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 winners have been announced for Michigan’s top-yielding wheat growers for the 2022-2023 growing season! Growers were honored in the Michigan Wheat Yield Contest, and two Michigan wheat producers received high honors in the National Wheat Yield Contest as well.
The Michigan Wheat Program sponsors growers to participate in both the state and national yield competitions, which were developed to recognize growers finding new ways to ramp up production.
The official registration period for YEN has passed, however, if you are still interested in participating, contact Dennis Pennington or Jody Pollok-Newsom to inquire about late sign up. It is still possible to sign up, we just need to know so we can add you to the mailing list for materials and for the launch meeting as those projects are already in motion.
Lansing, Mich. (Nov. 8, 2023) – Wheat yields of up to 173 bushels per acre and potential yields of more than 100% put those growers in the winners’ circle of the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) for the 2022-2023 program!
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).
A publication developed through research results from the first 10 years of the program, outlining the necessities of wheat production.
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.