More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.
See full factThe top five agiculture commodities in Kansas are cattle, corn, wheat, soybeans and sorghum.
See full factKansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.
See full factAll the wheat grown in Kansas in a single year would fit in a train stretching from western Kansas to the Atlantic Ocean.
See full factDrink local with milk! It takes about 48 hours for milk to travel from dairy farms to the grocery store.
See full factFrom 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...
See full factKansas 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.
See full factFarmers in Kansas grow more than 650 million bushels of corn each year.
See full factThere are more than 29 cuts of beef that meet government guidelines for lean, including tenderloin, T-bone steak and extra lean ground beef.
See full factFor a dessert to officially be considered ice cream, it must contain at least 10 percent milkfat.
See full factIn 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.
See full factDairy 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,...
See full factCattle 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.
See full factDid 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.
See full factOne 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.
See full factIn 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.
See full factCorn is produced on every continent of the world with the exception of Antarctica.
See full factAbout one-third of the milk produced in the U.S. is used for making cheese.
See full factDid 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.
See full factA finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.
See full factSmall engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.
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