Colorado Farmland Insights

In Colorado, hay is a leading commodity with a total of 1,220,000 acres of all-purpose hay planted, producing an average yield of 2.56 tons per acre and a total production of 3,122,000 tons. Grain corn also made a significant contribution, with 1,015,000 acres planted, yielding an average of 122 bushels per acre and producing 123,830,000 bushels. Wheat, particularly winter wheat, was planted across 2,300,000 acres with a yield of 41 bushels per acre, contributing a total of 74,620,000 bushels to the production figures. The potato crop was grown on 55,000 acres with a yield of 385 cwt per acre, and the harvested crop amounted to 21,098,000 cwt.