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

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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.

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Drink local with milk! It takes about 48 hours for milk to travel from dairy farms to the grocery store.

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

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

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

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Energy 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.

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More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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

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

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

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

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The cotton gin first came to Kansas in 1854 when a Polish immigrant wanted to gin local cotton near Valley Falls.

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

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

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The journey from the time a calf is conceived to the time beef is consumed takes 24-30 months and thousands of miles—from ranches, farms, feed yards and packing plants to grocery stores and...

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

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

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It takes five to six months for a pig to reach market weight (about 265 pounds). One market hog provides about 160 pounds of pork for the grocery store’s meat case.

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The largest market for field corn is to provide feed for animals like cattle, pigs, chicken, and even catfish. 

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

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