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2023 Crop Tour results: Minnesota
2023 Crop Tour results: Minnesota

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 181.34 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 984.39.

2023 Crop Tour results: Iowa
2023 Crop Tour results: Iowa

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 182.80 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,190.41.

2023 Crop Tour results: Illinois
2023 Crop Tour results: Illinois

Day 3--Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 193.72 bu. per acre for Illinois. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,270.61.

2023 Crop Tour results: western Iowa
2023 Crop Tour results: western Iowa

Day 3--Scouts took samples from Iowa districts 1, 4 and 7. Iowa's full results will be posted at the end of day 4.

2023 Crop Tour results: Indiana
2023 Crop Tour results: Indiana

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 180.89 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,309.96.

2023 Crop Tour results: Nebraska
2023 Crop Tour results: Nebraska

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 167.22 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,160.02.

2023 Crop Tour results: South Dakota
2023 Crop Tour results: South Dakota

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 157.42 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3'x3' square averaged 1,013.

2023 Crop Tour results: Ohio
2023 Crop Tour results: Ohio

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 183.94 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3'x3' square averaged 1,252.93.

Pro Farmer Releases 2022 National Corn and Soybean Crop Estimates
Pro Farmer Releases 2022 National Corn and Soybean Crop Estimates

Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 13.759 billion bu. with an average yield of 168.1 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.535 billion bu. on a national average yield of 51.7 bu. per acre.

From The Rows | Aug. 25, 2022 — Brian Grete (East)
From The Rows | Aug. 25, 2022 — Brian Grete (East)

Day 4 observations and comments from Brian Grete, director of the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.

2022 Crop Tour results: Iowa
2022 Crop Tour results: Iowa

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 183.81 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1174.43.

2022 Crop Tour results: Minnesota
2022 Crop Tour results: Minnesota

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 190.39 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1100.75.

From The Rows | Aug. 25, 2022 — Mark Bernard (East)
From The Rows | Aug. 25, 2022 — Mark Bernard (East)

Day 4 observations and comments from Mark Bernard, consultant on the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.

From The Rows August 24, 2022 - Chip Flory (West)
From The Rows August 24, 2022 - Chip Flory (West)

Thoughts from Chip Flory on the Western Leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour

From The Rows | Aug. 24, 2022 — Mark Bernard (East)
From The Rows | Aug. 24, 2022 — Mark Bernard (East)

Day 3 observations and comments from Mark Bernard, consultant on the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.

From The Rows August 24 - Emily Carolan (East & West)
From The Rows August 24 - Emily Carolan (East & West)

Observations from Emily Carolan as she breaks down the data from both legs of the Crop Tour.

From The Rows | Aug. 24, 2022 — Brian Grete (East)
From The Rows | Aug. 24, 2022 — Brian Grete (East)

Day 3 observations and comments from Brian Grete, director of the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.

2022 Crop Tour results: Western Iowa
2022 Crop Tour results: Western Iowa

Full results for Iowa will be released tomorrow.

2022 Crop Tour results: Illinois
2022 Crop Tour results: Illinois

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 190.71 bu. per acre for Illinois. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1249.70.

From The Rows | Aug. 23, 2022 — Mark Bernard (East)
From The Rows | Aug. 23, 2022 — Mark Bernard (East)

Day 2 observations and comments from Mark Bernard, consultant on the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.

From The Rows | Aug. 23, 2022 — Brian Grete (East)
From The Rows | Aug. 23, 2022 — Brian Grete (East)

Day 2 observations and comments from Brian Grete, director of the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.

2022 Crop Tour results: Indiana
2022 Crop Tour results: Indiana

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 177.85 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1165.97.

2022 Crop Tour results: Nebraska
2022 Crop Tour results: Nebraska

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 158.53 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1063.72.

From the Rows August 22, 2022 - Emily Carolan (West & East)
From the Rows August 22, 2022 - Emily Carolan (West & East)

Emily highlights key data points from day 1 of the western leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.

From The Rows August 22, 2022 - Brent Judish (West)
From The Rows August 22, 2022 - Brent Judish (West)

Day 1 observations from Brent Judish on the western leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.

From The Rows August 22, 2022 - Chip Flory (West)
From The Rows August 22, 2022 - Chip Flory (West)

Day 1 thoughts from Chip Flory on the western leg of Crop Tour.

From The Rows | Aug. 22, 2022 — Mark Bernard (East)
From The Rows | Aug. 22, 2022 — Mark Bernard (East)

Day 1 observations and comments from Mark Bernard, consultant on the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.

