Fun Facts

One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

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

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

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

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

One 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.

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

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

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.

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

Milk is one of the best sources of calcium. Our bodies absorb 28 percent of the calcium found in milk, but as little as 5 percent of the calcium found in other foods like spinach.

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

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.

In pre-refrigeration days, hogs were harvested in the fall and cured for six to seven months, just in time for Easter dinner. That’s how ham came to be the traditional Easter favorite.

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

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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

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

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!

One bale of cotton can make 4,312 mid-calf socks.

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.