2021 Crop Tour results: South Dakota

Scouts measured an average corn yield potential of 151.45 bu. per acre for the state. Soybean pod counts in 3’x3' came in at 996.86.

Pro Farmer Crop Tour
Pro Farmer Crop Tour
(Pro Farmer)

2021 Pro Farmer Crop Tour:
South Dakota Corn

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

SD 5

80.50

6.00

17.00

25.00

165.30

2

SD 6

87.91

6.28

15.54

29.14

146.10

35

SD 9

89.53

6.34

15.73

29.06

154.58

51

SD Average

88.68

6.31

15.68

29.00

151.45

88

2020 South Dakota Corn Results

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

SD 5

89.00

8.08

16.66

30.00

199.68

1

SD 6

89.42

7.26

16.56

29.70

180.03

33

SD 9

89.26

7.39

15.88

29.49

178.06

39

SD Average

89.33

7.34

16.20

29.59

179.24

73

Three-year Average for South Dakota Corn (2018-2020)

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

SD 5

86.00

7.39

17.11

28.33

191.78

1

SD 6

87.00

7.15

16.23

29.48

170.50

26

SD 9

88.40

7.12

15.85

29.50

169.50

42

SD Average

87.87

7.13

16.02

29.46

170.44

70

2021 Pro Farmer Crop Tour Data:
South Dakota Soybeans

District

Pod Count

in 3 feet

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3 X 3 Square

Samples

SD5

648.96

2.00

5.00

25.00

942.55

2

SD6

685.67

2.23

4.89

26.14

966.78

35

SD9

705.59

2.29

4.92

25.29

1019.63

51

SD Average

696.38

2.26

4.91

25.63

996.86

88

2020 South Dakota Soybeans Results

District

Pod Count

in 3 feet

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3 X 3 Square

Samples

SD 5

651.60

3.00

4.00

30.00

781.92

1

SD 6

851.39

3.19

4.88

25.59

1,209.30

32

SD 9

840.92

2.64

5.05

24.17

1,296.98

39

SD Average

842.94

2.89

4.96

24.88

1,250.86

72

Three-year Average for South Dakota Soybeans (2018-2020)

District

Pod Count

in 3 feet

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3 X 3 Square

Samples

SD 5

535.74

4.33

4.33

26.67

714.88

1

SD 6

724.36

4.37

4.62

26.46

1,002.50

26

SD 9

718.01

4.41

4.77

24.92

1,068.07

42

SD Average

717.28

4.42

4.71

25.54

1,036.14

70