2023 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

-

-

-

-

-

-

SD 6

88.66

6.12

16.38

29.20

154.87

35

SD 9

89.16

6.52

16.08

29.50

159.01

56

SD Average

88.97

6.37

16.20

29.38

157.42

91

2022 South Dakota Corn Results

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

Three-year Average for South Dakota Corn (2020-2022)

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

SD 5

81.17

6.08

16.33

28.33

147.94

1

SD 6

87.78

6.52

16.17

29.48

156.41

31

SD 9

85.65

6.20

15.68

29.28

146.36

45

SD Average

86.26

6.30

15.88

29.33

149.71

77

2023 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

-

-

-

-

-

-

SD6

722.44

2.91

4.58

27.09

980.04

33

SD9

702.18

2.98

4.53

25.53

1032.08

57

SD Average

709.61

2.96

4.54

26.10

1013.00

90

2022 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

652.74

2.00

5.00

30.00

783.29

1

SD 6

733.59

3.25

4.83

28.00

954.36

24

SD 9

577.82

2.43

4.89

25.91

830.04

46

SD Average

631.53

2.70

4.87

26.68

871.40

71

Three-year Average for South Dakota Soybeans (2020-2022)

District

Pod Count

in 3 feet

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3 X 3 Square

Samples

SD 5

651.10

2.33

4.67

28.33

835.92

1

SD 6

756.88

2.89

4.87

26.58

1043.48

30

SD 9

708.11

2.46

4.95

25.13

1048.88

45

SD Average

723.62

2.62

4.91

25.73

1039.71

77