Fun Facts

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

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

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.

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!

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. 

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

Sows give birth (called farrowing) to an average of eight to twelve piglets at a time and will raise six to eight litters of piglets in their lifetime.

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

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.

From farm to processor to distribution and retail, dairy creates jobs that support the economic well-being of Kansans. The dairy industry contributes $592 million annually to the Kansas economy and...

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

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

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

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

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

One Kansas farmer raises enough food to feed about 155 people!

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

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

Farmers in Kansas grow more than 650 million bushels of corn each year. 

Enriched white bread and other enriched grain products are a good source of iron and B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid), as well as complex carbohydrates.