Fun Facts

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.

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.

Sorghum can be used to make environmentally-friendly packing peanuts, fencing materials, floral arrangements, brooms and more!

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

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

About four percent of the land in Kansas is part of conservation or wetland reserve programs.

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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.  

The United States grows more soybeans than any other country and six out of every ten rows of soybeans are exported to other countries.

The cotton gin first came to Kansas in 1854 when a Polish immigrant wanted to gin local cotton near Valley Falls.

Cotton can be found in much more than clothes and other fabrics! Cotton by-products can be used to make paper currency, cosmetics and feed for dairy cattle and livestock.

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

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...

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.

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

The largest market for field corn is to provide feed for animals like cattle, pigs, chicken, and even catfish. 

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

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

One 60-pound bushel of wheat provides about 42 pounds of white flour, enough for about 70, one-pound loaves of white bread.

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

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.