Agriculture News
Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 15.116 billion bu. with an average yield of 177.0 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.436 billion bu. on a national average yield of 51.2 bu. per acre.
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Crop Tour Day 3 results show strong corn yield prospects for southwest Iowa.
Surprise, surprise: Illinois Crop Tour numbers raise questions over outsized yield expectations.
Mark’s observations and comments from Day 3 of Crop Tour.
My observations and comments from Day 3 of Crop Tour.
Watch this live broadcast as Tour leaders and scouts comment on what they found on routes through Illinois and western Iowa, with results unveiled at 8:00 p.m. CT.
Stream the nightly meetings here. The video begins at 7:00 p.m. CT.
Your Tour leaders share a midday update as they sample fields in Illinois and western Iowa.
Nebraska soybean pod counts down 5.5% from year-ago, rain needed soon; state’s estimated corn yield up over 4%.
My observations and comments from Day 2 of Crop Tour.
Ear counts indicate bigger Nebraska, Indiana corn yields.