Fun Facts

Cotton can be found in much more than clothes and other fabrics! Cotton by-products can be used to make paper currency, cosmetics and feed for dairy cattle and livestock.

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.

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

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

Did you know there are 15,000 soybean farms in Kansas? In 2016, Kansas farmers harvested more than 4 million acres of soybeans.

Wheat flour is a good source of complex carbohydrates and contains protein. Plus, it’s low in fat and sodium.

Soybean oil is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E.

Drink local with milk! It takes about 48 hours for milk to travel from dairy farms to the grocery store.

One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

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.

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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.

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

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

For a dessert to officially be considered ice cream, it must contain at least 10 percent milkfat.

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

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

One 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.

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.

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