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.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 118.45 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square 871.40.
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
Day 3 observations and comments from Mark Bernard, consultant on the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Observations from Emily Carolan as she breaks down the data from both legs of the Crop Tour.
Day 3 observations and comments from Brian Grete, director of the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Day 2 observations and comments from Mark Bernard, consultant on the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Day 2 observations and comments from Brian Grete, director of the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.