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 177.85 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1165.97.
Nebraska soybean pod counts down 5.5% from year-ago, rain needed soon; state’s estimated corn yield up over 4%.
My observations and comments from Day 2 of Crop Tour.
Ear counts indicate bigger Nebraska, Indiana corn yields.
Stream our nightly Crop Tour meetings here. The video begins at 7:00 p.m. CT.
Get preliminary updates from Tour leaders as they make their way through Nebraska, Indiana and Illinois.
My observations and comments from the first day of Crop Tour.
From the Rows | August 16, 2021 Crop Tour Day 1 shows South Dakota corn, soybeans under dryness stress.
Mark Bernard’s Day 1 observations and comments from the eastern leg of Crop Tour.
Emily Carolan shares a recap of Day 1 of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour from the data bunker.
Tour leaders share preliminary comments and results from their routes through South Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana and Ohio.