Fun Facts

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

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

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

In 2018, farmers in Kansas planted 165,000 acres of cotton, which produced about 335,000 bales!

Gluten-free grains have no caloric advantage over grains containing gluten like wheat, barley and rye. All carbohydrates have four calories per gram. Gluten-free foods are often higher in fat and...

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

From farm to processor to distribution and retail, dairy creates jobs that support the economic well-being of Kansans. The dairy industry contributes $592 million annually to the Kansas economy and...

There are more than 29 cuts of beef that meet government guidelines for lean, including tenderloin, T-bone steak and extra lean ground beef.

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.

Cotton can be found in much more than clothes and other fabrics! Cotton by-products can be used to make paper currency, cosmetics and feed for dairy cattle and livestock.

Kansas exports more than $4.8 billion in agricultural products per year.

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

A bushel of soybeans weighs 60 pounds and produces 11 pounds of oil and 48 pounds of soybean meal.

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.

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

Sorghum can be used to make environmentally-friendly packing peanuts, fencing materials, floral arrangements, brooms and more!

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

Cattle are great recyclers. They convert natural resources that would otherwise be wasted into beef, an edible protein containing 10 essential nutrients such as zinc, iron and B vitamins.  

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.