Fun Facts

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

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

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

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.

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 bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

There are more than 29 cuts of beef that meet government guidelines for lean, including tenderloin, T-bone steak and extra lean ground beef.

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

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

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

Dairy farmers work with animal nutritionists to create recipes that meet the specific nutritional requirements of their cows. A cow’s diet is a combination of hay, grain, silage and proteins,...

About a third of a steer is used for beef production. The rest of the animal is used to make by-products found in medicines, cosmetics, detergents, insulation, and much more!

In addition to meat, pigs provide us with lots of other products, including valves for human heart surgery, suede for shoes and clothing, and gelatin for many food and non-food uses.

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!

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.

There are four main types of sorghum: grain, forage, biomass and sweet. Their most popular uses are: for food (grain sorghum), as livestock feed (forage sorghum), to produce bioenergy (biomass...

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

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

The majority of oil used for cooking in our country is U.S.-grown 100% soybean oil!

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