WHEAT 

VARIETY

Kansas Department of Agriculture 

Division of Statistics 

P.O. Box 3534 

632 SW Van Buren, Rm. 200 

Topeka, Kansas 66601-3534 

Phone (785) 233-2230

Released: February 13, 2009 

Overley Recaptures Number One 

Overley became the leading variety of wheat seeded in 

Kansas for the 2009 crop. Jagalene held this position last 

year. Accounting for 13.7 percent of the State’s wheat, 

Overley was the most popular variety in three of the nine 

districts. New to the top ten is Fuller, ranking second with 

10.9 percent of the acreage. Santa Fe moved up to third 

place with 9.5 percent of the States acreage. Jagalene 

moved down to fourth place with 9.1 percent of the 

acreage. Jagger came in fifth at 8.5 percent down 6.2 

points from last year. TAM 111 moved down to sixth place 

at 6.8 percent. New to the top ten is Postrock, ranking 

seventh with 6.0 percent of the acreage. KSU maintained 

variety 2137 down to eighth place at 2.9 percent, while 

T81 moved down to ninth place at 2.5 percent. 

TAM 112, rounded out the top ten at 2.0 percent. Acres 

planted with blended varieties were not included in the 

rankings by variety. Blends accounted for 10.7 percent of 

the State’s planted acres and were used more extensively 

in the north central, northwest, and central areas of the 

State. Out of the total acres planted with blends, 37.5 

percent included Santa Fe in the blend while 33.1 percent 

had Jagalene in the blend. Hard White varieties accounted 

for 1.0 percent of the State’s acreage. Danby was the 

leading Hard White variety, accounting for 70 percent of 

the State’s white wheat. The majority of the white wheat 

was planted in the western third of the State. This Wheat 

Variety project is funded by the Kansas Wheat 

Commission. 

Leading Wheat Varieties in Kansas, 2009 Crop

Percent of Seeded Acreage, By Districts 

 Jagalene 13.5 Postrock 14.5 Santa Fe 45.5 

 TAM 111 13.4 Santa Fe 10.1 Fuller 7.3 

 Jagger 12.3 Fuller 7.5 Overley 6.9 

 Fuller 10.4 Jagalene 6.6 2137 6.3 

 T81 6.2 Overley 6.5 Postrock 6.0 

 Jagalene 21.7 Overley 18.7 

 TAM 111 17.8 Fuller 16.0 Postrock 32.7 

 T81 8.9 Santa Fe 14.8 Santa Fe 13.3 

 TAM 112 8.4 Jagger 8.2 Fuller 9.3 

 Hatcher 5.1 Jagalene 6.6 Jagger 8.8 

 2137 7.1 

 

 

 

 TAM 111 24.5 Overley 26.2 Overley 22.7 

 Jagalene 20.6 Fuller 16.0 Santa Fe 16.6 

 Jagger 9.8 Santa Fe 14.3 Jagger 12.7 

 T81 5.6 Jagger 10.0 Fuller 12.0 

 TAM 112 5.3 Postrock 5.3 2137 8.0 

 

