Fun Facts

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

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

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.

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

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

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

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

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

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

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

One dairy cow can produce more than 3,000 gallons of milk in a year. There are about 160,000 dairy cows in Kansas. That's a lot of milk!

One cowhide can produce enough leather to make 20 footballs, 18 soccer balls, 18 volleyballs or 12 basketballs.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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...

Sorghum can be used to make environmentally-friendly packing peanuts, fencing materials, floral arrangements, brooms and more!

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