Fun Facts

Looking for a gluten-free grain? Try sorghum! It's gluten-free and packed with protein, iron, vitamin B-6, niacin, magnesium and phosphorus.  

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

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

Sows give birth (called farrowing) to an average of eight to twelve piglets at a time and will raise six to eight litters of piglets in their lifetime.

One dairy cow can produce more than 3,000 gallons of milk in a year. There are about 160,000 dairy cows in Kansas. That's a lot of milk!

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.

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

A common ingredient in fertilizer is phosphate, which comes from ancient sea life. Phosphate is one of many natural ingredients used to keep soil — and plants! — healthy.

About a third of a steer is used for beef production. The rest of the animal is used to make by-products found in medicines, cosmetics, detergents, insulation, and much more!

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

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

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

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

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

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

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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

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

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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...