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2025 Crop Tour Results: Iowa

Scouts found average corn yield potential of 198.43 bu. per acre. Soybean pod counts in a 3' x 3' square averaged 1,562.54.

By Hillari Mason

Updated August 21, 2025 08:01 PM

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Pro Farmer Crop Tour Data -- Iowa Corn
2025	Ear Count in	Grain Length	Kernel Rows	Row Spacing	Yield	Samples
District	60 ft of Row		Around
IA 1	102.00	6.88	16.62	29.41	197.89	85
IA 2	101.72	6.63	16.16	30.14	181.73	43
IA 3	103.69	7.03	16.25	29.64	200.44	55
IA 4	102.86	7.26	16.60	29.80	207.25	71
IA 5	103.83	7.11	16.26	30.00	200.29	42
IA 6	100.41	7.32	16.09	29.94	197.67	64
IA 7	99.41	7.10	16.22	29.38	195.03	39
IA 8	102.35	7.37	16.16	30.00	203.79	23
IA 9	102.70	7.33	15.72	29.63	198.77	27
IA Average	102.10	7.09	16.31	29.74	198.43	449

2024	Ear Count in	Grain Length	Kernel Rows	Row Spacing	Yield	Samples
District	60 ft of Row		Around
IA 1	102.18	6.52	15.96	30.00	176.59	85
IA 2	104.50	6.53	15.85	30.00	180.09	44
IA 3	106.82	6.79	16.21	30.00	195.84	60
IA 4	100.09	7.08	16.40	29.62	195.86	78
IA 5	104.80	7.06	15.85	30.00	195.67	44
IA 6	102.67	7.52	15.91	29.71	206.85	69
IA 7	98.31	7.09	16.24	29.59	191.59	49
IA 8	100.00	7.21	15.85	30.00	190.20	18
IA 9	105.00	7.32	16.33	30.00	208.12	34
IA Average	102.66	6.98	16.09	29.85	192.79	481

3-year avg.	Ear Count in	Grain Length	Kernel Rows	Row Spacing	Yield	Samples
('22-'24)	60 ft of Row		Around
IA 1	102.46	6.42	16.24	29.65	180.09	85
IA 2	104.27	6.48	15.93	30.00	180.60	52
IA 3	103.76	6.78	16.43	29.88	192.82	60
IA 4	99.64	6.63	16.28	29.49	181.79	75
IA 5	104.60	6.75	16.08	29.68	190.92	49
IA 6	101.54	7.10	16.15	29.79	195.26	78
IA 7	97.89	6.81	16.27	29.56	183.38	45
IA 8	99.71	6.64	15.77	30.13	173.70	19
IA 9	102.55	6.95	16.27	30.00	193.41	38
IA Average	101.95	6.72	16.20	29.75	186.47	500

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Pro Farmer Crop Tour Data -- Iowa Soybeans
2025	Pod Count	Soil Moisture	Growth Stage	Row Spacing	Pod Count in	Samples
District	in 3 feet				3 X 3 Square
IA 1	843.05	4.36	5.07	24.42	1279.25	84
IA 2	1007.84	3.95	4.95	28.37	1309.03	43
IA 3	870.49	4.31	5.00	22.59	1431.63	54
IA 4	902.55	4.20	5.00	23.89	1376.15	70
IA 5	806.68	3.58	4.95	23.79	1277.40	43
IA 6	746.36	3.75	5.06	19.88	1385.72	65
IA 7	741.80	4.03	4.97	18.01	1562.54	39
IA 8	673.29	3.56	4.83	18.33	1364.96	18
IA 9	813.49	3.67	4.83	18.25	1651.34	30
IA Average	836.31	4.02	4.99	22.55	1384.38	446

2024	Pod Count	Soil Moisture	Growth Stage	Row Spacing	Pod Count in	Samples
District	in 3 feet				3 X 3 Square
IA 1	774.58	4.52	4.67	25.69	1108.76	82
IA 2	883.76	4.02	4.73	27.44	1157.13	45
IA 3	934.91	3.14	4.85	25.47	1349.80	59
IA 4	738.92	4.22	4.82	21.49	1254.09	78
IA 5	896.56	4.35	5.12	23.16	1480.87	43
IA 6	820.16	4.10	4.88	21.64	1422.03	69
IA 7	712.43	3.90	4.69	19.00	1366.22	48
IA 8	726.37	4.56	4.61	19.17	1412.39	18
IA 9	806.92	3.67	4.88	20.08	1518.27	33
IA Average	810.78	4.05	4.81	23.01	1312.31	475

3-year avg.	Pod Count	Soil Moisture	Growth Stage	Row Spacing	Pod Count in	Samples
('22-'24)	in 3 feet				3 X 3 Square
IA 1	746.77	3.64	4.92	25.09	1111.91	83
IA 2	777.48	3.47	4.92	26.16	1098.78	52
IA 3	843.25	3.55	5.03	24.97	1259.57	60
IA 4	708.13	3.46	5.00	21.56	1211.11	74
IA 5	765.62	3.52	4.97	23.36	1228.50	48
IA 6	770.02	3.66	4.88	21.00	1361.25	77
IA 7	649.41	3.34	4.87	19.17	1253.45	44
IA 8	628.41	3.27	4.79	19.46	1202.91	19
IA 9	686.38	3.08	4.91	19.28	1329.49	39
IA Average	742.74	3.50	4.93	22.65	1225.72	495

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