Fun Facts

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.

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

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

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

In addition to meat, pigs provide us with lots of other products, including valves for human heart surgery, suede for shoes and clothing, and gelatin for many food and non-food uses.

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

A bushel of soybeans weighs 60 pounds and produces 11 pounds of oil and 48 pounds of soybean meal.

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

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

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

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.

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.

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

About four percent of the land in Kansas is part of conservation or wetland reserve programs.

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...

Wheat flour is a good source of complex carbohydrates and contains protein. Plus, it’s low in fat and sodium.

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

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

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 average Kansas dairy cow produces about 7 gallons of milk each day. That’s more than 2,544 gallons of milk over the course of a typical year.