SALINA, Kan. - It's known for being the countries biggest wheat producer. Tom Maxwell is an agriculture expert and says in 2014, Kansas didn't take the lead.

"When yields are that low state wide, it really sets the state back."

North Dakota surpassed Kansas with its spring wheat, producing 100 million more bushels than Kansas last season. Maxwell says crops always have their ups and downs, but this drought has been affecting Kansas for the past few of years.

"The combination of low yields and low prices means lower income."

Farmers say prices are a concern when droughts last for this long. Maxwell says you may not be pulling out more cash for bread at the store, but it impacts the community as a whole.

"Yield time price equals revenue so there's less revenue in the community."

Agland reports Kansas is down 200,000 acres of wheat from last year, and it's the lowest winter wheat seeding in 5 years. Agland says Kansas saw almost half of the wheat bushels as North Dakota last season.

"Have been coming though some pretty dry periods of time so hopefully we are turning that corner where we get some more rain fall."

Maxwell says farmers often times have crop insurance, it helps with their upcoming season in case their previous crop didn't produce what was expected.

"It could be the best year we've ever had next year, there's just no way of predicting."

Source - http://www.kwch.com