Fun Facts

A common ingredient in fertilizer is phosphate, which comes from ancient sea life. Phosphate is one of many natural ingredients used to keep soil — and plants! — healthy.

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.

Grain sorghum is one of the oldest known grains. Its origins can be traced back to ancient Africa and India.

There are more than 29 cuts of beef that meet government guidelines for lean, including tenderloin, T-bone steak and extra lean ground beef.

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

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

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

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

The journey from the time a calf is conceived to the time beef is consumed takes 24-30 months and thousands of miles—from ranches, farms, feed yards and packing plants to grocery stores and...

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.

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

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...

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

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

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

In Kansas alone, pig farmers raised over 3.2 million pigs in 2015, producing over 600 million pounds of pork!

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

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

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

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.

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