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 South Dakota corn and soybean crops,” reflected Chip Flory, who led the western leg of the tour. “We saw a corn crop that had two very different planting dates so we’ve got two very different corn crops growing in South Dakota.” South Dakota’s corn yield is estimated at 156.5 bushels per acre. That’s down almost one bushel from last year’s tour. The soybean pod count is at 1,025 pods in a three-by-three square. That’s slightly better than last year. “This bean crop has got a ton of work to do to realize its potential.”
