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Which state leads in cow-food corn? 🐄

1Guess
Which states make the most corn silage (chopped-up corn for cows)? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… Iowa — it IS the corn king!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Wisconsin produces about 1.48× as much as #2 California!
    📚 Background Same plant, different champion! Iowa rules grain corn — but when corn is chopped whole into silage (cow food), dairy-country Wisconsin takes the crown. The cheese state needs to feed its cows! (USDA NASS Quick Stats)
    I bet… Iowa — it IS the corn king!
    3Compare
    Corn silage (tons, by state, 2024)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)125,590,000 tons
    Wisconsin #1 14,600,000 tons
    Most: Wisconsin (14,600,000 tons); least shown here: South Dakota (6,150,000 tons).

    Note: measured in tons of whole chopped corn. Only the top states are shown; ranks can shift between counts. Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.

    Where things grow has a reason!
    4Recap
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    🏅 Wisconsin is the USA's #1!
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    : 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: CORN, SILAGE - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN TONS, 2024, by state (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick CORN, SILAGE / PRODUCTION in TONS, year 2024, and compare states.