Fun Facts

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. 

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.

One bale of cotton can make 4,312 mid-calf socks.

Did you know cotton is becoming a big crop in Kansas? Last year, farmers here produced over 164 million pounds of cotton! 

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

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?

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.

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

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

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

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

Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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

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

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

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,...

Kansas is the top state for growing and storing wheat.

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

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

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