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.
Crop Tour Day 3 results show strong corn yield prospects for southwest Iowa.
Surprise, surprise: Illinois Crop Tour numbers raise questions over outsized yield expectations.
Watch this live broadcast as Tour leaders and scouts comment on what they found on routes through Illinois and western Iowa, with results unveiled at 8:00 p.m. CT.
Stream the nightly meetings here. The video begins at 7:00 p.m. CT.
Your Tour leaders share a midday update as they sample fields in Illinois and western Iowa.
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.