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justin b98965a68a Two new trial sources: LG Seeds + AgriGold plot reports (+2,307 cross-vendor yield trials)
Adds the **first non-Syngenta trial coverage** to the corpus:

| Source | Docs | Publisher | URL pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| lg_plot_reports | 1,304 | LG Seeds (AgReliant) | lgseeds.com/performance/{crop} JSON XHR |
| agrigold_plot_reports | 1,003 | AgriGold (AgReliant) | agrigold.com/{crop}/performance/{crop}-yield-results |

Total trial coverage now: gh_plot_reports (4,299) + agripro_trials (14) +
lg_plot_reports (1,304) + agrigold_plot_reports (1,003) = 6,620 trial docs.

**Both scrapers follow the gh_plot_reports template** — same RateLimitedSession
primitive, same TrialResult/PlotReport dataclass shape, same data_type="trial"
sidecar convention. The trial chunker (`rag/chunk.py:_render_trial_chunk`) is
extended to recognize both new sources; they share `_render_gh_plot_chunk`
since their sidecars are structurally identical (just different brand label).

**LG specifics:**
- POST `/performance/{crop}/GetPlots/` returns sparse listing (id, year, lat/lng)
- GET `/performance/{crop}/GetPlotData/?PlotId=X&IsSilage=Y` returns full detail
  with state, cooperator, planting/harvest dates, and **top-5 hybrids** (LG +
  competitors). Top-5 is what LG publishes publicly; not the full ranking.
- 4 crops: corn (963), soybeans (287), sorghum (10), silage (50) — first
  alfalfa absent because LG doesn't run alfalfa plots; that's variety-only data.
- 301 gotcha: www.lgseeds.com redirects to lgseeds.com which drops POST body,
  so the scraper hits the apex host directly.

**AgriGold specifics:**
- Listing: GET `/{crop}/performance/{crop}-yield-results?harvestYear={year}`
  (server-rendered HTML, ~1MB; 408 corn plots in 2025 alone)
- Detail: GET `/{crop_url}/performance/{slug}/{plot_id}` returns the **full
  ranking** (not just top-5) plus rich plot management metadata: tillage,
  previous crop, fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, irrigation, soil type,
  row width, population. Most metadata-rich of the three trial sources.
- Soybean URL slug is singular: `/soybeans/performance/soybean-yield-results/`
- Columns: Rank | Brand | Product | Trait | Ck | H20 (moisture) | Test Wt. |
  Yield | Adj Yield (check-adjusted)
- 2 crops: corn (849) + soybeans (157)

**Indexer needs no changes** — `rag/index.py` auto-discovers any directory
under corpus/ and routes by data_type. Both new sources flow into the
existing trial collection and surface via `search_trials`.

Years scraped: 2024+2025 (matching gh_plot_reports baseline). 2023 is
available via `--include-2023` on either scraper for future backfill.
2026-05-26 22:26:24 -04:00

1.6 KiB

Soybean yield trial — Stanley, KY, 2024

  • Source: AgriGold plot report (cross-vendor head-to-head)
  • Vendor: AgReliant Genetics / AgriGold
  • Crop: Soybean
  • State: KY
  • County: Daviess
  • City: Stanley
  • Year: 2024
  • Plot ID: 142049
  • Cooperator: Ken-Maur Farms
  • Plot average: 44.89 BU/Ac
  • Planted: 2024-03-29
  • Harvested: 2024-08-05
  • Population: 90,000 seeds/acre
  • Row width: 15.0"
  • # Rows: 15
  • Soil type: Sandy Loam
  • Tillage: Minimum
  • Previous crop: Corn
  • Irrigation: None
  • Fungicide: Revytek
  • Herbicide: Liberty, Zidua
  • Insecticide: Bifenthrin
  • URL: https://www.agrigold.com/soybeans/performance/soybean-yield-results/142049

Results (by rank)

Rank Brand Product Trait Ck H20 Test Wt. Yield Adj Yield
9 AgriGold G0431E3 Enlist E3 - 13.0 - 20.4 20.4
8 AgriGold G0500XF XTENDFlex - 13.2 - 25.9 25.9
4 AgriGold G0854XF XTENDFlex - 13.1 - 46.8 46.8
6 AgriGold G0893E3 Enlist E3 - 12.3 - 39.0 39.0
5 AgriGold G1055E3 Enlist E3 - 12.6 - 45.5 45.5
1 AgriGold G1394XF XTENDFlex - 12.8 - 70.3 70.3
7 AgriGold G1493E3 Enlist E3 - 12.5 - 37.3 37.3
2 AgriGold G1601E3 Enlist E3 - 12.3 - 61.4 61.4
3 AgriGold G1823E3 Enlist E3 - 12.0 - 57.4 57.4

Top 5 by Yield: G1394XF (AgriGold) 70.3, G1601E3 (AgriGold) 61.4, G1823E3 (AgriGold) 57.4, G0854XF (AgriGold) 46.8, G1055E3 (AgriGold) 45.5.