Fun Facts

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

Cotton bolls, which are the puffs of white produced by cotton plants, are technically fruit.

One bushel of corn makes 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

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

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!

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.

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

One bale of cotton can make 1,256 pillowcases.

One acre of soybeans can make 82,368 crayons!

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.

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...

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

Small engines like lawnmowers and boats can use E10 fuel.

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.

Enriched white bread and other enriched grain products are a good source of iron and B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid), as well as complex carbohydrates.

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

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

There are four main types of sorghum: grain, forage, biomass and sweet. Their most popular uses are: for food (grain sorghum), as livestock feed (forage sorghum), to produce bioenergy (biomass...

A finished bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.

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

Did you know Kansas has more than 2 million pigs?