Fun Facts

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

One Kansas farmer raises enough food to feed about 155 people!

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 bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

Did you know cotton is becoming a big crop in Kansas? Last year, farmers here produced over 164 million pounds of cotton! 

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

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!

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

Compared with 50 years ago, pig farmers are using 41% less water to produce a pound of pork, with a 35% smaller carbon footprint.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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

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