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.
Emily highlights key data points from day 1 of the western leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Day 1 observations from Brent Judish on the western leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Day 1 thoughts from Chip Flory on the western leg of Crop Tour.
Day 1 observations and comments from Mark Bernard, consultant on the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Day 1 observations and comments from Brian Grete, director of the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 15.116 billion bu. with an average yield of 177.0 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.436 billion bu. on a national average yield of 51.2 bu. per acre.
This issue is all about our Crop Tour findings and our Pro Farmer crop estimates.
Tune in for coverage of the last day of coverage with scouts sampling fields in Iowa and Minnesota. Results for these states will be unveiled at 8:00 p.m. CT.
Get preliminary route reports from Crop Tour leaders as they make their way through Iowa and Minnesota on the final day of the tour.
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The 30- and 90-day forecast maps maintain concerns about drought-stressed crops in the northwest Corn Belt but they signal crops in the eastern Belt should have the moisture needed to finish strong.