Fun Facts

Did you know there are 15,000 soybean farms in Kansas? In 2016, Kansas farmers harvested more than 4 million acres of soybeans.

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.

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

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

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

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

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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

Did you know cotton is becoming a big crop in Kansas? Last year, farmers here produced over 164 million pounds of cotton! 

Did you know some of the fertilizer farmers add to the soil comes from the air we breathe? Companies can convert nitrogen in the air into nitrogen to nourish the ground.

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

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

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.  

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.

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

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.

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

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

For a dessert to officially be considered ice cream, it must contain at least 10 percent milkfat.

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...

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