Fun Facts

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

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

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.

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

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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

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

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.

Did you know corn tortillas can differ in color based on the type of corn used? Some are white and others are yellow.

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.

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

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

The cotton gin first came to Kansas in 1854 when a Polish immigrant wanted to gin local cotton near Valley Falls.

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

In 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.

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,...

Wheat flour is a good source of complex carbohydrates and contains protein. Plus, it’s low in fat and sodium.

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.

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!

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

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