The top five agiculture commodities in Kansas are cattle, corn, wheat, soybeans and sorghum.

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

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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.

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A bushel of soybeans weighs 60 pounds and produces 11 pounds of oil and 48 pounds of soybean meal.

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

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

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Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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Kansas exports more than $4.8 billion in agricultural products per year.

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

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

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One Kansas farmer raises enough food to feed about 155 people!

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

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Output from Kansas agriculture has a direct economic impact of $22.5 billion per year.

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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.

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

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Did you know that in Kansas cows outnumber people 2-to1? There are almost 3 million people and more than 6 million cattle!

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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,...

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Did you know the corn humans eat is different from the corn that cattle eat? Most of the corn people eat is sweet  corn. Cattle and other livestock eat field corn.

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One 60-pound bushel of wheat provides about 42 pounds of white flour, enough for about 70, one-pound loaves of white bread.

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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.

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Did you know there are 15,000 soybean farms in Kansas? In 2016, Kansas farmers harvested more than 4 million acres of soybeans.

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