Fun Facts

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

A common ingredient in fertilizer is phosphate, which comes from ancient sea life. Phosphate is one of many natural ingredients used to keep soil — and plants! — healthy.

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

There are more than 300 licensed dairy herds in Kansas with about 143,000 cows total. In 2015 cows produced about 365 million gallons of milk, making Kansas the 16th largest milk producing state.

Did you know that Americans consume about 132 pounds of wheat flour per person each year?

Did you know corn tortillas can differ in color based on the type of corn used? Some are white and others are yellow.

Looking for a gluten-free grain? Try sorghum! It's gluten-free and packed with protein, iron, vitamin B-6, niacin, magnesium and phosphorus.  

One bale of cotton can make 4,312 mid-calf socks.

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

Sows give birth (called farrowing) to an average of eight to twelve piglets at a time and will raise six to eight litters of piglets in their lifetime.

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

Grain sorghum is one of the oldest known grains. Its origins can be traced back to ancient Africa and India.

About a third of a steer is used for beef production. The rest of the animal is used to make by-products found in medicines, cosmetics, detergents, insulation, and much more!

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 four main types of sorghum: grain, forage, biomass and sweet. Their most popular uses are: for food (grain sorghum), as livestock feed (forage sorghum), to produce bioenergy (biomass...

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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,...

Compared with 50 years ago, pig farmers are using 41% less water to produce a pound of pork, with a 35% smaller carbon footprint.

There are about 60-80 pods on a mature soybean plant. Each pod contains three small soybeans.

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

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