Pro Farmer Crop Tour
For more than 30 years, Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts have been providing the agriculture industry with insights into potential corn and soybean production, gathering scout reports from 2,000+ fields across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio and South Dakota.
The next Pro Farmer Crop Tour takes place August 18-21, 2025.
Full results for the state will be released tomorrow.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 196.30 bu. per acre for Illinois. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,279.79.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 177.4 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,027.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 190.8 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1.218.
Scouts measured an average corn yield potential of 185.06 bu. per acre for Ohio. Soybean pod counts in 3’x3' came in at 1,195.37.
Scouts measured an average corn yield potential of 151.45 bu. per acre for the state. Soybean pod counts in 3’x3' came in at 996.86.
Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 13.759 billion bu. with an average yield of 168.1 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.535 billion bu. on a national average yield of 51.7 bu. per acre.
Day 4 observations and comments from Brian Grete, director of the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Day 4 observations and comments from Mark Bernard, consultant on the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Thoughts from Chip Flory on the Western Leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour