Fun Facts

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

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

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

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

It takes five to six months for a pig to reach market weight (about 265 pounds). One market hog provides about 160 pounds of pork for the grocery store’s meat case.

Sorghum can be used to make environmentally-friendly packing peanuts, fencing materials, floral arrangements, brooms and more!

There are 7 different breeds of dairy cattle. Farmers choose their breeds based on milk production, size and even personality.

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

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.

The top five agiculture commodities in Kansas are cattle, corn, wheat, soybeans and sorghum.

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

Did you know that in Kansas cows outnumber people 2-to1? There are almost 3 million people and more than 6 million cattle!

In Kansas alone, pig farmers raised over 3.2 million pigs in 2015, producing over 600 million pounds of pork!

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