Fun Facts

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

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

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

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.

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

There are about 60-80 pods on a mature soybean plant. Each pod contains three small soybeans.

In addition to meat, pigs provide us with lots of other products, including valves for human heart surgery, suede for shoes and clothing, and gelatin for many food and non-food uses.

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

The top five agiculture commodities in Kansas are cattle, corn, wheat, soybeans and sorghum.

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,...

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

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

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

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...

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

One 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.

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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

One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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.