Fun Facts

All the wheat grown in Kansas in a single year would fit in a train stretching from western Kansas to the Atlantic Ocean.

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.

Grain sorghum is one of the oldest known grains. Its origins can be traced back to ancient Africa and India.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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

There are more than 300 licensed dairy herds in Kansas with about 143,000 cows total. In 2015 cows produced about 365 million gallons of milk, making Kansas the 16th largest milk producing state.

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

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

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...

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

Milk is one of the best sources of calcium. Our bodies absorb 28 percent of the calcium found in milk, but as little as 5 percent of the calcium found in other foods like spinach.

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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