date:Jul 25, 2012
ll document the entire tour and be providing multimedia updates throughout each day.
With the early planting and hot weather, we should be able to do an early yield estimate for the corn crop, says Kyle Tapley, MDA senior ag meteorologist who's leading the crop tour. The tour route is designed to hit as many of the largest producing counties as possible. It will also get us a good sampling of some of the areas most hard hit by drought and heat.
The tour will move from Columbus, Ohio, to Indian