Crop Production
Grant County is located in the Southwest corner of Kansas approximately 30 miles from the Colorado line to the west and 30 miles from the Oklahoma border to the south. At the altitude of 3057 feet above sea level and receiving 17 inches of annual rainfall, the 305,000 acres in farms relies heavily on irrigation. Currently around 156,900 acres of major crops of Wheat, Corn, Grain Sorghum, and Alfalfa. Cropping history of the county also includes commercial production of tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupe and sugar beets.
Soil Samples
A basic soil sample is $11 to mail and process. Payments can be made with a check or cash. Checks can be made out to Grant County Extension. Each sample should be legibly marked with the sample ID, location name or a number. Information sheets must be completed before sending sample out. Please call our offices if you have any questions.
Online Resources
K-State Research and Extension Publications
Extension Agronomy eUpdates
Crop Production
Soil Fertility and Management
Soil Management
Weed Management
Environmental Quality
Soil Testing Lab
Kansas Mesonet
Oklahoma Mesonet
Irrigation Information
- Using ET Reports for Irrigation Scheduling
- Efficient Crop Water Use in Kansas
- Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District #3
- Local Enhanced Management Area (LEMA)
Agronomy eUpdate
Agronomy e-Updates are a regular weekly item from K-State Extension Agronomy and Steve Watson, Agronomy
eUpdate Editor. All of the Research and Extension faculty in Agronomy will be involved as sources from time to time.
If you have any questions or suggestions for topics you'd like to have addressed in this weekly update, contact
Steve Watson, 785-532-7105 (swatson@ksu.edu) or Curtis Thompson, Extension Agronomy State Leader and Weed
Management Specialist 785-532-3444 (cthompso@ksu.edu).
Click here for the latest Extension Agronomy eUpdate.