Fun Facts

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

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

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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

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

Pig farmers have reduced greenhouse gas emissions on pig farms by 35% per pound of pork by changing how crops are raised, how pigs are fed, and how nutrients are recycled.

Gluten-free grains have no caloric advantage over grains containing gluten like wheat, barley and rye. All carbohydrates have four calories per gram. Gluten-free foods are often higher in fat and...

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

Within an hour of birth calves are up and ready to nurse. A baby calf will drink a gallon of milk a day.

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.

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

Did you know Kansas farmers grow about 330 million bushels of wheat each year? That’s enough to make 23 billion loaves of bread!

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

Kansas 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.

Dairy farmers work with animal nutritionists to create recipes that meet the specific nutritional requirements of their cows. A cow’s diet is a combination of hay, grain, silage and proteins,...

Kansas exports more than $4.8 billion in agricultural products per year.

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

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

Grains 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...

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.