Fun Facts

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

One cowhide can produce enough leather to make 20 footballs, 18 soccer balls, 18 volleyballs or 12 basketballs.

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

There are more than 300 licensed dairy herds in Kansas with about 143,000 cows total. In 2015 cows produced about 365 million gallons of milk, making Kansas the 16th largest milk producing state.

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

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 bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

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.

One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

Did you know the corn humans eat is different from the corn that cattle eat? Most of the corn people eat is sweet  corn. Cattle and other livestock eat field corn.

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

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

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

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

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

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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

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,...