State 

Top Ten Varieties 

1. Overley 13.7 6. TAM 111 6.8 

2. Fuller 10.9 7. Postrock 6.0 

3. Santa Fe 9.5 8. 2137 2.9 

4. Jagalene 9.1 9. T81 2.5 

5. Jagger 8.5 10. TAM 112 2.0 
Distribution of Kansas Winter Wheat Varieties, 2009 Crop 

Agricultural Statistics Districts Variety 

NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE State 

 Percent of Seeded Acreage 

Overley 1.5 0.3 0.1 6.5 18.7 26.2 6.9 4.7 22.7 13.7

Fuller 10.4 1.6 0.7 7.5 16.0 16.0 7.3 9.3 12.0 10.9

Santa Fe * * * 10.1 14.8 14.3 45.5 13.3 16.6 9.5

Jagalene 13.5 21.7 20.6 6.6 6.6 2.7 1.5 2.3 7.5 9.1

Jagger 12.3 4.6 9.8 4.2 8.2 10.0 3.2 8.8 12.7 8.5

TAM 111 13.4 17.8 24.5 1.5 2.3 0.4 * 0.4 * 6.8

Postrock 4.9 1.9 2.0 14.5 6.3 5.3 6.0 32.7 0.7 6.0

2137 1.7 4.4 2.2 3.0 4.0 2.2 6.3 7.1 8.0 2.9

T81 6.2 8.9 5.6 1.4 * 0.5 * * * 2.5

TAM 112 2.6 8.4 5.3 0.3 1.4 * 0.1 * * 2.0

Hatcher 4.0 5.1 3.0 0.3 0.0 * * * * 1.3

Shocker * * * 0.2 2.0 1.7 * 1.6 0.1 1.0

Karl/Karl 92 0.2 0.9 0.1 4.3 0.3 * 5.0 0.9 * 0.8

Ike 2.3 0.3 4.4 0.1 0.2 * 0.3 * * 0.8

Art * * * 0.2 1.2 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8

2174 * * * * 0.4 1.6 * 0.1 3.6 0.7

Danby1 1.7 1.6 2.7 0.1 * 0.1 * 0.5 * 0.7

T136 * 3.6 1.5 0.0 * 0.5 * * * 0.7

TAM107 1.2 1.5 0.6 0.1 * 0.7 * * * 0.6

Bullet * * * * * 1.4 * * * 0.5

Endurance * * 0.3 * 0.1 0.9 * 1.3 3.7 0.4

Larned 1.1 0.7 1.1 * 0.3 * * * * 0.4

Above 0.4 3.6 0.2 * * * * * * 0.4

Stanton 2.5 1.0 0.6 0.1 * * * * * 0.4

Smokey Hill 0.5 0.1 * 0.8 0.5 * 0.2 * * 0.3

Thunderbolt 0.7 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 * * * 0.3

Cutter * * * 0.1 1.0 0.4 0.3 * * 0.3

Dominator * * * 0.6 1.0 * 0.1 2.2 * 0.3

Coronado * * * 0.5 0.1 0.4 * * * 0.2

Hawk 0.2 * * 1.3 * * 0.0 * 0.2 0.2

Keota 1.2 * * * 0.1 * * * 0.8 0.2

2145 * * * 1.2 0.2 * 2.1 0.4 * 0.2

Protection * * 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.2 * 0.2 * 0.2

Scout/Scout66 * * 1.5 * * * * * * 0.2

Blends 11.7 2.8 6.4 29.1 11.5 7.1 3.3 4.4 0.2 10.7

Other Hard White varieties 0.1 0.7 1.6 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.6 * 0.3

Other Hard Red Varieties 5.7 7.5 4.9 5.2 2.1 5.7 11.1 8.4 6.4 5.1

All Soft Red Varieties * * * * * * * 0.1 4.2 0.1

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

NOTE: * = Variety not reported in this district and 0=Less than .1 percent. 

1

 Hard White Winter variety.
Distribution of Kansas Winter Wheat Varieties, 2000-2009 

By Crop Year Variety 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 

 Percent of Seeded Acreage 

Overley -- -- -- -- 0.1 2.2 15.3 23.3 17.3 13.7

Fuller -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.3 10.9

Santa Fe -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2 1.3 5.8 9.5

Jagalene -- -- -- -- 3.0 21.2 27.2 23.1 18.0 9.1

Jagger 34.0 35.8 42.8 45.2 40.9 28.2 19.7 17.1 14.7 8.5

TAM 111 -- -- -- -- -- 0.2 2.2 4.0 7.3 6.8

Postrock -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.9 6.0

2137 23.1 22.3 15.5 13.3 8.6 5.7 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.9

T81 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.6 1.8 1.6 2.6 2.0 2.8 2.5

TAM 112 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.4 1.6 2.0

Hatcher -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.3 1.3

Shocker -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2 1.0

Karl/Karl 92 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.2 2.3 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8

Ike 4.1 3.6 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.4 1.1 1.2 0.5 0.8

Art -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.1 0.8

2174 1.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.0 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.7

Danby1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.7 1.2 0.7

T136 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.3 0.7

TAM107 6.3 5.3 2.9 2.3 1.3 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.6

Bullet -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.5

Endurance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.1 0.4

Larned 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4

Above -- -- -- -- 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4

Stanton -- -- 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.4

Smokey Hill -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.1 0.3

Thunderbolt -- 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.3

Cutter -- -- -- -- 0.7 1.7 1.6 2.1 0.9 0.3

Dominator 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.2 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.3

Coronado 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2

Hawk -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.0 0.2

Keota -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.2 0.2

2145 -- -- -- -- 1.5 2.2 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.2

Protection -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2

Scout/Scout66 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2

Blends 7.5 7.0 11.5 12.8 15.2 11.3 10.0 10.4 10.4 10.7

Other Hard White varieties 0.2 0.8 1.1 2.7 4.9 3.9 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.3

Other Hard Red Varieties 16.1 14.8 11.5 9.2 9.3 9.8 7.9 5.8 8.5 5.1

All Soft Red Varieties 2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

NOTE: -- = Data not available for variety or acreage is included in Other Hard Varieties. 1

 Hard White Winter variety. 2 0 = less than .1 percent.
KANSAS WHEAT ACRES

9.8 9.7

10.5

10.0 9.8

10.4

9.6 9.0 9.8 10.0

 8.9 8.6

 9.1 9.5

 8.5

 10.0

 9.4

 8.2 8.2

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Planted and Harvested

Million Acres

PLANTED HARVESTED