Crop Tour concludes, Iowa yields best corn projection

by | Aug 23, 2019 | 5 Ag Stories, News

The Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour is over.

The eastern and western legs met last night in Rochester, Minnesota and compiled the yield of corn and pod count on soybeans in the final two states, Minnesota and Iowa.

The key concern from tour participants is maturity. Iowa sits in the best shape of any state surveyed on yield, with the eastern Corn Belt (Illinois, Indiana and Ohio) down sharply.

Joel Penhorwood, with Ohio Ag Network, reflects on the final day, on the eastern leg.

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