2024 Crop Tour results: Minnesota

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 164.9 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,036.59.

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2024 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

98.00

7.66

17.33

30.00

216.82

1

MN 5

95.25

6.34

16.00

27.00

177.44

8

MN 7

99.41

6.01

16.01

29.50

161.95

64

MN 8

98.62

5.87

15.49

29.15

157.78

102

MN 9

103.25

6.49

15.78

30.00

186.12

36

MN Average

99.52

6.04

15.72

29.32

164.90

211


2023 Minnesota Corn Results

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

MN 5

94.00

6.87

17.43

26.57

211.15

7

MN 7

100.94

6.25

16.69

28.66

184.92

64

MN 8

101.03

6.30

16.43

29.13

180.80

122

MN 9

94.35

6.39

16.55

28.47

174.05

51

MN Average

99.41

6.32

16.55

28.80

181.34

244


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

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

98.95

6.46

16.86

27.62

195.36

7

MN 7

99.87

6.36

16.45

29.01

180.67

60

MN 8

101.78

6.45

16.20

29.15

182.96

112

MN 9

101.54

6.58

16.25

29.18

184.92

51

MN Average

101.15

6.45

16.29

29.08

183.06

231


2024 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

429.24

6.00

4.00

22.00

702.39

1

MN 5

525.45

5.00

4.75

22.75

843.89

8

MN 7

672.31

4.08

4.85

23.99

1025.69

65

MN 8

741.05

3.59

4.94

26.19

1038.61

100

MN 9

814.48

3.83

5.00

27.42

1102.79

36

MN Avg

722.67

3.85

4.91

25.57

1036.59

210


2023 Minnesota Soybeans Results

District

Pod Count

in 3’

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in 3’X3’ Square

Samples

MN 5

729.29

3.57

5.00

21.00

1195.86

7

MN 7

695.18

3.05

5.31

24.54

1043.64

61

MN 8

702.44

3.10

5.06

26.05

987.59

125

MN 9

644.57

2.53

5.16

27.00

865.51

45

MN Average

690.43

3.00

5.14

25.70

985.00

238


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

District

Pod Count

in 3 feet

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

1


MN 5

675.43

3.52

4.95

26.14

951.14

7


MN 7

660.56

3.16

5.07

24.94

977.05

59


MN 8

771.64

3.10

5.04

26.45

1071.37

112


MN 9

739.31

3.24

4.99

26.05

1046.51

47


MN Average

732.35

3.17

5.03

25.94

1037.70

226