Fun Facts

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

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

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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.

The journey from the time a calf is conceived to the time beef is consumed takes 24-30 months and thousands of miles—from ranches, farms, feed yards and packing plants to grocery stores and...

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 has more than 2 million pigs?

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 pre-refrigeration days, hogs were harvested in the fall and cured for six to seven months, just in time for Easter dinner. That’s how ham came to be the traditional Easter favorite.

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...

Did you know there are 15,000 soybean farms in Kansas? In 2016, Kansas farmers harvested more than 4 million acres of soybeans.