Fun Facts

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

One dairy cow can produce more than 3,000 gallons of milk in a year. There are about 160,000 dairy cows in Kansas. That's a lot of milk!

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

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

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

Sows give birth (called farrowing) to an average of eight to twelve piglets at a time and will raise six to eight litters of piglets in their lifetime.

The majority of oil used for cooking in our country is U.S.-grown 100% soybean oil!

Kansas grows winter wheat that is planted and sprouts in the fall, becomes dormant in the winter, grows again in the spring and is harvested in early summer.

Looking for a gluten-free grain? Try sorghum! It's gluten-free and packed with protein, iron, vitamin B-6, niacin, magnesium and phosphorus.  

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

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

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.

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

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

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

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

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

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

Did you know that Americans consume about 132 pounds of wheat flour per person each year?

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

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