Fun Facts

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

There are 7 different breeds of dairy cattle. Farmers choose their breeds based on milk production, size and even personality.

About two-thirds of the Kansas corn crop is used in-state as livestock feed or in food production. 

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

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

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

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

In Kansas alone, pig farmers raised over 3.2 million pigs in 2015, producing over 600 million pounds of pork!

In pre-refrigeration days, hogs were harvested in the fall and cured for six to seven months, just in time for Easter dinner. That’s how ham came to be the traditional Easter favorite.

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.

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

About two-thirds of the Kansas corn crop is used in-state as livestock feed or in food production.

Did you know Kansas farmers grow about 330 million bushels of wheat each year? That’s enough to make 23 billion loaves of bread!

Enriched white bread and other enriched grain products are a good source of iron and B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid), as well as complex carbohydrates.

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

Beef 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.

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

Pig farmers have reduced greenhouse gas emissions on pig farms by 35% per pound of pork by changing how crops are raised, how pigs are fed, and how nutrients are recycled.

Sows give birth (called farrowing) to an average of eight to twelve piglets at a time and will raise six to eight litters of piglets in their lifetime.

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

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