date:Jul 10, 2013
wheat is the main crop in Kansas, corn is widely grown; irrigation makes successful corn cultivation possible in the states High Plains, where yields can be as much as 200 bus an acre. Dry land corn there is a much riskier proposition, Dr. Ciampitti noted. He said growing corn is economical in Kansas as long as the producer can harvest at least 60 to 70 bus an acre. Kansas was the tenth largest corn producing state with 379 million bus (total U.S. crop of 10,780 million bus) in 2012, but was as