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.
See full factIn Kansas alone, pig farmers raised over 3.2 million pigs in 2015, producing over 600 million pounds of pork!
See full factIt takes five to six months for a pig to reach market weight (about 265 pounds). One market hog provides about 160 pounds of pork for the grocery store’s meat case.
See full factThere are four main types of sorghum: grain, forage, biomass and sweet. Their most popular uses are: for food (grain sorghum), as livestock feed (forage sorghum), to produce bioenergy (biomass...
See full factDid you know there are 15,000 soybean farms in Kansas? In 2016, Kansas farmers harvested more than 4 million acres of soybeans.
See full factFertilizer contains a lot of helpful nutrients, thanks to Mother Nature! Potash, which is salt from ancient evaporated oceans, is used in fertilizer to feed our soil.
See full factPig farmers have reduced greenhouse gas emissions on pig farms by 35% per pound of pork by changing how crops are raised, how pigs are fed, and how nutrients are recycled.
See full factGrains 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...
See full factOutput from Kansas agriculture has a direct economic impact of $22.5 billion per year.
See full factA bushel of soybeans weighs 60 pounds and produces 11 pounds of oil and 48 pounds of soybean meal.
See full factOne Kansas farmer raises enough food to feed about 155 people!
See full factThere are 7 different breeds of dairy cattle. Farmers choose their breeds based on milk production, size and even personality.
See full factAbout two-thirds of the Kansas corn crop is used in-state as livestock feed or in food production.
See full factEnergy 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.
See full factCotton 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.
See full factThe majority of oil used for cooking in our country is U.S.-grown 100% soybean oil!
See full factKansas exports more than $4.8 billion in agricultural products per year.
See full factSmall engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.
See full factThere are more than 29 cuts of beef that meet government guidelines for lean, including tenderloin, T-bone steak and extra lean ground beef.
See full factDid you know Kansas has an official state soil? It's called Harney silt loam and it covers about 4 million acres of land in our state.
See full factOne acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!
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