Fun Facts

Sorghum can be used to make environmentally-friendly packing peanuts, fencing materials, floral arrangements, brooms and more!

Did you know cotton is becoming a big crop in Kansas? Last year, farmers here produced over 164 million pounds of cotton! 

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

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

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.

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

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

There are 7 different breeds of dairy cattle. Farmers choose their breeds based on milk production, size and even personality.

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.

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

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

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.

Did you know that Americans consume about 132 pounds of wheat flour per person each year?

From farm to processor to distribution and retail, dairy creates jobs that support the economic well-being of Kansans. The dairy industry contributes $592 million annually to the Kansas economy and...

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

All the wheat grown in Kansas in a single year would fit in a train stretching from western Kansas to the Atlantic Ocean.

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

Gluten is what helps bread expand while the dough rises, and hold its shape while baking and after it cools. It’s also what makes bread chewy.

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

One 60-pound bushel of wheat provides about 42 pounds of white flour, enough for about 70, one-pound loaves of white bread.