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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.
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Soybean yield trial — Toulon, IL, 2025

  • Source: AgriGold plot report (cross-vendor head-to-head)
  • Vendor: AgReliant Genetics / AgriGold
  • Crop: Soybean
  • State: IL
  • County: Stark
  • City: Toulon
  • Year: 2025
  • Plot ID: 147838
  • Cooperator: Ag View FS, Inc.
  • Plot average: 76.85 BU/Ac
  • Planted: 2025-05-11
  • Harvested: 2025-10-27
  • Population: 150,000 seeds/acre
  • Row width: 15.0"
  • # Rows: 4
  • Soil type: Silt Loam
  • Tillage: Minimum
  • Previous crop: Corn
  • Irrigation: None
  • URL: https://www.agrigold.com/soybeans/performance/soybean-yield-results/147838

Results (by rank)

Rank Brand Product Trait Ck H20 Test Wt. Yield Adj Yield
1 AgriGold G3051E3 Enlist E3 - 11.3 - 85.1 85.1
2 Brevant Seeds B275EE Enlist E3 - 11.2 - 84.3 84.3
3 Brevant Seeds B294EE Enlist E3 - 11.0 - 83.0 83.0
4 Brevant Seeds B324EE Enlist E3 - 11.1 - 82.0 82.0
5 FS Seeds HS28E50 Enlist E3 - 11.2 - 81.8 81.8
6 NK Brand NK26-Z1XF XTENDFlex - 11.0 - 81.1 81.1
7 AgriGold G3255E3 Enlist E3 - 11.2 - 80.7 80.7
8 FS Seeds HS26E50 Enlist E3 - 10.9 - 80.5 80.5
8 NK Brand NK24-U5XF XTENDFlex - 11.1 - 80.5 80.5
10 AgriGold G2574XF XTENDFlex - 11.1 - 79.1 79.1
11 FS Seeds HS32F50 Enlist E3 - 11.0 - 78.5 78.5
12 Asgrow AG22XF6 XTENDFlex - 11.2 - 78.2 78.2
13 FS Seeds HS33E50 Enlist E3 - 11.0 - 77.7 77.7
14 NK Brand NK26-M6E3 Enlist E3 - 11.2 - 77.6 77.6
15 NK Brand NK29-Q3XF XTENDFlex - 11.4 - 77.5 77.5
16 Asgrow AG26XF4 XTENDFlex - 11.3 - 77.0 77.0
17 AgriGold G2601E3 Enlist E3 - 11.0 - 76.8 76.8
18 Brevant Seeds B315EE Enlist E3 - 11.1 - 76.5 76.5
19 FS Seeds HS26F50 XTENDFlex - 11.2 - 75.6 75.6
20 FS Seeds HS29F50 XTENDFlex - 11.0 - 75.4 75.4
21 Asgrow AG30XF4 XTENDFlex - 11.1 - 74.6 74.6
22 AgriGold G2755XF XTENDFlex - 11.2 - 74.5 74.5
22 AgriGold G2425E3 - - 11.3 - 74.5 74.5
24 Asgrow AG34XF6 XTENDFlex - 10.9 - 74.1 74.1
25 FS Seeds HS25E30 Enlist E3 - 11.1 - 73.7 73.7
26 Asgrow AG33XF3 XTENDFlex - 11.1 - 71.9 71.9
27 Asgrow AG32XF6 XTENDFlex - 11.1 - 71.4 71.4
28 NK Brand NK28-G7E3S Enlist E3 - 11.3 - 70.6 70.6
29 NK Brand NK32-P2XF XTENDFlex - 10.9 - 65.7 65.7
29 NK Brand NK30-A9E3 Enlist E3 - 11.3 - 65.7 65.7

Top 5 by Yield: G3051E3 (AgriGold) 85.1, B275EE (Brevant Seeds) 84.3, B294EE (Brevant Seeds) 83.0, B324EE (Brevant Seeds) 82.0, HS28E50 (FS Seeds) 81.8.