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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

2.6 KiB

Soybean yield trial — Hamlet, IL, 2025

  • Source: AgriGold plot report (cross-vendor head-to-head)
  • Vendor: AgReliant Genetics / AgriGold
  • Crop: Soybean
  • State: IL
  • County: Mercer
  • City: Hamlet
  • Year: 2025
  • Plot ID: 145372
  • Cooperator: Greg Close
  • Plot average: 80.36 BU/Ac
  • Planted: 2025-04-11
  • Harvested: 2025-10-11
  • Population: 140,000 seeds/acre
  • Row width: 11.4"
  • # Rows: 22
  • Soil type: Silt Loam
  • Tillage: No Till
  • Previous crop: Corn
  • Irrigation: None
  • URL: https://www.agrigold.com/soybeans/performance/soybean-yield-results/145372

Results (by rank)

Rank Brand Product Trait Ck H20 Test Wt. Yield Adj Yield
14 Pioneer P23Z82E Enlist E3 - 13.2 56.4 80.2 80.2
8 Golden Harvest GH2315E3 Enlist E3 - 13.2 56.1 82.8 82.8
6 Dyna Gro S25EN74 Enlist E3 - 12.9 55.4 85.0 85.0
7 Xitavo XO2556E Enlist E3 - 12.9 56.7 82.9 82.9
22 Xitavo XO2625E Enlist E3 - 12.9 56.1 72.4 72.4
23 Burrus 2681E Enlist E3 - 12.6 55.5 71.0 71.0
4 Golden Harvest GH2674E3 Enlist E3 - 12.9 56.3 86.4 86.4
13 Pioneer P26Z86E Enlist E3 - 12.8 55.4 80.7 80.7
12 AgriGold G2601E3 Enlist E3 - 12.6 55.2 81.4 81.4
15 Pioneer P27Z41E Enlist E3 - 12.1 57.5 79.9 79.9
10 Burrus 2729E Enlist E3 - 12.9 55.9 82.7 82.7
8 Pioneer P28Z30E Enlist E3 - 12.4 57.2 82.8 82.8
18 Dyna Gro S29ES45 Enlist E3 - 12.4 58.0 77.0 77.0
16 Xitavo XO2926E Enlist E3 - 12.5 57.6 79.7 79.7
1 Nu Tech 29N05E Enlist E3 - 12.0 57.4 87.7 87.7
1 Pioneer P29Z61E Enlist E3 - 12.3 57.3 87.7 87.7
20 Burrus 2916E Enlist E3 - 12.8 56.7 75.4 75.4
17 Nu Tech 30N06E Enlist E3 - 12.7 56.7 78.6 78.6
19 Dyna Gro S31EN14 Enlist E3 - 12.8 55.7 76.9 76.9
5 Pioneer P31Z03E Enlist E3 - 12.2 55.9 86.3 86.3
11 Pioneer P31Z32E Enlist E3 - 12.0 57.0 82.2 82.2
21 Nu Tech 32N05E Enlist E3 - 12.3 56.9 74.6 74.6
24 Golden Harvest GH3355E3S Enlist E3 - 12.6 57.0 66.9 66.9
3 Pioneer P33Z17E Enlist E3 - 12.6 57.0 87.4 87.4

Top 5 by Yield: 29N05E (Nu Tech) 87.7, P29Z61E (Pioneer) 87.7, P33Z17E (Pioneer) 87.4, GH2674E3 (Golden Harvest) 86.4, P31Z03E (Pioneer) 86.3.