Kansas farmers are planting a record number of soybeans this spring while also putting in more fields of corn and sorghum than a year ago.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service reports Monday that Kansas farmers planted 4.1 million acres of corn, up from 3.9 million a year ago. The bigger Kansas corn acreage comes at a time when flooding in the Midwest has destroyed some of the nation's corn crop.
The state's planted soybean acreage may be 1 of the largest ever if realized. The agency estimates 3.2 million acres of soybeans this year in Kansas, up 23% from last season.
