All the wheat grown in Kansas in a single year would fit in a train stretching from western Kansas to the Atlantic Ocean.

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

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

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

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The largest market for field corn is to provide feed for animals like cattle, pigs, chicken, and even catfish. 

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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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It 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.

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More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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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,...

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98 percent of all corn farms are family-run farms.

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

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

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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!

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Kansas exports more than $4.8 billion in agricultural products per year.

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

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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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Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

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

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One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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Grains 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...

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