Wheat is a very important crop for Kansas farmers with 9.3 million acres (which is approximately 1/5 of the state) harvested for grain in 2000.  Wheat is a grassy crop (monocotyledon) and it is considered to be a cereal grain crop.

This is a field of wheat being harvested by a combine.  A combine is used to separate the grain or kernels from the rest of the plant.

Here are hard red winter wheat kernels.  They are crushed and milled into flour and used to make bread and bread products.

Here are some products that contain wheat.  Can you think of other products that we eat or use that are made from wheat?

Can you think of products that are made from wheat that humans do not eat?

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