Fun Facts

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.

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

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

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

The average Kansas dairy cow produces about 7 gallons of milk each day. That’s more than 2,544 gallons of milk over the course of a typical year.

About a third of a steer is used for beef production. The rest of the animal is used to make by-products found in medicines, cosmetics, detergents, insulation, and much more!

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

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

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 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!

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

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

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

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

Cattle are great recyclers. They convert natural resources that would otherwise be wasted into beef, an edible protein containing 10 essential nutrients such as zinc, iron and B vitamins.  

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.

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

Did you know cotton is becoming a big crop in Kansas? Last year, farmers here produced over 164 million pounds of cotton! 

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.