For years I've seen these signs along the highways in Kansas. I convinced my husband to stop as we were speeding by the third one I'd seen, and I ran through the thick plant growth and took this photograph. This sign is along Interstate 70.
I was born in Virginia, but I’ve spent most of my life in Kansas. Even though I’ve always lived in cities, I’ve never been far from fields of wheat, soybeans and corn.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture , Kansas is the top wheat producer in the United States. (We’re number one! We’re number one!) This year, Kansas farmers harvested an estimated 360.8 million bushels, up from 356 million bushels last year. Kansas farmers harvested 8.8. million acres this season, about 100,000 fewer acres than a year ago but achieving an average of one more bushel an acre in yield this year.
Hurrah for the Kansas farmer and for Mother Nature for glorious weather! Hurrah for farmers everywhere.
This wheat field is in the city limits of Overland Park, Kansas, which is the second-most populous city in Kansas, and part of the metropolitan Kansas City area. It's surrounded by commercial development and is for sale, so eventually, you'll see cars here instead of crops. Too bad. I like seeing farm fields. Last year, it was planted in soybeans.
Catherine Sherman 