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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

2.2 KiB

Soybean yield trial — Princeville, IL, 2024

  • Source: AgriGold plot report (cross-vendor head-to-head)
  • Vendor: AgReliant Genetics / AgriGold
  • Crop: Soybean
  • State: IL
  • County: Peoria
  • City: Princeville
  • Year: 2024
  • Plot ID: 144649
  • Cooperator: River Valley Cooperative
  • Plot average: 87.63 BU/Ac
  • Planted: 2024-05-11
  • Harvested: 2024-10-01
  • Population: 140,000 seeds/acre
  • Row width: 30.0"
  • # Rows: 6
  • Soil type: Silt Loam
  • Tillage: Strip Till
  • Previous crop: Corn
  • Irrigation: None
  • URL: https://www.agrigold.com/soybeans/performance/soybean-yield-results/144649

Results (by rank)

Rank Brand Product Trait Ck H20 Test Wt. Yield Adj Yield
3 NK Brand NK27-W8XF XTENDFlex - 12.1 59.1 92.3 92.3
6 NK Brand NK29-Q3XF XTENDFlex - 11.8 61.3 90.3 90.3
18 NK Brand NK32-C5XF XTENDFlex - 12.2 57.3 81.4 81.4
14 NK Brand NK34-D4XF XTENDFlex - 12.3 57.1 85.3 85.3
17 AgriGold G2450XF XTENDFlex - 11.5 59.5 82.1 82.1
19 AgriGold G2574XF XTENDFlex - 12.2 60.1 80.3 80.3
16 AgriGold G3144XF XTENDFlex - 12.1 59.0 83.2 83.2
11 AgriGold G3334XF XTENDFlex - 12.2 58.8 87.1 87.1
2 AgriGold G3552XF XTENDFlex - 11.9 59.0 93.0 93.0
10 Asgrow AG25XF5 XTENDFlex - 11.8 58.5 88.0 88.0
8 Asgrow AG26XF4 XTENDFlex - 11.6 59.8 89.3 89.3
9 Asgrow AG27XF3 XTENDFlex - 11.9 58.4 88.4 88.4
15 Asgrow AG29XF5 XTENDFlex - 11.6 57.8 84.1 84.1
12 Asgrow AG30XF4 XTENDFlex - 12.1 59.6 85.9 85.9
3 Asgrow AG33XF3 XTENDFlex - 12.0 58.6 92.3 92.3
5 Asgrow AG35XF5 XTENDFlex - 12.7 58.1 92.1 92.1
1 Asgrow AG36XF4 XTENDFlex - 15.2 57.9 94.5 94.5
13 Asgrow AG37XF5 XTENDFlex - 13.9 55.6 85.8 85.8
7 Asgrow AG38XF3 XTENDFlex - 13.0 58.9 89.5 89.5

Top 5 by Yield: AG36XF4 (Asgrow) 94.5, G3552XF (AgriGold) 93.0, NK27-W8XF (NK Brand) 92.3, AG33XF3 (Asgrow) 92.3, AG35XF5 (Asgrow) 92.1.