Fun Facts

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

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.  

About one-third of the milk produced in the U.S. is used for making cheese.

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

The average Kansas dairy cow produces about 7 gallons of milk each day. That’s more than 2,544 gallons of milk over the course of a typical year.

Farmers in Kansas grow more than 650 million bushels of corn each year. 

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

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

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

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

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

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

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

Cotton 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.

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

One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

In 2018, farmers in Kansas planted 165,000 acres of cotton, which produced about 335,000 bales!

Did you know cotton is becoming a big crop in Kansas? Last year, farmers here produced over 164 million pounds of cotton! 

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.

Wheat flour is a good source of complex carbohydrates and contains protein. Plus, it’s low in fat and sodium.