2023 Crop Tour results: Illinois

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2023 Crop Tour results: Illinois

2023 Pro Farmer Crop Tour:
Illinois Corn

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

IL 1

107.49

6.78

16.11

30.00

194.62

43

IL 2

106.18

7.29

16.06

29.82

209.86

11

IL 3

100.30

6.61

16.26

29.67

181.78

30

IL 4

107.70

6.81

16.24

29.93

199.15

56

IL 5

104.87

6.66

16.09

29.27

192.48

55

IL 6

101.41

6.77

16.12

30.00

185.79

17

IL 7

109.29

6.67

16.20

30.35

196.19

17

IL Average

105.59

6.75

16.16

29.78

193.72

229

 

2022 Illinois Corn Results

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

IL 1

107.33

6.89

16.29

30.00

200.21

49

IL 2

105.63

6.92

16.67

30.00

201.87

8

IL 3

100.72

6.80

16.55

30.06

188.73

36

IL 4

107.07

6.75

16.29

30.00

195.42

59

IL 5

104.27

6.42

16.13

29.67

181.32

60

IL 6

107.00

6.57

16.29

30.00

192.75

16

IL 7

105.59

6.27

16.12

30.00

177.19

17

IL Average

105.35

6.67

16.29

29.93

190.71

245

 

Three-year Average for Illinois Corn (2020-2022)

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

IL 1

102.10

6.95

16.23

30.14

190.97

45

IL 2

104.21

7.08

16.39

30.00

200.77

11

IL 3

102.04

6.70

16.68

29.98

190.76

29

IL 4

104.98

6.80

16.51

29.89

196.84

59

IL 5

102.01

6.67

16.21

29.52

186.21

58

IL 6

100.46

6.75

16.22

29.80

192.80

15

IL 7

104.75

6.88

16.36

30.13

196.17

16

IL Average

102.92

6.80

16.36

29.87

192.14

232

 

 

2023 Pro Farmer Crop Tour Data:
Illinois Soybeans

District

Pod Count in 3’

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3’X3’ Square

Samples

IL 1

792.16

3.14

4.91

23.02

1285.05

43

IL 2

636.29

4.00

5.00

20.73

1115.92

11

IL 3

736.39

3.10

4.87

20.17

1351.20

30

IL 4

718.62

3.32

4.91

21.22

1279.89

56

IL 5

683.65

3.54

4.93

19.20

1279.02

54

IL 6

800.88

4.06

4.94

23.82

1198.48

17

IL 7

668.76

3.29

5.12

20.47

1206.80

17

IL Average

724.99

3.39

4.93

21.06

1270.61

228

 

2022 Illinois Soybeans Results

District

Pod Count

in 3’

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in 3’X3’ Square

Samples

IL 1

833.98

4.53

4.86

22.24

1392.64

49

IL 2

895.33

5.00

4.88

22.50

1607.51

8

IL 3

683.63

3.03

4.91

20.14

1257.66

35

IL 4

729.20

4.00

4.79

22.59

1196.19

58

IL 5

569.56

4.00

4.73

18.47

1160.81

60

IL 6

707.88

3.63

4.88

20.00

1313.17

16

IL 7

623.38

3.06

4.82

21.03

1089.56

17

IL Average

701.01

3.91

4.82

20.87

1249.70

243

 

Three-year Average for Illinois Soybeans (2020-2022)

District

Pod Count

in 3 feet

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3’X3’ Square

Samples

IL 1

792.50

3.67

4.77

22.10

1335.84

44

IL 2

812.97

4.06

4.77

23.33

1333.24

11

IL 3

722.32

3.08

4.85

20.91

1266.62

29

IL 4

747.49

3.81

4.75

22.90

1206.92

59

IL 5

621.15

3.77

4.73

18.76

1230.31

58

IL 6

749.83

3.50

4.85

21.37

1290.82

15

IL 7

665.84

3.46

4.67

19.56

1263.48

16

IL Average

718.27

3.65

4.76

21.15

1258.96

231

 

 

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