Pro Farmer Crop Tour News
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. This year’s Pro Farmer Crop Tour takes place August 17-20, 2026.
How do you pass the 28-hours of drive time on Pro Farmer Crop Tour? Just ask our scouts! Check out a few of our favorite #PFTour22 tweets, and cast your own vote.
What prompted Pro Farmer to drop its national corn yield estimate below 170 bu. per acre? The story seemed to be just how much damage the heat and drought did to the crop this year, even since August 1st.
In a relatively short time, corn and soybean prices have both gained $1 per bushel. This creates a decision-making opportunity.
Tune in at 1:30 p.m. central/2:30 p.m. eastern for the live broadcast of Pro Farmer’s national corn and soybean crop estimates.
Soybeans took a hit in Minnesota, which was the western leg’s trend this year. Corn showed more kernel depth and yield on both routes.
Tune in at 8 p.m. central/9 p.m. eastern for the live broadcast of Pro Farmer Crop Tour results.
Day 4 of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour is revealing some good to excellent corn and soybean crops in Iowa and Minnesota, along with concerns about drought in corn and the appearance of sudden death syndrome in beans.
On Thursday, corn prices jumped again. Prices are set for an week of back-to-back gains, the longest streak since May 2021.
Tune in at 8 p.m. central/9 p.m. eastern for the live broadcast of Pro Farmer Crop Tour results.
The third day of the 2022 Pro Farmer Crop Tour is revealing a lot of average crops in some states, but Illinois and Iowa corn and soybeans are showing some strength.