Lansing, Mich. (July 30, 2021) – Farmers planting wheat this fall will want to check the just-released results of the 9th consecutive year of high-management trials funded by the Michigan Wheat Program, which are part of the MSU Wheat Performance Trials. Those trial plots – located on seven farms in
Lansing, Mich. (July 30, 2021) – Farmers planting wheat this fall will want to check the just-released results of the 9th consecutive year of high-management trials funded by the Michigan Wheat Program, which are part of the MSU Wheat Performance Trials. Those trial plots – located on seven farms in
Lansing, Mich. (July 21, 2021) – As Michigan wheat growers harvest their amber waves of grain, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed July 2021 as Wheat Month in Michigan. Whitmer’s Certificate of Proclamation recognizes the importance of “Michigan’s wheat farmers and all of the millers, food companies and businesses that utilize
Guelph, ON and Lansing, Mich. (June 9, 2021) – Today, the Michigan Wheat Program, Michigan State University, Grain Farmers of Ontario, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), and the University of Guelph launched the Great Lakes YEN, a historic announcement for wheat farmers in the Great
Don’t miss the “surprise announcement” during event! Lansing, Mich. (June 6, 2021) – This coming Wednesday, June 9, from 8 to 10 a.m. the Michigan Wheat Program will hold its traditional summer Field Day in the virtual online format. Several weeks ago, the wheat check-off board made the decision to
Register now for Michigan Wheat Program’s Fabulous Field Day set for June 9 Lansing, Mich. (May 19, 2021) – From our Wheat-tastic Wheat Wisdom Webinars in February and March to the Fabulous Field Day, the Michigan Wheat Program is forging ahead with its traditional programs in a nontraditional format. Announcing:
Lansing, Mich. (April 12, 2021) – The vote is over, ballots are tallied and the results are in! The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development shared the results on April 12 of the recent continuation referendum for the Michigan Wheat Program. The news was good! The program was re-authorized
Lansing, Mich. (April 12, 2021) – The vote is over, ballots are tallied and the results are in! The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development shared the results on April 12 of the recent continuation referendum for the Michigan Wheat Program. The news was good! The program was re-authorized
Michigan wheat growers have opportunity to vote on continuation of wheat check-off through April 2 Lansing, Mich. (March 22, 2021) – Michigan wheat growers should have received their ballots through their US mailbox for the official vote on the 5-year continuation of Michigan’s wheat check-off program. While the Michigan Wheat
MDARD referendum ballots arrived last week, voting begins now Lansing, Mich. (March 22, 2021) – Michigan wheat growers should have received their ballots through their US mailbox for the official vote on the 5-year continuation of Michigan’s wheat check-off program. While the Michigan Wheat Program is one of the newest
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.