Fun Facts

Cotton bolls, which are the puffs of white produced by cotton plants, are technically fruit.

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...

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

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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

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.

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

Corn is produced on every continent of the world with the exception of Antarctica. 

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

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

In 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.

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

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.

Gluten is what helps bread expand while the dough rises, and hold its shape while baking and after it cools. It’s also what makes bread chewy.

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

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!

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

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

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!

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