Fun Facts

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

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...

One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

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.

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

There are more than 300 licensed dairy herds in Kansas with about 143,000 cows total. In 2015 cows produced about 365 million gallons of milk, making Kansas the 16th largest milk producing state.

Did you know that one acre of soybeans can produce 82,368 crayons?

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...

Milk is one of the best sources of calcium. Our bodies absorb 28 percent of the calcium found in milk, but as little as 5 percent of the calcium found in other foods like spinach.

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

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

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!

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

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

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

The largest market for field corn is to provide feed for animals like cattle, pigs, chicken, and even catfish. 

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

Cattle are great recyclers. They convert natural resources that would otherwise be wasted into beef, an edible protein containing 10 essential nutrients such as zinc, iron and B vitamins.  

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.

For a dessert to officially be considered ice cream, it must contain at least 10 percent milkfat.

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.