8:15 a.m. – 9 a.m. – Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. – 9 a.m. – Industry Displays
9 a.m. – Welcome and Introductions, Jeff Krohn, Michigan Wheat Program Chairman
PDF of PowerPoint Slides: Informational Slides
9:10 a.m. – New Varieties, Dr. Eric Olson, MSU Wheat Breeder
PDF of PowerPoint Slides: Eric Olsen presentation
9:40 a.m. – High Yielding Wheat Across the World, Mark Stubbs, United Kingdom Yield Enhancement Network Grower Participant
PDF of PowerPoint Slides: Mark Stubbs America visit
10:45 a.m. – BREAK – Industry Displays
11:10 a.m. – Hot Issues Facing Wheat Growers and the Michigan Agriculture Industry, Chuck Lippstreu, Michigan AgriBusiness Association
PowerPoint Slides: Hot Issues Facing Wheat Growers and Michigan Agriculture
11:45 a.m. – 2024 Michigan Wheat Yield Contest Winners, Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist
PowerPoint Slides: 2024 Michigan Wheat Yield Contest Winners
12 noon – Industry Displays and Lunch
1:00 p.m. – The Milling and Wheat Industries- A Miller’s Perspective, Jim Doyle, King Milling;
PowerPoint Slides: US and Michigan Milling Industries
2:00 p.m – MI Wheat Program Update, Jody Pollok-Newsom, MI Wheat Program Executive Director
PowerPoint Slides: A Decade of Dedication Research, Education, Promotion & Market Development Activities
2:45 p.m – Four is Forever for the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN), Dennis Pennington & Mark Stubbs
PowerPoint Slides: How to Produce High Yield Wheat
3:20 p.m. – Production Thoughts & Reminders as you Hit the Field in 2024, Dennis Pennington
3:30 p.m. Adjourn, Jeff Krohn
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.