Fun Facts

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

The majority of oil used for cooking in our country is U.S.-grown 100% soybean oil!

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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

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

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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

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

Kansas grows winter wheat that is planted and sprouts in the fall, becomes dormant in the winter, grows again in the spring and is harvested in early summer.

Cattle are great recyclers. They convert natural resources that would otherwise be wasted into beef, an edible protein containing 10 essential nutrients such as zinc, iron and B vitamins.  

One Kansas farmer raises enough food to feed about 155 people!

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

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

Output from Kansas agriculture has a direct economic impact of $22.5 billion per year.

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

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,...

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

There are more than 29 cuts of beef that meet government guidelines for lean, including tenderloin, T-bone steak and extra lean ground beef.

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

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.

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