Fun Facts

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.

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!

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

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

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

Fertilizer contains a lot of helpful nutrients, thanks to Mother Nature! Potash, which is salt from ancient evaporated oceans, is used in fertilizer to feed our soil.

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,...

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

The United States grows more soybeans than any other country and six out of every ten rows of soybeans are exported to other countries.

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

About four percent of the land in Kansas is part of conservation or wetland reserve programs.

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...

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

Beef from cows and steers are used in two different ways. Cow meat is used primarily as ground beef for hamburgers and the majority of steer meat is used as steaks.

Did you know that in Kansas cows outnumber people 2-to1? There are almost 3 million people and more than 6 million cattle!

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.

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.

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!

98 percent of all corn farms are family-run farms.

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