Fun Facts

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. 

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

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

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

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

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.

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

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

There are about 60-80 pods on a mature soybean plant. Each pod contains three small soybeans.

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

The cotton gin first came to Kansas in 1854 when a Polish immigrant wanted to gin local cotton near Valley Falls.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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

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!

One cowhide can produce enough leather to make 20 footballs, 18 soccer balls, 18 volleyballs or 12 basketballs.

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

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