Results are in for the final night of the 2019 Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour. Scouts estimated the highly anticipated Iowa corn yield at 182.83 bpa, down 2.9 percent from last year. Soybeans had 1106 pods in a 3×3’ square, off 8.4%. Minnesota crop districts 5, 7, 8, and 9 averaged 170.37 bpa with 965.31 pods in a 3×3’ square.
The final day of the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour takes scouts on the eastern leg from Iowa City, Iowa to Rochester, MN.
Stop 9 – Marshall County, IA
Corn: 227.8 bpa estimated yield
Soybeans: 907.2 pods in a 3×3’ square
Stop 8 – Marshall County, IA
Corn: 224 bpa
Soybeans: 1814.4 pods in a 3×3’ square
Stop 7 – Tama County, IA
Corn: 159.65 bpa
Soybeans: 954.84 pods in a 3×3’ square
Stop 6 – Poweshiek County, IA
Corn: 137.9 bpa
Soybeans: 1497.6 pods in a 3×3’ square
Stop 5 – Poweshiek County, IA
Corn: 191.2 bpa
Soybeans: 1601.28 pods in a 3×3’ foot square
Stop 3 – Keokuk County, IA
Corn: 239.8 bpa.… Continue reading
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