2022 Crop Tour Results: South Dakota

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 118.45 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square 871.40.

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2022 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

74.00

4.17

15.33

30.00

78.84

1

SD 6

86.00

6.03

16.42

29.58

143.10

24

SD 9

78.17

4.86

15.43

29.30

106.45

46

SD Average

80.76

5.25

15.76

29.41

118.45

71

2021 South Dakota Corn Results

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

Three-year Average for South Dakota Corn (2019-2021)

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

SD 5

83.50

7.30

16.33

26.67

187.82

2

SD 6

85.00

6.83

16.13

29.20

159.64

30

SD 9

87.25

6.85

15.84

29.36

161.79

44

SD Average

86.36

6.85

15.97

29.24

161.59

76

2022 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

652.74

2.00

5.00

30.00

783.29

1

SD6

733.59

3.25

4.83

28.00

954.36

24

SD9

577.82

2.43

4.89

25.91

830.04

46

SD Average

631.53

2.70

4.87

26.68

871.40

71

2021 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

648.96

2.00

5.00

25.00

942.55

2

SD 6

685.67

2.23

4.89

26.14

966.78

35

SD 9

705.59

2.29

4.92

25.29

1019.63

51

SD Average

696.38

2.26

4.91

25.63

996.86

88

Three-year Average for South Dakota Soybeans (2019-2021)

District

Pod Count

in 3 feet

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3 X 3 Square

Samples

SD 5

632.06

3.33

4.33

28.33

813.07

2

SD 6

694.04

3.38

4.67

26.38

964.41

30

SD 9

727.49

3.31

4.84

25.08

1073.18

44

SD Average

714.16

3.35

4.76

25.66

1026.86

76