Turkey Red Winter Wheat

  • As Noted In: Ark of Taste, Slow Food

Turkey Red winter wheat is a hardy, high-yielding variety introduced to Kansas in the 1870s by German-Russian Mennonite immigrants. Brought from their farming communities in the Russian Empire, the seed proved exceptionally well suited to the semi?arid climate and deep prairie soils of the Great Plains. Its winter-hardiness, drought tolerance, and reliable performance quickly transformed regional agriculture, allowing farmers to plant large acreages that overwintered successfully and produced abundant harvests each summer. Turkey Red became the foundation of Kansas's wheat economy, helping establish the state as a global leader in wheat production and shaping the agricultural identity of the central Plains for generations. - AsNotedIn





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Y/M/D Person Association Description Place Locale Event
1875/00/00 In the 1870s, German-Russian Mennonite immigrants arrive in Kansas, bringing a hardy seed variety known as Turkey Red winter wheat that thrives in the semi-arid plains and becomes the foundation of the region's vast wheat production. Kansas United States of America
Food Conformation Enafagito
Food Type Grain
Food Attribute Vegan
Food Type Wheat Flour

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Particulars for :
Food Culture American Food
Product Kind Food
Culture Mennonite
Food Taste Savory
Food Type Vegetarian
Food Form Victual



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