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

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

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Did you know Kansas has an official state soil? It's called Harney silt loam and it covers about 4 million acres of land in our state. 

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Soybean oil is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E.

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

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

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

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

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Cotton bolls, which are the puffs of white produced by cotton plants, are technically fruit.

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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.

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A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

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About two-thirds of the Kansas corn crop is used in-state as livestock feed or in food production.

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One cowhide can produce enough leather to make 20 footballs, 18 soccer balls, 18 volleyballs or 12 basketballs.

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Did you know some of the fertilizer farmers add to the soil comes from the air we breathe? Companies can convert nitrogen in the air into nitrogen to nourish the ground.

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For a dessert to officially be considered ice cream, it must contain at least 10 percent milkfat.

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One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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

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Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

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

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In Kansas alone, pig farmers raised over 3.2 million pigs in 2015, producing over 600 million pounds of pork!

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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!

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