Fun Facts

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

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.

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

Drink local with milk! It takes about 48 hours for milk to travel from dairy farms to the grocery store.

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

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

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

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

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

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

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.

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...

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.

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.

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

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

In Kansas alone, pig farmers raised over 3.2 million pigs in 2015, producing over 600 million pounds of pork!

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!

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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,...