One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

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About 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!

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Cotton bolls, which are the puffs of white produced by cotton plants, are technically fruit.

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Drink local with milk! It takes about 48 hours for milk to travel from dairy farms to the grocery store.

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

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A 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.

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Energy experts estimate global ethanol production and use reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 110 million metric tons per year. That’s equivalent to taking more than 20 million vehicles off the road.

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

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One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

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

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

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It 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.

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Grain sorghum is one of the oldest known grains. Its origins can be traced back to ancient Africa and India.

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Did you know corn tortillas can differ in color based on the type of corn used? Some are white and others are yellow.

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

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One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

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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.

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Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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Gluten-free grains have no caloric advantage over grains containing gluten like wheat, barley and rye. All carbohydrates have four calories per gram. Gluten-free foods are often higher in fat and...

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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...

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