Truck driver Isaac Yara holds up a piece of dryland field corn while waiting for his truck load to finish. This corn is smaller than sweet corn. Western Kansas has inserted itself into the corn belt, ...
Corn is a dominant crop in Kansas, primarily used for cattle feed and biofuel, not human consumption. Despite growing millions of acres, Kansas still imports corn due to massive demand from the cattle ...
(KANSAS NEWS SERVICE) - It’s harvest time in Kansas. Across the state, combines have begun shaving down and chopping up over 6 million acres of corn. Isaac Yara is a truck driver, so he sees almost ...