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

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

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

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Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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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!

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A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

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Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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

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

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Sorghum can be used to make environmentally-friendly packing peanuts, fencing materials, floral arrangements, brooms and more!

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

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About two-thirds of the Kansas corn crop is used in-state as livestock feed or in food production.

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One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

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Did you know Kansas has an official state soil? It's called Harney silt loam and it covers about 4 million acres of land in our state. 

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

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

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Enriched white bread and other enriched grain products are a good source of iron and B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid), as well as complex carbohydrates.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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