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“Further east was less mature, as we move west it gets a little more maturity,” Brian Grete said on Wednesday morning. “I think we’ll find more maturity as we move into eastern Iowa this afternoon.”

See state-by-state Tour results here.

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Nebraska crops seen about average.

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Day 2 results and observations from eastern Crop Tour Director Brian Grete

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Tour leaders talk numbers for Indiana and Nebraska.

The state's corn yield potential topped the three-year average, but the bean crop was down a bit.

Corn yield potential and pod counts were both well under year-ago.

Jeff Wilson called some of the Nebraska soybean crop, "marvelous." But Wilson also noted, there is still work to be done.

Brian Grete discusses his observations from Indiana corn and soybean fields.

“The yield looks ok,” he said after seeing crops in Ohio and Indiana. “It’s in line with what everybody was thinking, but we have a long way to go before combines roll. It’s going to be a busy Thanksgiving for a lot of farmers.” ( Farm Journal )