Pro Farmer Crop Tour attendees traveled all corners of the Midwest last week, spending roughly 28-hours on the road to gather comprehensive crop data.
Here’s a list of tweets from #PFTour23 that showcase how scouts kept things “interesting” as they moved from field to field. Check out some of our favorite tweets.
Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge’s vice president and chief market strategist, has scouted Crop Tour for several years. This year, he shared a picture of the highest-yielding corn cob we’ve ever seen.
Ok, seriously last one.. yield check - 10,164 bushels per acre #PFtour23 pic.twitter.com/nP3mrpGFlG
— Ted Seifried (@TheTedSpread) August 25, 2023
No Crop Tour, nor trek across the Midwest, would be complete without a slice of Casey’s pizza, according to Bruce Lantzky, Farmer’s Business Network crop insurance agent, who had his first bite this year.
Casey virgins no more! @thrawn20000 @thinushelberg #pftour23 pic.twitter.com/C33Lnf3OJc
— Bruce Lantzky (@Lantzkyfarms) August 22, 2023
The Crop Tour finale stage was shared with the tour’s youngest scout this year! Kristi Flory Carolina, Southeast Minnesota territory manager for Pioneer and daughter of AgriTalk Host Chip Flory, brought her two-week-old son, Easton, to hear the final yield estimates.
What a great night to wrap up #pftour23! Easton had a blast spending some time with papa @ChipFlory and meeting all of mom’s Crop Tour and Pioneer friends! Thanks for snuggling our little man, @Tyne_Ag so I could socialize with actual adults! 😂 pic.twitter.com/AYrVRNqYuu
— Emily Flory Carolan (@emily_floryag14) August 25, 2023
Incidences of sudden death syndrome popped-up in both legs of the tour this year, as did liquid death, according to Cale Carlson, Pro Farmer Crop scout and farmer in Laura, Nebraska.
No caption needed #pftour23 pic.twitter.com/nuzOuygbrE
— Cale Carlson (@LEAADFarms) August 24, 2023
Mark Bernard, Central Minnesota agronomist, returned home from Crop Tour to many eager faces, including friends, family and four-legged creatures.
What do you mean you're not ready to play after #pftour23 ? 🤔😴 pic.twitter.com/JTb4IygdTu
— Mark Bernard (@MNWeedWizard) August 25, 2023
In case you missed it, Pro Farmer’s final results aired on Friday. You can find results and more here.


