Fertilizer contains a lot of helpful nutrients, thanks to Mother Nature! Potash, which is salt from ancient evaporated oceans, is used in fertilizer to feed our soil.
See full factDid you know there are 15,000 soybean farms in Kansas? In 2016, Kansas farmers harvested more than 4 million acres of soybeans.
See full factGrains 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...
See full factSows 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.
See full factSoybean oil is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E.
See full factOne bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.
See full factKansas 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.
See full factKansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.
See full factAbout four percent of the land in Kansas is part of conservation or wetland reserve programs.
See full factDrink local with milk! It takes about 48 hours for milk to travel from dairy farms to the grocery store.
See full factCotton bolls, which are the puffs of white produced by cotton plants, are technically fruit.
See full factA 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.
See full factThe 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...
See full factAll the wheat grown in Kansas in a single year would fit in a train stretching from western Kansas to the Atlantic Ocean.
See full factAbout two-thirds of the Kansas corn crop is used in-state as livestock feed or in food production.
See full factMore than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.
See full factDid you know that one acre of soybeans can produce 82,368 crayons?
See full factMexico and Japan are our top international corn buyers. They buy 50 percent of U.S. corn exports.
See full factIn 2018, farmers in Kansas planted 165,000 acres of cotton, which produced about 335,000 bales!
See full factDid you know corn tortillas can differ in color based on the type of corn used? Some are white and others are yellow.
See full factThe 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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