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Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 184.19 bu. per acre for Illinois. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,430.37.
Results for Districts 1, 4 & 7 in Iowa. Full results for Iowa will be released Thursday at 8 p.m. CT.
Lane Akre calls the Illinois corn crop underwhelming, while Kyle Wendland reports more consistency overall, but increased disease in soybeans.
Chip Flory reports low ear populations and mediocre pod counts into western Iowa, while Brent Judisch notes reduced corn yields from July heat but strong soybean potential.
Missing ears, not missing kernels, drive western Corn Belt yields down as Nebraska records lowest ear count in 13 years.
A battle of storms and standing water across Nebraska’s heartland.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 183.54 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1318.64.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 163.61 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1219.62.
Brent Judisch and Chip Flory report plenty of moisture, tipback in corn and some unimpressive soybean pod counts in Nebraska.
On Day 2 of the Crop Tour, Lane Akre and Kyle Wendlund uncovered some flooding, storm damage and pollination issues in western Indiana into central Illinois.
Brent Judisch outlines his Day 1 observations on the western leg of the Crop Tour.
The 2026 Crop Tour started off with a bang.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 180.18 bu. per acre, down from 185.69 bpa (3%) in 2025 and the 3-year average of 184.31 bpa (2.2%). Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,186.3, down from 1,287.28 (7%) in 2025 and the three-year average of 1,256.71 (4.7%).
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 149.09 bu. per acre, down from 174.18 bpa (14.4%) in 2025 and the three-year average of 162.7 bpa (8.4%). Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 945.98, down from 1,188.45 (20.4%) in 2025 and the three-year average of 1,075.78 (12.07%).
Tour leader Chip Flory and consultant Brent Judisch paint a picture of what they’ve seen in South Dakota and Nebraska on Day 1 of the Crop Tour.
Tour leader Lane Akre and consultant Kyle Wendlund recount what they’ve observed in Ohio and Indiana on Day one of the Crop Tour.
Decline in Farm Financial Conditions Slows
Flooding and derecho damage in the east, drought in the Plains, and a surprise USDA yield cut have this year’s crop looking more uncertain than ever right as Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts prepare to hit the fields.
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