2024 Crop Tour results: Illinois

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 204.14 bu. per acre for Illinois. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1419.11.

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2024 Pro Farmer Crop Tour: Illinois Corn

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

IL 1

110.97

7.16

16.08

30.18

211.73

33

IL 2

107.67

6.73

15.41

30.00

185.70

9

IL 3

109.21

7.18

16.43

30.00

214.09

28

IL 4

105.31

6.99

16.09

29.51

201.45

51

IL 5

105.70

6.84

16.28

30.00

196.46

47

IL 6

109.50

7.49

15.95

30.00

217.11

14

IL 7

111.00

6.87

15.42

29.33

201.08

15

IL Average

107.75

7.02

16.09

29.85

204.14

197


2023 Illinois Corn Results

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

IL 1

107.49

6.78

16.11

30.00

194.62

43

IL 2

106.18

7.29

16.06

29.82

209.86

11

IL 3

100.30

6.61

16.26

29.67

181.78

30

IL 4

107.70

6.81

16.24

29.93

199.15

56

IL 5

104.87

6.66

16.09

29.27

192.48

55

IL 6

101.41

6.77

16.12

30.00

185.79

17

IL 7

109.29

6.67

16.20

30.35

196.19

17

IL Average

105.59

6.75

16.16

29.78

193.72

229


Three-year Average for Illinois Corn (2021-2023)

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

IL 1

106.43

6.84

16.14

30.14

194.64

45

IL 2

104.05

7.18

16.35

29.94

203.66

10

IL 3

100.72

6.68

16.46

29.78

186.14

31

IL 4

108.00

6.76

16.40

29.92

200.02

59

IL 5

104.36

6.62

16.18

29.40

190.03

59

IL 6

100.16

6.65

15.97

29.80

186.83

17

IL 7

106.94

6.75

16.19

30.24

193.53

17

IL Average

105.05

6.74

16.26

29.83

193.58

238


2024 Pro Farmer Crop Tour Data: Illinois Soybeans

District

Pod Count in 3’

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3’X3’ Square

Samples

IL 1

987.63

4.48

5.00

25.91

1405.88

33

IL 2

801.82

4.00

4.56

22.22

1331.27

9

IL 3

850.09

4.07

4.93

20.80

1504.27

28

IL 4

898.64

4.42

4.85

22.63

1438.90

52

IL 5

700.01

3.94

4.81

18.74

1386.32

47

IL 6

885.87

3.86

5.00

20.71

1568.25

14

IL 7

617.83

3.67

4.80

19.33

1236.85

15

IL Average

832.88

4.15

4.87

21.59

1419.11

198


2023 Illinois Soybeans Results

District

Pod Count

in 3’

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in 3’X3’ Square

Samples

IL 1

792.16

3.14

4.91

23.02

1285.05

43

IL 2

636.29

4.00

5.00

20.73

1115.92

11

IL 3

736.39

3.10

4.87

20.17

1351.20

30

IL 4

718.62

3.32

4.91

21.22

1279.89

56

IL 5

683.65

3.54

4.93

19.20

1279.02

54

IL 6

800.88

4.06

4.94

23.82

1198.48

17

IL 7

668.76

3.29

5.12

20.47

1206.80

17

IL Average

724.99

3.39

4.93

21.06

1270.61

228


Three-year Average for Illinois Soybeans (2021-2023)

District

Pod Count

in 3 feet

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3’X3’ Square

Samples

IL 1

805.35

3.61

4.87

22.62

1323.53

45

IL 2

779.59

4.33

4.96

22.74

1298.55

10

IL 3

714.81

3.10

4.83

20.60

1273.37

31

IL 4

750.00

3.64

4.81

22.52

1243.89

59

IL 5

646.36

3.71

4.83

18.94

1259.22

59

IL 6

749.71

3.66

4.94

21.67

1262.97

17

IL 7

656.17

3.22

4.88

20.20

1203.70

17

IL Average

724.83

3.58

4.85

21.20

1266.70

237