Fun Facts

Cotton bolls, which are the puffs of white produced by cotton plants, are technically fruit.

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

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

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.

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

Enriched white bread and other enriched grain products are a good source of iron and B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid), as well as complex carbohydrates.

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

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

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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.

Farmers in Kansas grow more than 650 million bushels of corn each year. 

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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

Did you know corn tortillas can differ in color based on the type of corn used? Some are white and others are yellow.

Grains can be categorized into food grains (for people) and feed grains (for cattle). Cattle eat feed grains like field corn and grain sorghum. An average of 4 ½ pounds of grain is used to produce a...

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

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

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

About one-third of the milk produced in the U.S. is used for making cheese.

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

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