Fun Facts

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!

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.

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

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 corn tortillas can differ in color based on the type of corn used? Some are white and others are yellow.

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

Pig farmers have reduced greenhouse gas emissions on pig farms by 35% per pound of pork by changing how crops are raised, how pigs are fed, and how nutrients are recycled.

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

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

A common ingredient in fertilizer is phosphate, which comes from ancient sea life. Phosphate is one of many natural ingredients used to keep soil — and plants! — healthy.

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.

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

Did you know some of the fertilizer farmers add to the soil comes from the air we breathe? Companies can convert nitrogen in the air into nitrogen to nourish the ground.

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

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.

It takes five to six months for a pig to reach market weight (about 265 pounds). One market hog provides about 160 pounds of pork for the grocery store’s meat case.

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,...

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