One bushel of corn fed to livestock produces 5.6 pounds of retail beef, 13 pounds of retail pork, 19.6 pounds of chicken or 28 pounds of catfish.

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One bale of cotton can make 4,312 mid-calf socks.

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One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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!

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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!

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

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Did you know that Americans consume about 132 pounds of wheat flour per person each year?

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One 60-pound bushel of wheat provides about 42 pounds of white flour, enough for about 70, one-pound loaves of white bread.

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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.

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More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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

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A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

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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.

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

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

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

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