Crop Production

By the numbers, annual production (2025) is:

  • 1st in the US in: Wheat (307 million bushels) and Sorghum (182 million bushels)
  • 1st in the US in: Total acres of Cropland (28.3 million acres)
  • 3rd in the US in: Cattle and Calves (6.3 million head) and Red Meat (5.8 billion lbs)
  • 8th in the US in: Sunflowers (9.8 million lbs)
  • 7th in the US in: Corn (748 million bushels)
  • 11th in the US in: Soybeans (154 million bushels) and Hogs (2 million head)

The Crops Production Support pages are designed to help you find answers to your crops-related questions. You will find a number of publications listed for each of the major crops.

 

Crop Production Extension Faculty

Eric Adee

Eric Adee

Professor; Agronomist-in-Charge, Kansas River Valley and East Central Kansas Experiment Fields

eadee@ksu.edu

Scott Dooley

Scott Dooley

Agronomist-in-charge; North Central Kansas Experiment Fields

sjdooley@ksu.edu

Jeanne Falk Jones

Jeanne Falk Jones

NW Area Agronomist; Northwest Research-Extension Center

jfalkjones@ksu.edu

Lucas Haag

Lucas Haag

Professor; Agronomist-in-Charge, Tribune

lhaag@ksu.edu

John Holman

John Holman

Professor; Cropping Systems Agronomist; Southwest Research and Extension Center, Garden City

jholman@ksu.edu

Romulo Lollato

Romulo Lollato

Professor; Wheat & Forages Production

lollato@ksu.edu

Logan Simon

Logan Simon

Assistant Professor; SW Area Agronomist, Garden City

lsimon@ksu.edu

Tina Sullivan

Tina Sullivan

Assistant Professor; NE Area Agronomist, Manhattan

tsullivan@ksu.edu