Fun Facts

There are more than 300 licensed dairy herds in Kansas with about 143,000 cows total. In 2015 cows produced about 365 million gallons of milk, making Kansas the 16th largest milk producing state.

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

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

The majority of oil used for cooking in our country is U.S.-grown 100% soybean oil!

One bale of cotton can make 4,312 mid-calf socks.

About two-thirds of the Kansas corn crop is used in-state as livestock feed or in food production.

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.

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

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

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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.

In 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.

Grains can be categorized into food grains (for people) and feed grains (for cattle). Cattle eat feed grains like field corn and grain sorghum. An average of 4 ½ pounds of grain is used to produce a...

Did you know corn tortillas can differ in color based on the type of corn used? Some are white and others are yellow.

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

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

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

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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

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.