Fun Facts

The top five agiculture commodities in Kansas are cattle, corn, wheat, soybeans and sorghum.

In addition to meat, pigs provide us with lots of other products, including valves for human heart surgery, suede for shoes and clothing, and gelatin for many food and non-food uses.

There are 7 different breeds of dairy cattle. Farmers choose their breeds based on milk production, size and even personality.

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

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!

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

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

More than 87 percent of land in Kansas is farmland.

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

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

The cotton gin first came to Kansas in 1854 when a Polish immigrant wanted to gin local cotton near Valley Falls.

Kansas is known for its sunflowers. They provide food for insects, birds and cattle, and make great cooking oil, biofuel and a delicious snack for people!

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

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

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

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

Gluten-free grains have no caloric advantage over grains containing gluten like wheat, barley and rye. All carbohydrates have four calories per gram. Gluten-free foods are often higher in fat and...

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,...

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

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