Corn vs. Wheat Wheat was not always the main Kansas crop. Corn was grown by the Native Americans who lived here. Knowing When to Harvest. Before combines arrived in Kansas in 1917, wheat was cut slightly green and allowed to ripen in a shock or stack.
Wheat is the world's most important grain crop.
Kansas has always been proud of its role as a top wheat producer. And, you don't have to look hard to see evidence of this pride. How S'Wheat It is Dave and Shirley Voran, Kansas wheat farmers, operate The Kansas Wheat House, a Cimarron-based business that manufactures snack foods made from wheat. It's easy to forget how much we have come to depend on wheat. You'll want to try the Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe.