2025 Agronomic Research
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CONTENTS Farm Managers & Offices
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Corn Testing Index
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2025 Corn Honor Roll
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Corn Demo Plot
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Corn Strip Plots
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Corn Replicated Trials
10-14
2025 Real Estate Sales Summary
15-17
Soybean Testing Index
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2025 Soybean Honor Roll
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Soybean Strip Plots
20-22
Soybean Demo Plot
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Soybean Replicated Trials
24-25
General Corn Information
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Participating Seed Company Information
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About First Mid Ag Services
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2025 RESEARCH SITES
First Mid Ag Services Management Team
Ray Ray Farm Farm Management Management Joining Joining First First Mid Mid Ag Service th, 2025 December December 30th, Princeton, Princeton, IL IL (815) (815) 878-5225
Kankakee, IL Regional Office (815) 936-8971
Brian Thompson
President of First Mid Ag Services (309) 665-0959
Doug Ray Ray Doug
Left to right: Joe Richie, Ashten Hoffman, Michael Bernhard
Bloomington, IL Regional Office (309) 665-0955
Peoria, IL IL Regional Regional Office Peoria, (309) 687-6008 (309) 687-6008
Front, left left to to right: right: Philip Philip Rich, Rich, David David Klein, Klein, Dan Front, Dan Patten, Patten, Craig Thompson Thompson Craig Back, left to right: Eric Russow, Mark Smith, Tyler Back, left to right: Eric Russow, Mark Smith, Tyler Roth, Roth, Michael Rhoda, Rhoda, Brian Brian Thompson, Thompson, Reid Michael Reid Lichty Lichty
Left to to right: right: John John Van Van Riper, Riper, Jake Jake McClanahan McClanahan Left
Springfield, IL IL Regional Regional Office Office Springfield, (217) 547-2881 (217) 547-2881
Left to right: Katie King, Tom Hill Left to right: Katie King, Tom Hill
Decatur, IL IL Regional Regional Office Office Decatur, (217) 421-9616 (217) 421-9616
Left to right: Kevin Hilligoss, Hayley Daniels, Adam Day, Left to right: Kevin Hilligoss, Hayley Daniels, Adam Day, Justin Wheeler Justin Wheeler
Mattoon, IL IL Regional Regional Office Office Mattoon, (217) 258-1561 (217) 258-1561
Left to right: Eric Schumacher, Michael Lauher, Brock Norris, Left to right: Eric Schumacher, Michael Lauher, Brock Norris, Cory Kauffman Cory Kauffman
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HYBRIDS WITH YIELDS IN 2 OR MORE ZONES GREATER THAN 101% OF AVERAGE
STRIP PLOT STRIP-TILL
2025 FIRST MID REAL ESTATE SUMMARY
* = Sealed Bid Auction or ** = Public Auction, *** = Online Auction or ****Virtual Live Online Auction
2025 FIRST MID REAL ESTATE SUMMARY
STRIP PLOT
CENTRAL ILLINOIS Enlist and XtendFlex SOYBEANS
STRIP PLOT
CENTRAL ILLINOIS Enlist and XtendFlex SOYBEANS
STRIP PLOT
CENTRAL ILLINOIS Enlist and XtendFlex Soybeans Following fall-seeded cover crop
REPLICATED NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS SOYBEANS
REPLICATED SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS SOYBEANS
REPLICATED
SOUTH ILLINOIS SOYBEANS
GENERAL CORN INFORMATION
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POPULATION CHECK METHOD
Measure out 1/100th of an acre based on your row width. (See Chart) Count the number of live plants in the measured area. Repeat this process multiple times across the field to provide a more accurate estimate of the number of plants per acre. Average the counts and multiply the average number of plants by 1,000 to obtain the plant population per acre.
Per Beck’s Hybrids Product Catalog
Row Spacing
Row Length
15”
34’ 10”
20”
26’ 2”
30”
17’ 5”
36”
14’ 6”
38”
13’ 9”
1 ACRE = 43,560 FEET 1 MILE = 5,280 FEET