Sunflower:Kansas’s namesake, the sunflower, is seventh on the list of most valuable crops grown in the state. In 2022, Kansas grew 42,000 acres of sunflower.
Barley:Barley is a massive industry in the United States. While Kansas produced over a million dollars in revenue from the crop, the state landed in 22nd place overall.
Soybeans:Soybeans take the third spot for most valuable crops grown in the state of Kansas! In 2022, there were 5,050,000 all-purpose acres of soybeans and farmers harvested 4,810,000 acres.
Sorghum:In 2022, the state of Kansas harvested 2,700,000 acres of sorghum for grain. This massive harvest brought the state $737,100,000 in value in 2022.
Oats: Oats are somehow even lower than canola on North Dakota’s roster, being their tenth most valuable good grown in the state.
Hay & Haylage:Hay in the United States is used primarily to feed livestock. It’s an important good for all seasons, but particularly useful in the winter, when grazing isn’t an option.
Cotton:Cotton comes in sixth place for most valuable crops produced in Kansas. Kansas had planted 165,000 acres of upland cotton growing in 2022.
Corn:The first-place producer of grain corn in 2022 was Iowa. Farmers in Iowa harvested 12,350,000 acres of the crop and produced $16,864,000,000 in value from corn in 2022.
Canola:The tenth most valuable crop produced in Kansas is canola. 7,000 acres of canola-growing land were harvested in 2022. The product produced $684,000 in value in 2022.
Wheat:Kansas was the second most valuable wheat-growing state in the country in 2022, producing 14.8% of all wheat value in the United States.