To the editor:

The article “A new Kansas-grown wheat could make its way to your pasta,” which originated in the Kansas News Service, and was printed in the July 26, 2026, Journal World, was remiss, in my opinion, in lacking relevant information. It was stated that Russian immigrants brought wheat to Kansas. Although technically correct, it was actually German immigrants (Catholic, Lutheran, and Mennonites) who had earlier settled in the sparsely populated regions of Russia at the invitation of Empress Catherine the Great, and were growing Turkey Red Wheat there. Various settled regions of Russia were subsequently given the status of republics, for example, the Volga German Soviet Socialist Republic. As the Russian leaders took away privileges that had been enjoyed by the settlers, including freedom from serving in the Russian army, many immigrants decided to leave, taking their seed wheat along, to Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, the Dakotas,Texas, Canada, Paraguay, Argentina, and elsewhere.

Gerald Denning,

Lawrence