Pro Farmer Crop Tour
Boots in the field, before the market moves.
Every August, more than 100 Pro Farmer scouts sample 2,000+ corn and soybean fields across seven states — an independent, disciplined read on the size of the U.S. crop, weeks before harvest.
Nightly Meeting Schedule
All times CST. The Noblesville, IN meeting takes place one hour later than the times listed.
Where Crop Tour Scouts
The seven Crop Tour states account for roughly 70% of the nation's corn and soybean production. Two legs cover the region on consistent routes so the data lines up year over year.
Begins in western Ohio, then works across Indiana, Illinois, eastern Iowa and into southern Minnesota, concluding in Rochester on Thursday night.
Begins in southern South Dakota, then crosses eastern Nebraska, western Iowa and into southern Minnesota, concluding in Rochester on Thursday night.
Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · Ohio · South Dakota