The United States grows more soybeans than any other country and six out of every ten rows of soybeans are exported to other countries.

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

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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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Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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Did you know Kansas farmers grow about 330 million bushels of wheat each year? That’s enough to make 23 billion loaves of bread!

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Enriched white bread and other enriched grain products are a good source of iron and B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid), as well as complex carbohydrates.

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A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

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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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In pre-refrigeration days, hogs were harvested in the fall and cured for six to seven months, just in time for Easter dinner. That’s how ham came to be the traditional Easter favorite.

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

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One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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

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

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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.

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

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One bushel of corn fed to livestock produces 5.6 pounds of retail beef, 13 pounds of retail pork, 19.6 pounds of chicken or 28 pounds of catfish.

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Gluten is what helps bread expand while the dough rises, and hold its shape while baking and after it cools. It’s also what makes bread chewy.

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

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Within an hour of birth calves are up and ready to nurse. A baby calf will drink a gallon of milk a day.

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

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

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