Fun Facts

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

Milk is one of the best sources of calcium. Our bodies absorb 28 percent of the calcium found in milk, but as little as 5 percent of the calcium found in other foods like spinach.

There are four main types of sorghum: grain, forage, biomass and sweet. Their most popular uses are: for food (grain sorghum), as livestock feed (forage sorghum), to produce bioenergy (biomass...

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

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.

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

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

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

For a dessert to officially be considered ice cream, it must contain at least 10 percent milkfat.

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

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.

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

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

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.

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

Kansas is known for its sunflowers. They provide food for insects, birds and cattle, and make great cooking oil, biofuel and a delicious snack for people!

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

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

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

The journey from the time a calf is conceived to the time beef is consumed takes 24-30 months and thousands of miles—from ranches, farms, feed yards and packing plants to grocery stores and...

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