2023 Crop Tour results: western Iowa

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2023 Crop Tour results: Iowa 1, 4 & 7

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 4

100.51

6.20

16.04

29.49

168.71

78

IA 7

101.93

6.69

16.18

29.76

184.84

42

 

2022 Iowa Corn Results

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

IA 1

103.13

6.66

15.94

29.77

183.37

76

IA 4

99.43

6.73

16.48

29.26

188.74

69

IA 7

93.42

6.66

16.39

29.33

173.70

45

 

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 4

97.98

6.71

16.50

29.33

184.77

71

IA 7

94.89

6.90

16.48

29.52

183.64

48

 

 

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 4

668.47

2.69

5.19

21.87

1120.30

77

IA 7

650.51

2.60

5.08

21.18

1170.28

40

 

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 4

716.99

3.49

4.99

21.32

1258.94

68

IA 7

585.29

3.53

4.84

17.33

1223.85

45

 

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 4

693.47

2.69

5.00

21.11

1220.53

71

IA 7

659.92

2.99

4.84

19.20

1251.83

47

 

 

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