Fun Facts

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...

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.

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

Cattle are great recyclers. They convert natural resources that would otherwise be wasted into beef, an edible protein containing 10 essential nutrients such as zinc, iron and B vitamins.  

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

Did you know the corn humans eat is different from the corn that cattle eat? Most of the corn people eat is sweet  corn. Cattle and other livestock eat field corn.

Compared with 50 years ago, pig farmers are using 41% less water to produce a pound of pork, with a 35% smaller carbon footprint.

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

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

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

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

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

Grain sorghum is one of the oldest known grains. Its origins can be traced back to ancient Africa and India.

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

Output from Kansas agriculture has a direct economic impact of $22.5 billion per year.

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

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

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

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

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.

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.