Fun Facts

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!

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

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

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

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

Sows give birth (called farrowing) to an average of eight to twelve piglets at a time and will raise six to eight litters of piglets in their lifetime.

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

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

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

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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 grows winter wheat that is planted and sprouts in the fall, becomes dormant in the winter, grows again in the spring and is harvested in early summer.

Did you know Kansas farmers grow about 330 million bushels of wheat each year? That’s enough to make 23 billion loaves of bread!

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,...

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

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 bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

Energy 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.

Looking for a gluten-free grain? Try sorghum! It's gluten-free and packed with protein, iron, vitamin B-6, niacin, magnesium and phosphorus.  

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