2023 Crop Tour results: Iowa

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2023 Pro Farmer Crop Tour Data:
Iowa Corn

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

IA 1

103.48

6.32

16.47

29.56

182.58

91

IA 2

101.95

6.54

15.78

30.00

177.23

58

IA 3

98.32

6.78

16.45

29.82

183.58

57

IA 4

100.51

6.20

16.04

29.49

168.71

78

IA 5

105.78

6.82

16.17

29.45

197.43

55

IA 6

101.59

6.76

16.16

29.70

186.79

81

IA 7

101.93

6.69

16.18

29.76

184.84

42

IA 8

101.32

6.46

15.58

30.00

169.45

19

IA 9

102.60

6.98

16.12

30.00

193.27

42

IA Average

101.98

6.58

16.16

29.71

182.80

523

 

2022 Iowa Corn Results

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

IA 1

101.71

6.43

16.30

29.39

181.12

79

IA 2

106.36

6.38

16.17

30.00

184.48

53

IA 3

106.16

6.76

16.64

29.81

199.05

64

IA 4

98.32

6.61

16.40

29.35

180.80

68

IA 5

103.23

6.37

16.22

29.57

179.66

47

IA 6

100.35

7.02

16.37

29.95

192.13

83

IA 7

93.42

6.66

16.39

29.33

173.70

45

IA 8

97.80

6.25

15.88

30.40

161.45

20

IA 9

100.05

6.56

16.35

30.00

178.84

38

IA Average

101.20

6.61

16.34

29.70

183.81

497

 

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

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

IA 1

103.94

6.49

16.04

29.63

182.11

80

IA 2

104.73

6.64

16.03

29.94

186.76

52

IA 3

104.17

6.90

16.16

30.02

192.86

54

IA 4

97.98

6.71

16.50

29.33

184.77

71

IA 5

97.79

6.42

16.19

29.91

173.12

43

IA 6

96.05

6.99

16.38

29.82

183.55

78

IA 7

94.89

6.90

16.48

29.52

183.64

48

IA 8

97.92

6.92

15.95

30.26

179.19

18

IA 9

101.21

6.74

16.36

30.07

185.46

36

IA Average

100.11

6.73

16.26

29.76

184.13

479

 

 

2023 Pro Farmer Crop Tour Data:
Iowa Soybeans

District

Pod Count in 3’

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3’X3’ Square

Samples

IA 1

767.78

3.04

5.08

25.49

1137.24

90

IA 2

722.16

2.72

4.98

23.88

1135.68

58

IA 3

825.94

2.61

5.37

24.82

1237.04

57

IA 4

668.47

2.69

5.19

21.87

1120.30

77

IA 5

760.95

2.98

5.02

23.43

1196.51

54

IA 6

737.78

3.01

4.90

21.06

1291.14

79

IA 7

650.51

2.60

5.08

21.18

1170.28

40

IA 8

621.63

3.05

4.89

18.95

1204.81

19

IA 9

681.25

2.98

4.87

20.18

1254.38

46

IA Average

727.08

2.86

5.06

22.77

1190.41

520

 

2022 Iowa Soybeans Results

District

Pod Count

in 3’

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in 3’X3’ Square

Samples

IA 1

697.91

3.35

5.00

24.09

1089.74

77

IA 2

726.51

3.66

5.04

27.17

1003.53

53

IA 3

768.91

4.89

4.86

24.62

1191.89

64

IA 4

716.99

3.49

4.99

21.32

1258.94

68

IA 5

639.34

3.24

4.78

23.48

1008.12

46

IA 6

752.11

3.88

4.87

20.30

1370.58

82

IA 7

585.29

3.53

4.84

17.33

1223.85

45

IA 8

537.24

2.21

4.87

20.26

991.55

19

IA 9

570.99

2.61

4.97

17.57

1215.82

37

IA Average

690.36

3.60

4.92

22.16

1174.43

491

 

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

District

Pod Count

in 3 feet

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3’X3’ Square

Samples

IA 1

687.36

2.64

4.99

24.05

1064.13

80

IA 2

763.57

2.95

5.07

26.97

1052.35

52

IA 3

729.58

3.43

4.84

23.10

1198.75

54

IA 4

693.47

2.69

5.00

21.11

1220.53

71

IA 5

698.74

2.59

4.93

23.63

1104.59

42

IA 6

728.52

3.03

4.82

20.71

1301.07

75

IA 7

659.92

2.99

4.84

19.20

1251.83

47

IA 8

620.48

2.45

4.75

18.98

1201.26

19

IA 9

637.62

2.69

4.74

18.94

1250.85

34

IA Average

699.73

2.87

4.91

22.21

1179.51

472

 

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