Fun Facts

About one-third of the milk produced in the U.S. is used for making cheese.

Did you know that one acre of soybeans can produce 82,368 crayons?

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

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

Energy experts estimate global ethanol production and use reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 110 million metric tons per year. That’s equivalent to taking more than 20 million vehicles off the road.

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

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

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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

In Kansas alone, pig farmers raised over 3.2 million pigs in 2015, producing over 600 million pounds of pork!

The top five agiculture commodities in Kansas are cattle, corn, wheat, soybeans and sorghum.

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.

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

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

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

Farmers in Kansas grow more than 650 million bushels of corn each year. 

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

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 Kansas has an official state soil? It's called Harney silt loam and it covers about 4 million acres of land in our state. 

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.