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.
See full factSmall engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.
See full factFertilizer contains a lot of helpful nutrients, thanks to Mother Nature! Potash, which is salt from ancient evaporated oceans, is used in fertilizer to feed our soil.
See full factMore than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.
See full factOne acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!
See full factWithin an hour of birth calves are up and ready to nurse. A baby calf will drink a gallon of milk a day.
See full factDid you know that Americans consume about 132 pounds of wheat flour per person each year?
See full factIn 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.
See full factOne bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.
See full factDid you know corn tortillas can differ in color based on the type of corn used? Some are white and others are yellow.
See full factDrink local with milk! It takes about 48 hours for milk to travel from dairy farms to the grocery store.
See full factThere 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...
See full factCotton can be found in much more than clothes and other fabrics! Cotton by-products can be used to make paper currency, cosmetics and feed for dairy cattle and livestock.
See full factKansas 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.
See full factThe top five agiculture commodities in Kansas are cattle, corn, wheat, soybeans and sorghum.
See full factFor a dessert to officially be considered ice cream, it must contain at least 10 percent milkfat.
See full factThere are 7 different breeds of dairy cattle. Farmers choose their breeds based on milk production, size and even personality.
See full factSoybean oil is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E.
See full factPork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.
See full factAbout one-third of the milk produced in the U.S. is used for making cheese.
See full factOne bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.
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