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

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

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Cotton can be found in much more than clothes and other fabrics! Cotton by-products can be used to make paper currency, cosmetics and feed for dairy cattle and livestock.

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

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More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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Dairy farmers work with animal nutritionists to create recipes that meet the specific nutritional requirements of their cows. A cow’s diet is a combination of hay, grain, silage and proteins,...

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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.

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

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Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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One bale of cotton can make 3,085 diapers.

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

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

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

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For a dessert to officially be considered ice cream, it must contain at least 10 percent milkfat.

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

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Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

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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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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.

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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...

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