Fun Facts

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

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

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 Americans consume about 132 pounds of wheat flour per person each year?

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

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...

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

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.

Cotton bolls, which are the puffs of white produced by cotton plants, are technically fruit.

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

Grain sorghum is one of the oldest known grains. Its origins can be traced back to ancient Africa and India.

It takes five to six months for a pig to reach market weight (about 265 pounds). One market hog provides about 160 pounds of pork for the grocery store’s meat case.

A bushel of soybeans weighs 60 pounds and produces 11 pounds of oil and 48 pounds of soybean meal.

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

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

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

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.

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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

Compared with 50 years ago, pig farmers are using 41% less water to produce a pound of pork, with a 35% smaller carbon footprint.

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.