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Welcome to the website of the Michigan Wheat Program, the check-off program for Michigan wheat farmers. The Michigan Wheat Program was voted in by the state’s wheat farmers in July 2011 and reaffirmed through a continuation vote in 2016 and again in 2021. The program benefits the state’s nearly 8,000 wheat farmers who grow wheat in more than 50 of Michigan’s 83 counties.
The Michigan Wheat Program; Michigan State University; the Grain Farmers of Ontario; the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Agribusiness; and the University of Guelph are proud to announce the winners of the 2023-2024 Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) competition. The competition caps participating wheat growers’ work over the past growing season.
Registration is now open for the 2025 Great Lakes YEN!
Please register using the survey on our website at:
greatlakesyen.com/how-to-
Registration closes on January 31st, 2025.
Michigan Wheat Program Annual
Meeting February 25, 2025
Michiganians in agriculture wanting to learn more and hone their personal skills in Communication, Organization, Relationships and Engagement should register now for the 2025 leadership series.
The MI Ag CORE leadership program is aimed at helping Michigan farmers and agricultural professionals grow their leadership experience and skills through a year-long professional development series. The program consists of seven total sessions, four in-person and three online.
Lansing, Mich. (October 18, 2024) – The Michigan Wheat Program (MWP) board has completed its leadership line-up for the 2024-2025 growing season. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made three re-appointments to the nine-member MWP board. Each of them is a three-year appointment.
The report that many growers look for each August is out now! Michigan State University has just released its 2024 State Wheat Performance Trials.
Farmers intending to plant wheat this fall should consult the report to learn more about the 101 varieties tested across Michigan in the 2023-2024 growing season. MSU wheat systems specialist Dennis Pennington completed harvest of the research plots in mid-July and finalized the report along with MSU wheat breeder Dr. Eric Olson.
Find the Michigan Wheat Program-sponsored events here. Includes full agenda and access the presentations, handouts and videos.
The Michigan Wheat Program board has put its support behind the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP).
The accomplishments of the first 10 years of the Michigan Wheat Program.
A publication developed through research results from the first 10 years of the program, outlining the necessities of wheat production.
An educational piece about gluten including what it is, does and why its important.
A publication developed by the Mi Dept of Ag & Rural Development highlighting the state’s commodities. Check out the wheat page.
The Michigan Wheat Program is a state-check off program voted in by the state’s wheat farmers to assess each bushel of wheat grown and sold. The funds from the program are utilized to further the wheat industry in the state benefitting the state’s nearly 8,000 wheat farmers who grow about 450,000 acres of wheat annually producing about a 40 million bushel crop.
