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‘Sneaky Good’

Published August 21, 2026

Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts found a strong corn and soybean crop in southern Minnesota. Western Tour Lead Chip Flory says Minnesota continues to impress. “It's sneaky good in Minnesota,” Flory says. “There's a good crop, both corn and soybeans.” Pro…

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Better Conditions in Western Iowa

Published August 20, 2026

Terrain Grain and Oilseed Analyst Brie Baatz says crop conditions improved noticeably as the Pro Farmer Crop Tour moved from Nebraska into southwestern Iowa. “We saw a lot more white mold and pest pressure on the beans” in Nebraska, Baatz…

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Pro Farmer Crop Tour is Underway

Published August 17, 2026

Chip Flory leads the western leg of the Pro Farmer tour. “It's a discovery process each and every year,” said Flory. “We can go out with an idea of what we think we are going to see, but you get…

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How Will Iowa Crop Finish?

Published August 22, 2025

Disease pressure was commonplace for those walking fields in Iowa during the Pro Farmer Tour. "Pod counts were extremely high," said crop scout McKenzie Halligan. "We'll have to wait and see if they can finish where they're at right now,…

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All Eyes on Pro Farmer Crop Tour

Published August 18, 2025

Crop scouts on the Pro Farmer Crop Tour this week will gain insight into the size of the Midwest corn and soybean crop. The western leg of the tour begins in Sioux Falls this morning and will end the day…

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Pro Farmer Tour Shows High Yield Potential in Ohio

Published August 22, 2023

Zaner Ag Hedge Chief Market Strategist Ted Seifried is on the eastern portion of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour. He says yield potential is high in Ohio. “Right now, Ohio corn yields are about ten bushels an acre higher than…

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Pro Farmer Tour Sees Phenomenal Crop

Published August 28, 2022

The western leg of the Pro Farmer tour traveled through southwestern and south-central Minnesota. Pro Farmer’s Chip Flory expects to see good crops on the way to Rochester. "We're going to be in a part of the corn best that…

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Disappointing Yield Prospects Found on Pro Farmer Tour

Published August 26, 2022

Pro Farmer is forecasting a 13.7 billion bushel corn crop and a 4.5 billion bushel soybean crop. The average corn yield is estimated at just over 168 bushels per acre and soybeans are at nearly 52 bushels per acre. The…

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Good Crops Expected in the Eastern Cornbelt

Published August 22, 2022

The eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour moves from Columbus, Ohio to Indianapolis, Indiana today. Pro Farmer editor Brian Grete describes this week’s crop tour as ‘a fact-finding mission.’ "Over the next four days, we'll be through western…

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A Smaller U.S. Soybean Yield Possible

Published August 23, 2021

Summit Commodities market analyst Tim Marsh says if there’s any message to take from the Pro Farmer Crop Tour is that the soybean yield may be lower. "I think the soybean yield could come down in the September USDA report,…

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