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
9:10 a.m. – New Varieties, Dr. Eric Olson, MSU Wheat Breeder
9:45 a.m. – High Yielding Wheat: What the UK YEN Found, Roger Sylvester Bradley, Creator of YEN
10:25 a.m. – BREAK – Industry Displays
10:55 a.m. – What’s New on the Disease Front-Marty Chilvers, MSU Pathologist
11:50 a.m. – What’s Happening at the Michigan Dept of Ag & Rural Development? Director Comments, Tim Boring, Director
12 noon – Industry Displays and Lunch
1:00 p.m. – MI Wheat Program Update, Jody Pollok-Newsom, MI Wheat Program Executive
Director
1:45 p.m. – Michigan Wheat Yield Contest Winners, Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist
2:00 p.m – UAV Evolution to Prescription Farming, Rich Price
2:30 p.m – Five’s a Charm for the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN), Dennis Pennington, Joanna Follings, Roger Sylvester Bradley
3:15 p.m. – Production Thoughts & Reminders as you Hit the Field in 2026, Dennis Pennington
3:25 p.m. – Credit Awarding, Jenna Falor, MSU Extension
3:30 p.m., Adjourn, Jeff Krohn