Fun Facts

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 cotton gin first came to Kansas in 1854 when a Polish immigrant wanted to gin local cotton near Valley Falls.

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

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

Fertilizer contains a lot of helpful nutrients, thanks to Mother Nature! Potash, which is salt from ancient evaporated oceans, is used in fertilizer to feed our soil.

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

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

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

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.

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

Gluten is what helps bread expand while the dough rises, and hold its shape while baking and after it cools. It’s also what makes bread chewy.

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

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

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

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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

One bushel of corn fed to livestock produces 5.6 pounds of retail beef, 13 pounds of retail pork, 19.6 pounds of chicken or 28 pounds of catfish.

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...

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

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.