WHEAT

VARIETY

Kansas Department of Agriculture

Division of Statistics

In Cooperation With National 

Agricultural Statistics Service

P.O. Box 3534

632 SW Van Buren, Rm. 200

Topeka, Kansas 66601-3534

Phone (785) 233-2230

Released: February 5, 2008

Jagalene Recaptures Number One

Jagalene became the leading variety of w heat

seeded in Kansas for the 2008 crop. Overley held

this position last year. Accounting for 18.0 percent

of the State’s w heat, Jagalene w as the most

popular variety in five of the nine districts. Overley

moved dow n to second place, w ith 17.3 percent of

the acreage. Overley decreased 6 points but w as

the most popular variety in three of the nine

districts. Jagger came in third at 14.7 percent,

dow n 2.4 points. TAM 111 remained in fourth

place, w ith 7.3 percent of the acreage. Sante Fe

moved up to fifth place w ith 5.8 percent of the

State’s acreage. T81 moved up to sixth place at

2.8 percent w hile the KSU maintained variety 2137

moved dow n to seventh place at 2.8 percent. TAM

112 moved up to eighth place w ith 1.6 percent of

the acreage. TAM 110 moved dow n to ninth place

w ith 1.4 percent of the acreage. 

Danby, a Hard White variety, rounded out the top

ten at 1.2 percent. Acres planted w ith blended

varieties w ere not included in the rankings by

variety. Blends accounted for 10.4 percent of the

State’s planted acres and w ere used more

extensively in the north central, northeast, and

central areas of the State. Out of the total acres

planted with blends, 51.3 percent included Jagalene

in the blend, 45.4 percent had Overley in the blend,

and 44.7 included Jagger. Hard White varieties

accounted for 1.9 percent of the State’s acreage.

Danby w as the leading Hard White variety,

accounting for 59 percent of the State’s w hite

w heat. The majority of the white wheat w as

planted in the w estern third of the State. This

Wheat Variety project is funded by the Kansas

Wheat Commission.

Leading Wheat Varieties in Kansas, 2008 Crop

Percent of Seeded Acreage, By District s

Jagalene

TA M 111

Jagger

T8 1

Danby

28.0

14.5

12.8

 7.3

 3.9

Jagalene

Overley

Jagger

Sante Fe

Karl/Karl 92

17.2

10.6

 9.1

 7.9

 3.8

Karl/Karl 92

2137

2145

Sante Fe

Overley

16.6

14.0

11.7

11.1

 9.3

Jagalene

TA M 111

T8 1

Jagger

TA M 112

23.0

20.7

 9.5

 7.1

 5.7

Overley

Jagalene

Jagger

Sante Fe

2137

19.5

18.6

15.9

10.0

 3.9

Jagalene

Overley

Jagger

2137

Sante Fe

28.2

22.0

11.4

 7.1

 5.1

Jagalene

TA M 111

Jagger

TA M 110

T8 1

24.3

19.3

13.3

 6.9

 5.5

Overley

Jagger

Jagalene

Sante Fe

2137

34.2

19.6

11.5

 8.8

 2.6

Overley

Jagalene

Jagger

2174

2137

30.4

13.6

12.9

 6.3

 5.9

St ate

Top Ten Varieties

1. Jagalene 18.0 6. T81 2.8

2. Overley 17.3 2137 2.8

3. Jagger 14.7 8. TA M 112 1.6

4. TA M 111 7.3 9. TA M 110 1.4

5. Sante Fe 5.8 10. Danby 1.2
Distribution of Kansas W inter W heat Varieties, 2008 Crop

Variety

Agricultural Statistics Districts

NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE State

Percent of Seeded Acreage

Jagalene 28.0 23.0 24.3 17.2 18.6 11.5 5.0 28.2 13.6 18.0

Overley 0.6 0.8 0.6 10.6 19.5 34.2 9.3 22.0 30.4 17.3

Jagger 12.8 7.1 13.3 9.1 15.9 19.6 4.0 11.4 12.9 14.7

TAM 111 14.5 20.7 19.3 1.9 3.6 0.7 * * * 7.3

Santa Fe 0.0 0.0 * 7.9 10.0 8.8 11.1 5.1 5.1 5.8

T81 7.3 9.5 5.5 0.5 0.2 0.7 * * * 2.8

2137 1.0 3.6 1.7 2.6 3.9 2.6 14.0 7.1 5.9 2.8

TAM 112 2.8 5.7 4.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 * * * 1.6

