Fun Facts

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

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

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

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

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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!

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

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.

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

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

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

The top five agiculture commodities in Kansas are cattle, corn, wheat, soybeans and sorghum.

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!