KS Providence Becomes New Number One Wheat Variety

KS Providence, this year’s top-planted variety, accounts for 5.8% of the State’s 2026 wheat planted acres. SY Wolverine ranks second at 4.5%. AP Prolific is third at 3.5%. Bob Dole ranks fourth at 3.3%. Canvas is the fifth most popular variety at 2.8%. AP Bigfoot and SY Monument tie for sixth place at 2.5%. Winterhawk ranks eighth at 2.4%. Whistler is ninth at 2.2%. Rock Star and WB 4792, tied at 2.1%, round out the top ten.

Area planted with blended varieties is not included in the rankings by variety. Blends account for 8.9% of the State’s planted acreage, up from 8.5% last year. Hard white varieties account for 1.6% of the State’s acreage, down from 3.6% last year.

There are 957 positive reports summarized for this year’s Wheat Varieties survey. Data are provided by Kansas wheat

producers. The Kansas Wheat Commission funds data collection and publication of the Kansas Wheat Varieties report.