Fun Facts

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

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

Did you know that one acre of soybeans can produce 82,368 crayons?

Kansas is known for its sunflowers. They provide food for insects, birds and cattle, and make great cooking oil, biofuel and a delicious snack for people!

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

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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

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

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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.

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

Dairy farmers work with animal nutritionists to create recipes that meet the specific nutritional requirements of their cows. A cow’s diet is a combination of hay, grain, silage and proteins,...

Did you know cotton is becoming a big crop in Kansas? Last year, farmers here produced over 164 million pounds of cotton! 

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

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.

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

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

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

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.

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