2024 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

50.67

7.09

16.22

20.67

141.41

3

SD 6

86.96

6.73

16.16

28.80

164.02

25

SD 9

85.18

6.78

15.81

29.59

153.61

49

SD Average

84.42

6.78

15.94

28.99

156.51

77

2023 South Dakota Corn Results

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

SD 5

0

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

Three-year Average for South Dakota Corn (2021-2023)

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

SD 5

77.25

5.09

16.17

27.50

122.07

1

SD 6

87.52

6.14

16.11

29.31

148.02

31

SD 9

85.62

5.91

15.75

29.29

140.01

51

SD Average

86.14

5.97

15.88

29.26

142.44

83

2024 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

480.33

4.00

5.00

26.67

662.20

3

SD6

660.57

3.67

4.67

25.71

959.05

24

SD9

727.11

3.39

4.69

24.53

1080.89

49

SD Average

696.36

3.50

4.70

24.99

1025.89

76

2023 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

0

SD 6

722.44

2.91

4.58

27.09

980.04

33

SD 9

702.18

2.98

4.53

25.53

1032.08

57

SD Average

709.61

2.96

4.54

26.10

1013.00

90

Three-year Average for South Dakota Soybeans (2021-2023)

District

Pod Count

in 3 feet

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3 X 3 Square

Samples

SD 5

650.85

2.00

5.00

27.50

862.92

1

SD 6

713.90

2.80

4.76

27.08

967.06

31

SD 9

661.86

2.57

4.78

25.58

960.58

51

SD Average

679.17

2.64

4.78

26.13

960.42

83