Fun Facts

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.

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

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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

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.

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

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.

Did you know the corn humans eat is different from the corn that cattle eat? Most of the corn people eat is sweet  corn. Cattle and other livestock eat field corn.

The average Kansas dairy cow produces about 7 gallons of milk each day. That’s more than 2,544 gallons of milk over the course of a typical year.

Did you know that Americans consume about 132 pounds of wheat flour per person each year?

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.

Grains can be categorized into food grains (for people) and feed grains (for cattle). Cattle eat feed grains like field corn and grain sorghum. An average of 4 ½ pounds of grain is used to produce a...

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.

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

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

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

One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

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

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.

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