Surprised? This is Utah's Biggest Crop...

Driving up and down I-15 you might think by looking out the window that corn is Utah's biggest crop.

Or maybe sugar beets or frozen yogurt shops.

But by far the biggest crop in Utah is hay.

"The most important crop grown in Utah is hay with close to three-fifths of the cropland devoted to the crop. Utah is well known for its homegrown sweet corn and tomatoes which are sold across the state at local farmer’s markets." (LINK TO FULL ARTICLE)

That makes sense.

Hay is everywhere I'm just a little surprised that it is 60% of all we grow here.

I was also surprised to find out that Utah isn't in the top half of states for number of farms.

"With 12 million acres in agricultural production, Utah ranks 35th out of 50 states in the nation in total number of farms. Close to 22% of the land area is in farms, but less than 3% is cropland. Cattle and calves are Utah’s number one agricultural commodity, accounting for over one-third of the state’s total agricultural production. Dairy products and hogs are also considered important livestock products. The state is a top producer of brine shrimp." (LINK TO FULL ARTICLE)

So most of the land is being used for cattle.

That's the key distinction. Utah may not be tops when it comes to crop production but cattle is huge.

That's the important thing.

Beef is a staple of life and Utah has beef cattle all over the place.

I'm gonna go have a steak from Sizzler.