Fun Facts

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!

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

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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

Compared with 50 years ago, pig farmers are using 41% less water to produce a pound of pork, with a 35% smaller carbon footprint.

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

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

There are more than 300 licensed dairy herds in Kansas with about 143,000 cows total. In 2015 cows produced about 365 million gallons of milk, making Kansas the 16th largest milk producing state.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Sorghum can be used to make environmentally-friendly packing peanuts, fencing materials, floral arrangements, brooms and more!

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

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

Milk 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.

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

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

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

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