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...
See full factKansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.
See full factOne 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 factCotton bolls, which are the puffs of white produced by cotton plants, are technically fruit.
See full factDid you know that Americans consume about 132 pounds of wheat flour per person each year?
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.
See full factA common ingredient in fertilizer is phosphate, which comes from ancient sea life. Phosphate is one of many natural ingredients used to keep soil — and plants! — healthy.
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 factThere are 7 different breeds of dairy cattle. Farmers choose their breeds based on milk production, size and even personality.
See full factWheat flour is a good source of complex carbohydrates and contains protein. Plus, it’s low in fat and sodium.
See full factOne bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.
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 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.
See full factDairy 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,...
See full factOne bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.
See full factA finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.
See full factIn 2018, farmers in Kansas planted 165,000 acres of cotton, which produced about 335,000 bales!
See full factDid you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?
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.
See full factAbout a third of a steer is used for beef production. The rest of the animal is used to make by-products found in medicines, cosmetics, detergents, insulation, and much more!
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.
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