One of the biggest advantages that FAS has, working with Ag Venture, is that we know what the cold germ are, and that they have been provided by a third party.  This allows us to place the highest quality of seed on your farm.  Below is the data that we have collected each year. It verifies that not only hybrid selection makes a difference, but also, germination standards. 
Below are the results that FAS has tracked among the different lot numbers with varying cold germ.