TAM 110 0.4 4.2 6.9 * * * * * * 1.4

Danby 3.9 1.8 3.1 0.2 0.8 * * 0.0 * 1.2 1

Cutter 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.5 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9

Postrock 0.9 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.0 1.1 0.2 3.2 0.5 0.9

2174 * 0.1 * 0.0 0.5 1.8 * 1.9 6.3 0.9

Thunderbolt 3.4 2.3 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.1 * * * 0.9

Karl/Karl 92 0.1 0.4 * 3.8 0.6 0.2 16.6 2.8 1.2 0.8

2145 1.0 * * 2.6 0.9 0.1 11.7 0.8 0.8 0.6

Ike 0.6 1.2 1.1 * 0.7 0.2 * * 0.0 0.5

Protection * * 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.0 * * 0.4

Stanton 2.0 0.1 0.7 * * 0.1 * * * 0.3

Wesley 1.4 0.2 * 1.3 * * 3.5 1.2 0.2 0.3

T136 * 0.0 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 * * 0.1 0.3

Hatcher 1.4 0.8 * * * 0.1 * * * 0.3

Fuller * 0.0 * 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.3

Keota 1.7 0.3 * * 0.2 * * * * 0.2

NuHills 0.5 0.5 0.6 * * 0.0 * * * 0.2 1

Larned * 0.0 0.8 * 0.1 0.2 * * * 0.2

Above 1.2 0.3 0.3 * * * * * * 0.2

Dumas 0.5 * 1.1 * * * * * * 0.2

TAM107 0.4 0.7 0.3 * 0.2 0.0 * * * 0.2

Dominator 0.1 * * 0.3 0.8 * 0.1 0.9 * 0.2

Shocker * * 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 * 0.2 0.2

Millennium 1.3 0.2 * 0.2 * * 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.2

Ankor * 1.3 0.3 * * * * * * 0.2

Trego 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 * * * * * 0.2 1

2163 * * * * 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.8 0.1 0.2

Blends 4.6 5.6 6.0 34.2 11.9 7.2 18.2 2.7 3.8 10.4

Other Hard White varieties 0.2 0.2 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 * 0.0 0.0 0.3

Other Hard Red Varieties 6.9 8.7 5.1 3.5 6.3 6.7 4.3 9.6 14.8 6.5

All Soft Red Varieties * * * 0.1 0.0 0.0 * 0.2 3.8 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.

 Hard White Winter variety. 1
Distribution of Kansas W inter W heat Varieties, 1999-2008

Variety

By Crop Year

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Percent of Seeded Acreage

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

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

Jagger 29.2 34.0 35.8 42.8 45.2 40.9 28.2 19.7 17.1 14.7

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

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

T81 -- 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.6 1.8 1.6 2.6 2.0 2.8

2137 22.0 23.1 22.3 15.5 13.3 8.6 5.7 3.1 2.9 2.8

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

TAM 110 0.5 1.3 2.8 3.0 3.8 4.2 3.3 2.2 1.5 1.4

Danby -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.7 1.2 1

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

Postrock -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.9

2174 -- 1.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.0 1.2 1.1 0.9

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

Karl/Karl 92 5.9 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.2 2.3 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.8

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

Ike 5.5 4.1 3.6 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.4 1.1 1.2 0.5

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

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

Wesley -- -- -- -- 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3

T136 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.3

Hatcher -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.3

Fuller -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.3

Keota -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2

NuHills -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 1

Larned 1.9 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2

Above -- -- -- -- -- 0.2 0.1 0.1 -- 0.2

Dumas -- -- -- -- -- 0.1 0.2 -- -- 0.2

TAM107 8.3 6.3 5.3 2.9 2.3 1.3 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.2

Dominator 0.8 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.2 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.2

Shocker -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2

Millennium -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.1 0.1 0.2

Ankor -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2

Trego -- -- 0.3 0.8 1.8 3.5 2.9 0.4 0.5 0.2 1

2163 3.4 2.3 2.0 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Blends 6.1 7.5 7.0 11.5 12.8 15.2 11.3 10.0 10.4 10.4

Other Hard White varieties -- 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3

Other Hard Red Varieties 16.4 13.8 11.2 8.1 5.5 5.3 6.5 5.7 3.9 6.5

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

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.

 Hard White Winter variety. 0 = less than .1 percent.

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