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.

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2021 Pro Farmer Crop Tour:
Minnesota Corn

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

MN 4

93.00

5.70

14.67

30.00

129.21

2

MN 5

93.43

6.15

16.47

26.29

182.99

7

MN 7

96.70

6.32

16.18

29.03

171.07

66

MN 8

101.15

6.50

15.83

29.41

177.36

109

MN 9

104.56

6.66

15.92

29.62

186.79

52

MN Average

100.36

6.47

15.96

29.26

177.44

236

2020 Minnesota Corn Results

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

MN 4

78.00

7.33

20.00

30.00

190.58

1

MN 5

101.00

6.40

16.67

28.40

191.10

5

MN 7

100.20

7.25

16.39

29.30

203.18

54

MN 8

102.16

6.85

16.13

29.05

193.93

101

MN 9

105.71

6.53

16.25

29.80

189.02

49

MN Average

102.34

6.87

16.25

29.28

195.08

210

Three-year Average for Minnesota Corn (2018-2020)

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

MN 4

91.50

6.42

19.00

30.00

181.92

1

MN 5

92.93

6.81

16.18

30.73

186.10

5

MN 7

94.06

6.69

15.88

29.10

174.89

49

MN 8

100.18

6.71

15.82

29.18

182.31

103

MN 9

104.00

6.62

16.00

29.69

185.86

44

MN Average

99.30

6.69

15.89

29.23

181.37

203

2021 Pro Farmer Crop Tour:
Minnesota Soybeans

District

Pod Count in 3’

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3’X3’ Square

Samples

MN 4

362.10

1.00

5.50

18.75

744.48

2

MN 5

619.40

2.00

5.00

27.43

844.43

7

MN 7

678.44

2.45

4.97

25.78

953.71

66

MN 8

773.20

2.17

5.02

26.50

1,085.45

106

MN 9

755.07

2.71

4.82

26.37

1,038.43

49

MN Avg

733.89

2.35

4.97

26.23

1,027.33

230

2020 Minnesota Soybeans Results

District

Pod Count

in 3’

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in 3’X3’ Square

Samples

MN 4

270.00

2.00

5.00

15.00

648.00

1

MN 5

672.12

3.60

5.00

26.40

927.56

5

MN 7

761.76

2.75

4.96

25.25

1,101.22

55

MN 8

839.96

3.32

5.00

26.97

1,132.25

100

MN 9

700.45

2.80

4.92

25.92

998.93

49

MN Average

780.22

3.05

4.97

26.20

1,085.84

210

Three-year Average for Minnesota Soybeans (2018-2020)

District

Pod Count

in 3 feet

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3’X3’ Square

Samples

MN 4

375.30

3.00

5.00

17.50

756.54

1

MN 5

732.37

3.87

5.00

25.53

1,065.28

5

MN 7

740.58

3.83

4.88

26.30

1,040.99

50

MN 8

799.17

3.82

4.91

27.04

1,076.20

102

MN 9

709.83

3.17

4.91

26.36

990.21

43

MN Average

761.71

3.68

4.91

26.63

1,047.21

200