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

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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.

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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...

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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.

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One bale of cotton can make 4,312 mid-calf socks.

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Wheat flour is a good source of complex carbohydrates and contains protein. Plus, it’s low in fat and sodium.

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

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Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

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

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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.

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Did you know that in Kansas cows outnumber people 2-to1? There are almost 3 million people and more than 6 million cattle!

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Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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Did you know corn tortillas can differ in color based on the type of corn used? Some are white and others are yellow.

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

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

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One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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All the wheat grown in Kansas in a single year would fit in a train stretching from western Kansas to the Atlantic Ocean.

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

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A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

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Within an hour of birth calves are up and ready to nurse. A baby calf will drink a gallon of milk a day.

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

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