All the wheat grown in Kansas in a single year would fit in a train stretching from western Kansas to the Atlantic Ocean.
See full factThere are 7 different breeds of dairy cattle. Farmers choose their breeds based on milk production, size and even personality.
See full factOne 60-pound bushel of wheat provides about 42 pounds of white flour, enough for about 70, one-pound loaves of white bread.
See full factEnergy 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.
See full factDid you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?
See full factThe United States grows more soybeans than any other country and six out of every ten rows of soybeans are exported to other countries.
See full factOne 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!
See full factAbout one-third of the milk produced in the U.S. is used for making cheese.
See full factCotton bolls, which are the puffs of white produced by cotton plants, are technically fruit.
See full factOne bale of cotton can make 4,312 mid-calf socks.
See full factThe majority of oil used for cooking in our country is U.S.-grown 100% soybean oil!
See full factPig farmers have reduced greenhouse gas emissions on pig farms by 35% per pound of pork by changing how crops are raised, how pigs are fed, and how nutrients are recycled.
See full factOne cowhide can produce enough leather to make 20 footballs, 18 soccer balls, 18 volleyballs or 12 basketballs.
See full factCorn is produced on every continent of the world with the exception of Antarctica.
See full factDid 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.
See full factOne 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.
See full factThere are about 60-80 pods on a mature soybean plant. Each pod contains three small soybeans.
See full factDid you know Kansas farmers grow about 330 million bushels of wheat each year? That’s enough to make 23 billion loaves of bread!
See full factDid you know there are 15,000 soybean farms in Kansas? In 2016, Kansas farmers harvested more than 4 million acres of soybeans.
See full factSows 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.
See full factIn 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.
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