Seed Tests -- Companies hope for home runs from their top cultivars

By ANDREA JOHNSON Editor
Sep 17, 2017
Sep 17, 2017 Updated Oct 13, 2017

Mark Querna, F.I.R.S.T. manager for Minnesota (copy) — Mark Querna, F.I.R.S.T. manager for Minnesota.
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By ANDREA JOHNSON Editor

Harvest is about to begin at FIRST soybean and corn seed test plots.

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