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...

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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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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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All the wheat grown in Kansas in a single year would fit in a train stretching from western Kansas to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Did you know Kansas has an official state soil? It's called Harney silt loam and it covers about 4 million acres of land in our state. 

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

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One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

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

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Gluten-free grains have no caloric advantage over grains containing gluten like wheat, barley and rye. All carbohydrates have four calories per gram. Gluten-free foods are often higher in fat and...

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Mexico and Japan are our top international corn buyers. They buy 50 percent of U.S. corn exports.

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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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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.

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

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

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Mexico and Japan are our top international corn buyers. They buy 50 percent of U.S. corn exports.

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One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

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98 percent of all corn farms are family-run farms.

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

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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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