From The Rows | Aug. 22, 2022 — Brian Grete (East)
From The Rows | Aug. 22, 2022 — Brian Grete (East)

Day 1 observations and comments from Brian Grete, director of the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.

2022 Crop Tour Results: South Dakota
2022 Crop Tour Results: South Dakota

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 118.45 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square 871.40.

2022 Crop Tour results: Ohio
2022 Crop Tour results: Ohio

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 174.17 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1131.64.

Pro Farmer Crop Tour: Is the U.S Going to Produce Enough Corn and Soybeans to Keep Pace with Demand?
Pro Farmer Crop Tour: Is the U.S Going to Produce Enough Corn and Soybeans to Keep Pace with Demand?

As Pro Farmer Crop Tour wrapped up this week, scouts saw inconsistency in the West and consistency in the East. With Pro Farmer's projected crop size, Brian Grete and Chip Flory discuss the demand piece of the puzzle.

2021 Crop Tour Edition of the Pro Farmer newsletter
2021 Crop Tour Edition of the Pro Farmer newsletter

This issue is all about our Crop Tour findings and our Pro Farmer crop estimates.

Pro Farmer Releases National Corn and Soybean Crop Estimates
Pro Farmer Releases National Corn and Soybean Crop Estimates

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.

Special Live Event: Pro Farmer National Production Estimates
Special Live Event: Pro Farmer National Production Estimates

Pro Farmer's National Estimates reflect Pro Farmer's view on production and yields. The estimates will be released at 1:30 p.m. CT in a special live event.

Crop Tour Scouts Find Eastern Iowa, Southern Minnesota in Dire Need of Rain to Salvage Yields
Crop Tour Scouts Find Eastern Iowa, Southern Minnesota in Dire Need of Rain to Salvage Yields

Scouts saw drought damage instead of derecho devastation in eastern and north-central portions of Iowa on the Pro Farmer Crop Tour this year. Minnesota was much the same, with fields showing clear signs of stress.

2021 Crop Tour results: Iowa
2021 Crop Tour results: Iowa

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 190.8 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1.218.

2021 Crop Tour results: Minnesota
2021 Crop Tour results: Minnesota

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 177.4 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,027.

Watch Crop Tour Live | Day 4
Watch Crop Tour Live | Day 4

Tune in for coverage of the last day of coverage with scouts sampling fields in Iowa and Minnesota. Results for these states will be unveiled at 8:00 p.m. CT.

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Midday Route Reports | Day 4

Get preliminary route reports from Crop Tour leaders as they make their way through Iowa and Minnesota on the final day of the tour.

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Warm, dry September outlook for northwest Corn Belt, wet for eastern Belt

The 30- and 90-day forecast maps maintain concerns about drought-stressed crops in the northwest Corn Belt but they signal crops in the eastern Belt should have the moisture needed to finish strong.

From the Rows | Aug. 18, 2021 — Chip Flory & Bruce Blythe (West)
From the Rows | Aug. 18, 2021 — Chip Flory & Bruce Blythe (West)

Crop Tour Day 3 results show strong corn yield prospects for southwest Iowa.

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From the Data Bunker | Aug. 18, 2021 (Emily Carolan)

Surprise, surprise: Illinois Crop Tour numbers raise questions over outsized yield expectations.

2021 Crop Tour results: Illinois
2021 Crop Tour results: Illinois

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 196.30 bu. per acre for Illinois. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,279.79.

2021 Crop Tour results: Western Iowa
2021 Crop Tour results: Western Iowa

Full results for the state will be released tomorrow.

Pro Farmer Scouts May Have Found the Garden Spot in Western Iowa Measuring Near Record Yields
Pro Farmer Scouts May Have Found the Garden Spot in Western Iowa Measuring Near Record Yields

Drought dominated headlines in western Iowa last year during the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, and even as drought continues to be the talk of Iowa this year, fields in some portions of the state produced a different tone.

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Watch Pro Farmer Crop Tour Live

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.

Nightly Pro Farmer Crop Tour meeting
Nightly Pro Farmer Crop Tour meeting

Stream the nightly meetings here. The video begins at 7:00 p.m. CT.

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Midday Route Reports | Day 3

Your Tour leaders share a midday update as they sample fields in Illinois and western Iowa.

 From the Data Bunker | Aug. 17, 2021 (Emily Carolan)
From the Data Bunker | Aug. 17, 2021 (Emily Carolan)

Ear counts indicate bigger Nebraska, Indiana corn yields.

From The Rows | Aug. 17, 2021 — Brian Grete (East)
From The Rows | Aug. 17, 2021 — Brian Grete (East)

My observations and comments from Day 2 of Crop Tour.