There are about 60-80 pods on a mature soybean plant. Each pod contains three small soybeans.
See full factIt 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.
See full factKansas 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 factA bushel of soybeans weighs 60 pounds and produces 11 pounds of oil and 48 pounds of soybean meal.
See full factOne bale of cotton can make 4,312 mid-calf socks.
See full factMexico and Japan are our top international corn buyers. They buy 50 percent of U.S. corn exports.
See full factDid you know the corn humans eat is different from the corn that cattle eat? Most of the corn people eat is sweet corn. Cattle and other livestock eat field corn.
See full factMexico and Japan are our top international corn buyers. They buy 50 percent of U.S. corn exports.
See full factThe majority of oil used for cooking in our country is U.S.-grown 100% soybean oil!
See full factMore than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.
See full factOne bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.
See full factDid you know that in Kansas cows outnumber people 2-to1? There are almost 3 million people and more than 6 million cattle!
See full factOne 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!
See full factBeef 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.
See full factIn Kansas alone, pig farmers raised over 3.2 million pigs in 2015, producing over 600 million pounds of pork!
See full fact98 percent of all corn farms are family-run farms.
See full factCompared with 50 years ago, pig farmers are using 41% less water to produce a pound of pork, with a 35% smaller carbon footprint.
See full factKansas grows winter wheat that is planted and sprouts in the fall, becomes dormant in the winter, grows again in the spring and is harvested in early summer.
See full factKansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.
See full factCorn is produced on every continent of the world with the exception of Antarctica.
See full factGluten is what helps bread expand while the dough rises, and hold its shape while baking and after it cools. It’s also what makes bread chewy.
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