Fun Facts

Enriched white bread and other enriched grain products are a good source of iron and B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid), as well as complex carbohydrates.

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

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

One acre of soybeans can make 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.

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

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

In pre-refrigeration days, hogs were harvested in the fall and cured for six to seven months, just in time for Easter dinner. That’s how ham came to be the traditional Easter favorite.

Did 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. 

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

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

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

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

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

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

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

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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.

The journey from the time a calf is conceived to the time beef is consumed takes 24-30 months and thousands of miles—from ranches, farms, feed yards and packing plants to grocery stores and...

A bushel of soybeans weighs 60 pounds and produces 11 pounds of oil and 48 pounds of soybean meal.

Soybean oil is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E.