Growing Wheat in Kansas Growing Wheat in Kansas Most of the wheat grown in Kansas is winter wheat.
Winter wheat is planted in the fall.
After it frosts in the fall, the wheat plants stop growing for the winter. In the spring, the wheat plants grow quickly. In Kansas, in early summer, the green wheat plants gradually start changing color and by harvest, the plants will be a rich golden color. When it gets close to harvest, Kansas wheat farmers are very anxious about the wheat crop. A Kansas wheat farmer receives his or her pay for a year's work at harvest.