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.
See full factMilk is one of the best sources of calcium. Our bodies absorb 28 percent of the calcium found in milk, but as little as 5 percent of the calcium found in other foods like spinach.
See full factCompared with 50 years ago, pig farmers are using 41% less water to produce a pound of pork, with a 35% smaller carbon footprint.
See full factAbout four percent of the land in Kansas is part of conservation or wetland reserve programs.
See full factOne acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!
See full factOne bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.
See full factIn 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.
See full factEnergy 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.
See full factDid you know that one acre of soybeans can produce 82,368 crayons?
See full factEnriched 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.
See full factThe top five agiculture commodities in Kansas are cattle, corn, wheat, soybeans and sorghum.
See full factLooking for a gluten-free grain? Try sorghum! It's gluten-free and packed with protein, iron, vitamin B-6, niacin, magnesium and phosphorus.
See full factSoybean oil is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E.
See full factIn 2018, farmers in Kansas planted 165,000 acres of cotton, which produced about 335,000 bales!
See full factThe cotton gin first came to Kansas in 1854 when a Polish immigrant wanted to gin local cotton near Valley Falls.
See full factA finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.
See full factKansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.
See full factCotton bolls, which are the puffs of white produced by cotton plants, are technically fruit.
See full factMore than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.
See full factBeef 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.
See full factThere are four main types of sorghum: grain, forage, biomass and sweet. Their most popular uses are: for food (grain sorghum), as livestock feed (forage sorghum), to produce bioenergy (biomass...
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