Fun Facts

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

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

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...

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

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

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

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

The United States grows more soybeans than any other country and six out of every ten rows of soybeans are exported to other countries.

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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

Corn is produced on every continent of the world with the exception of Antarctica. 

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

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

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

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

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

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

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

The largest market for field corn is to provide feed for animals like cattle, pigs, chicken, and even catfish.