2023 Crop Tour results: Minnesota

2023 Pro Farmer Crop Tour
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2023 Pro Farmer Crop Tour:
Minnesota Corn

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

MN 5

94.00

6.87

17.43

26.57

211.15

7

MN 7

100.94

6.25

16.69

28.66

184.92

64

MN 8

101.03

6.30

16.43

29.13

180.80

122

MN 9

94.35

6.39

16.55

28.47

174.05

51

MN Average

99.41

6.32

16.55

28.80

181.34

244

 

2022 Pro Farmer Crop Tour:
Minnesota Corn

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

MN 5

109.43

6.35

16.67

30.00

191.94

7

MN 7

101.96

6.50

16.47

29.33

186.01

51

MN 8

103.16

6.55

16.35

28.91

190.72

105

MN 9

105.70

6.69

16.28

29.44

193.93

50

MN Average

103.68

6.56

16.37

29.17

190.39

213

 

Three-year Average for Minnesota Corn (2020-2022)

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

MN 4

85.50

6.52

17.33

30.00

159.89

2

MN 5

101.29

6.30

16.60

31.56

188.68

6

MN 7

99.62

6.69

16.35

29.22

186.75

57

MN 8

102.16

6.63

16.10

29.13

187.34

105

MN 9

105.32

6.63

16.15

29.62

189.91

50

MN Average

102.12

6.63

16.19

29.24

187.63

220

 

2023 Pro Farmer Crop Tour:
Minnesota Soybeans

District

Pod Count in 3’

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3’X3’ Square

Samples

MN 5

729.29

3.57

5.00

21.00

1195.86

7

MN 7

695.18

3.05

5.31

24.54

1043.64

61

MN 8

702.44

3.10

5.06

26.06

986.44

125

MN 9

644.57

2.53

5.16

27.00

865.51

45

MN Avg

690.43

3.00

5.14

25.70

984.39

238

 

2022 Pro Farmer Crop Tour:
Minnesota Soybeans

District

Pod Count in 3’

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3’X3’ Square

Samples

MN 5

677.60

5.00

4.86

30.00

813.12

7

MN 7

608.06

3.98

4.92

24.49

933.79

51

MN 8

839.28

4.04

5.03

26.79

1141.05

104

MN 9

818.30

4.47

5.00

24.79

1235.60

47

MN Avg

772.72

4.15

4.99

25.89

1100.75

209

 

Three-year Average for Minnesota Soybeans (2020-2022)

District

Pod Count

in 3 feet

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3’X3’ Square

Samples

 

MN 4

316.05

1.50

5.25

16.88

696.24

2

 

MN 5

656.37

3.53

4.95

27.94

861.70

6

 

MN 7

682.75

3.06

4.95

25.17

996.24

57

 

MN 8

817.48

3.18

5.02

26.75

1119.58

103

 

MN 9

757.94

3.33

4.91

25.69

1090.99

48

 

MN Average

762.28

3.19

4.98

26.10

1071.31

216

 

 

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