Fun Facts

One dairy cow can produce more than 3,000 gallons of milk in a year. There are about 160,000 dairy cows in Kansas. That's a lot of milk!

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

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

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

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

Drink local with milk! It takes about 48 hours for milk to travel from dairy farms to the grocery store.

The majority of oil used for cooking in our country is U.S.-grown 100% soybean oil!

Energy experts estimate global ethanol production and use reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 110 million metric tons per year. That’s equivalent to taking more than 20 million vehicles off the road.

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

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

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

Kansas grows winter wheat that is planted and sprouts in the fall, becomes dormant in the winter, grows again in the spring and is harvested in early summer.

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

One bushel of corn fed to livestock produces 5.6 pounds of retail beef, 13 pounds of retail pork, 19.6 pounds of chicken or 28 pounds of catfish.

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...

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

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

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

It takes five to six months for a pig to reach market weight (about 265 pounds). One market hog provides about 160 pounds of pork for the grocery store’s meat case.

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

Beef from cows and steers are used in two different ways. Cow meat is used primarily as ground beef for hamburgers and the majority of steer meat is used as steaks.