Fun Facts

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

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

Dairy farmers work with animal nutritionists to create recipes that meet the specific nutritional requirements of their cows. A cow’s diet is a combination of hay, grain, silage and proteins,...

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

One 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!

Did you know some of the fertilizer farmers add to the soil comes from the air we breathe? Companies can convert nitrogen in the air into nitrogen to nourish the ground.

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

Kansas exports more than $4.8 billion in agricultural products per year.

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

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

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

Did you know Kansas has an official state soil? It's called Harney silt loam and it covers about 4 million acres of land in our state. 

Soybean oil is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E.

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...

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

Gluten 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.

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.

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

In 2018, farmers in Kansas planted 165,000 acres of cotton, which produced about 335,000 bales!

Wheat flour is a good source of complex carbohydrates and contains protein. Plus, it’s low in fat and sodium.

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.