes - NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center - Dryland, RR

Cavalier - NDSU Langdon Research Extension Center - RR

Foster - NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center - Dryland, RR

Nelson - NDSU Langdon Research Extension Center - RR

Pembina - NDSU Langdon Research Extension Center - RR

Walsh - NDSU Langdon Research Extension Center - RR

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South Dakota CORN - 2011

County/Grower or Plot Name
Codington - Modak Dairy
Codington - Fox Angus 

Hand - Dale Resel 

Minnehaha - State Line Seed

Spink - 4 Pete Seeds

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South Dakota SOYBEANS - 2011

County/Grower or Plot Name
Codington - Fox Angus

Davison - F.I.R.S.T. S1SDSE Ethan

Hand - Dale Resel

McCook - F.I.R.S.T. S1SDSE Salem

Minnehaha - State Line Seed
Minnehaha - F.I.R.S.T. S1SDEC Colton

Moody - F.I.R.S.T. S1SDEC Flandreau

Spink - 4 Pete Seeds

Turner - F.I.R.S.T. S1SDSE Chancellor

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Iowa CORN - 2011

County/Grower or Plot Name
Emmet - Greg DeVore

Fayette - Mike Potratz

Floyd - RRMR FFA #1
Floyd - RRMR FFA #2

Hardin - F.I.R.S.T. B1IANC Iowa Falls

Mitchell - Osage FFA

Plymouth - F.I.R.S.T. B1IANW Remsen

Winneshiek - Alan Shindelar

Worth - Bruns Brothers

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Iowa SOYBEANS - 2011

County/Grower or Plot Name
Butler - F.I.R.S.T. S1IANC Shell Rock 

Chickasaw - F.I.R.S.T. S1IANO New Hampton

Hardin - F.I.R.S.T. S1IANC Iowa Falls

Howard - Dan Gronwaldt

Ida - F.I.R.S.T. S1IANC Galva

Kossuth - F.I.R.S.T. S1IANO Algona

Mitchell - F.I.R.S.T. S1IANO Osage

Palo Alto - F.I.R.S.T. S1IANO Emmetsburg

Pocahontas - F.I.R.S.T. S1IANC Havelock

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