Fun Facts

There are about 60-80 pods on a mature soybean plant. Each pod contains three small soybeans.

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...

In Kansas alone, pig farmers raised over 3.2 million pigs in 2015, producing over 600 million pounds of pork!

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,...

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

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

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

One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

Compared with 50 years ago, pig farmers are using 41% less water to produce a pound of pork, with a 35% smaller carbon footprint.

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!

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.

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...

One Kansas farmer raises enough food to feed about 155 people!

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

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

The majority of oil used for cooking in our country is U.S.-grown 100% soybean oil!

Beef from cows and steers are used in two different ways. . Cow meat is used primarily as ground beef for hamburgers and the majority of steer meat is used as steaks.

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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. 

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

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.