Fun Facts

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

98 percent of all corn farms are family-run farms.

Within an hour of birth calves are up and ready to nurse. A baby calf will drink a gallon of milk a day.

There are 7 different breeds of dairy cattle. Farmers choose their breeds based on milk production, size and even personality.

About four percent of the land in Kansas is part of conservation or wetland reserve programs.

Did you know Kansas farmers grow about 330 million bushels of wheat each year? That’s enough to make 23 billion loaves of bread!

About one-third of the milk produced in the U.S. is used for making cheese.

One Kansas farmer raises enough food to feed about 155 people!

Dairy farmers work with animal nutritionists to create recipes that meet the specific nutritional requirements of their cows. A cow’s diet is a combination of hay, grain, silage and proteins,...

Kansas is known for its sunflowers. They provide food for insects, birds and cattle, and make great cooking oil, biofuel and a delicious snack for people!

Did you know that in Kansas cows outnumber people 2-to1? There are almost 3 million people and more than 6 million cattle!

All the wheat grown in Kansas in a single year would fit in a train stretching from western Kansas to the Atlantic Ocean.

The cotton gin first came to Kansas in 1854 when a Polish immigrant wanted to gin local cotton near Valley Falls.

Wheat flour is a good source of complex carbohydrates and contains protein. Plus, it’s low in fat and sodium.

In addition to meat, pigs provide us with lots of other products, including valves for human heart surgery, suede for shoes and clothing, and gelatin for many food and non-food uses.

Output from Kansas agriculture has a direct economic impact of $22.5 billion per year.

Mexico and Japan are our top international corn buyers. They buy 50 percent of U.S. corn exports.

One 60-pound bushel of wheat provides about 42 pounds of white flour, enough for about 70, one-pound loaves of white bread.

The average Kansas dairy cow produces about 7 gallons of milk each day. That’s more than 2,544 gallons of milk over the course of a typical year.

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

Farmers in Kansas grow more than 650 million bushels of corn each year.