Fun Facts

A bushel of soybeans weighs 60 pounds and produces 11 pounds of oil and 48 pounds of soybean meal.

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.

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

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

Within an hour of birth calves are up and ready to nurse. A baby calf will drink a gallon of milk a day.

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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

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

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!

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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

Did you know that in Kansas cows outnumber people 2-to1? There are almost 3 million people and more than 6 million cattle!

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

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

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 Kansas farmer raises enough food to feed about 155 people!

Beef from cows and steers are used in two different ways. . Cow meat is used primarily as ground beef for hamburgers and the majority of steer meat is used as steaks.

Did you know there are 15,000 soybean farms in Kansas? In 2016, Kansas farmers harvested more than 4 million acres of soybeans.

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