The United States grows more soybeans than any other country and six out of every ten rows of soybeans are exported to other countries.
See full factFor a dessert to officially be considered ice cream, it must contain at least 10 percent milkfat.
See full factCotton bolls, which are the puffs of white produced by cotton plants, are technically fruit.
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 factOne cowhide can produce enough leather to make 20 footballs, 18 soccer balls, 18 volleyballs or 12 basketballs.
See full factOne bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.
See full factThe top five agiculture commodities in Kansas are cattle, corn, wheat, soybeans and sorghum.
See full factPork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.
See full factAll the wheat grown in Kansas in a single year would fit in a train stretching from western Kansas to the Atlantic Ocean.
See full factWithin an hour of birth calves are up and ready to nurse. A baby calf will drink a gallon of milk a day.
See full factThe majority of oil used for cooking in our country is U.S.-grown 100% soybean oil!
See full factA finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.
See full factGrains 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...
See full factAbout two-thirds of the Kansas corn crop is used in-state as livestock feed or in food production.
See full factDid you know that Americans consume about 132 pounds of wheat flour per person each year?
See full factFarmers in Kansas grow more than 650 million bushels of corn each year.
See full factThere are more than 29 cuts of beef that meet government guidelines for lean, including tenderloin, T-bone steak and extra lean ground beef.
See full factOne bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.
See full factDid you know corn tortillas can differ in color based on the type of corn used? Some are white and others are yellow.
See full factOne bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.
See full factFertilizer contains a lot of helpful nutrients, thanks to Mother Nature! Potash, which is salt from ancient evaporated oceans, is used in fertilizer to feed our soil.
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