djmcountryboy - 8/21/2015 17:29

South Dakota: even
PFT 160
USDA 160

Ohio: USDA is 17bpa higher
PFT 151
USDA 168

Indiana: USDA is 13bpa higher
PFT 145
USDA 158

Nebraska: USDA is 9bpa higher
PFT 178
USDA 187

Illinois: USDA is 3bpa higher
PFT 169
USDA 172

Iowa: USDA is 2bpa higher
PFT 181
USDA 183

Minnesota: USDA is 6bpa higher
PFT 178
USDA 184

At this moment, the USDA has overestimated every single state with the exception of South Dakota according to the PFT. It will be quite interesting as to who was right in Indiana or Ohio with the significant discrepancies.

I am in the end rows of MN. North of where they test and west of where they test. Last year was 200 across the farm. This year, although I haven't checked a lot, I'm not impressed. We are part of the breadbasket of SD, we were really dry early and our stands were not uniform, from then on things have been ideal. However, it looks like to me with just a uneducated guess if we can do 180+ I will be happy. Darn happy. Beans look like they will fill solid from top to bottom, so we'll find out when we get to them?