Agenda - 2026 Michigan Wheat Program Wheat Field Day

8:15 a.m. Registration, Coffee & Breakfast

8:15 a.m. Plant Diagnostics Jan Byrne, MSU Plant Diagnostics Center

• (Bring your plants with you to field day for diagnosis)

9:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductions Jeff Krohn, MI Wheat Program Chairman

9:05 a.m. Plot Presentations via wagon tour

• Disease Challenges & Management – Marty Chilvers, Keeley Satterfield
• Weed Control – Christy Sprague, Lauryn Wishowski  
• Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) Varieties  – Dennis Pennington, Eric Olson
• Wheat Soil Fertility Problems & Solutions – Kurt Steinke
• Using Plots with new 5” drill/erect varieties – Manni Singh, Wallas Mendes da Silva
• Wheat Variety Development-Eric Olson

12:30 Lunch

1:30 p.m. Special Presentations, Jeff Krohn, MI Wheat Program Chairman

1:40 p.m. Ag Bio Update, James Averill, MSU Ag Bio; George Smith, MSU Ag Bio

1:50 p.m. Michigan Forever Green Project, Monica Jean, MSUE

2:00 p.m. Michigan Wheat Crop Harvest Expectations/Reminders, Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist

2:30 p.m. Awarding of (pending) RUP & 3 (pending) CCA Credits, Jenna Falor & Monica Jean, MSUE

2:35 p.m. Adjourn, Jeff Krohn, MI Wheat Program Chairman