Fun Facts

One dairy cow can produce more than 3,000 gallons of milk in a year. There are about 160,000 dairy cows in Kansas. That's a lot of milk!

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.

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

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

Farmers in Kansas grow more than 650 million bushels of corn each year. 

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.

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

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

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...

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

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

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

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.

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

A common ingredient in fertilizer is phosphate, which comes from ancient sea life. Phosphate is one of many natural ingredients used to keep soil — and plants! — healthy.

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

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.

One cowhide can produce enough leather to make 20 footballs, 18 soccer balls, 18 volleyballs or 12 basketballs.

From farm to processor to distribution and retail, dairy creates jobs that support the economic well-being of Kansans. The dairy industry contributes $592 million annually to the Kansas economy and...

98 percent of all corn farms are family-run farms.

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