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

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A bushel of soybeans weighs 60 pounds and produces 11 pounds of oil and 48 pounds of soybean meal.

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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.

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More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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

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

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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. 

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98 percent of all corn farms are family-run farms.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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...

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Grains can be categorized into food grains (for people) and feed grains (for cattle). Cattle eat feed grains like field corn and grain sorghum. An average of 4 ½ pounds of grain is used to produce a...

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One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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The top five agiculture commodities in Kansas are cattle, corn, wheat, soybeans and sorghum.

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

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