One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

See full fact

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

See full fact

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

See full fact

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

See full fact

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

See full fact

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.

See full fact

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

See full fact

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

See full fact

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.

See full fact

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

See full fact

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.

See full fact

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

See full fact

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.

See full fact

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.

See full fact

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

See full fact

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

See full fact

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

See full fact

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

See full fact

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!

See full fact

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

See full fact

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

See full fact