Fun Facts

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,...

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

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...

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

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

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.

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

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

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

Looking for a gluten-free grain? Try sorghum! It's gluten-free and packed with protein, iron, vitamin B-6, niacin, magnesium and phosphorus.  

Kansas is known for its sunflowers. They provide food for insects, birds and cattle, and make great cooking oil, biofuel and a delicious snack for people!

In pre-refrigeration days, hogs were harvested in the fall and cured for six to seven months, just in time for Easter dinner. That’s how ham came to be the traditional Easter favorite.

There are more than 29 cuts of beef that meet government guidelines for lean, including tenderloin, T-bone steak and extra lean ground beef.

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

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

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

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

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.

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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