Articles tagged under: Pro Farmer

Budget Reconciliation on the ‘To Do’ List

Published March 21, 2025

Hope remains for a new farm bill in 2025, but Pro Farmer Washington DC policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer thinks there might be too much partisanship in the way. "There are very low odds you'll have a stand-alone farm bill for…

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Pro Farmer Forecasts a Big Crop

Published August 24, 2024

Pro Farmer wrapped up the week with the release of its national corn and soybean estimates. Corn production is forecast at 14.9 billion bushels with an average yield of 181.1 bushels per acre. For soybeans, production is expected to total…

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Crop Scouts Found ‘a Tough’ Corn Crop in MN

Published August 23, 2024

The Pro Farmer Crop Tour wrapped up Thursday night in Rochester. Pro Farmer's Minnesota’s corn yield estimate is just shy of 165 bushels per acre. That compares to 181 bushels per acre a year ago. The soybean pod count is…

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Two Crops Growing in South Dakota

Published August 20, 2024

Crop scouts on the Pro Farmer Crop Tour found a lot of variability in southeastern South Dakota. "The holes in the field, the drowned-out spots, the ponded-out areas, that's putting a big question in my mind about the impact on…

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Pro Farmer Tour: The SD Corn and Soybeans Aren’t Great

Published August 23, 2022

On its first day, the western leg of the Pro Farmer crop tour traveled from Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Grand Island Nebraska. Pro Farmer’s Chip Flory says the southeastern corner of South Dakota is terrible. "One year ago when…

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Pro Farmer Tour Underway

Published August 22, 2022

Participants on two legs of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour are taking a closer look at more than 2,000 corn and soybean fields in the eastern and western Corn Belt. The multi-state tour wraps up Thursday in Rochester, Minnesota. Follow…

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Markets to Follow Pro Farmer Crop Tour

Published August 19, 2022

Van Ahn and Company market analyst Kristi Van Ahn thinks the trade is anxious to see the results of this week's Pro Farmer crop tour. Much of the focus will be on the drier soybean growing regions. "Pod counts will…

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Wiesemeyer: Farm Bill Extension Anticipated

Published December 11, 2021

Pro Farmer analyst Jim Wiesemeyer anticipates an extension of the current farm bill when the older policy expires in 2023. "The House is likely going to be controlled by Republicans in 2023, so why would the Republicans on the House…

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The Pro Farmer Crop Tour Results Are In

Published August 22, 2021

The Pro Farmer Crop estimates have U.S. corn production at more than 15.1 billion bushels, with an estimated average yield of 177 bushels per acre. These numbers take into account the data gathered during this past week's tour. The U.S.…

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Pro Farmer Crop Tour Takes ‘Boots on Ground’ Look at the Corn Belt

Published August 13, 2021

This week, about 100 tour participants will take a closer look at the crops growing in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and South Dakota. The Pro Farmer Crop Tour is divided into two tour routes: east and west. Pro…

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