Wheat a Thanksgiving celebration! Lansing, Mich. (November 20, 2017) – Michigan wheat will be an important food on most Thanksgiving tables this week. The nearly 8,000 wheat farmers in the state, along with the five major millers, have helped bring that bounty to your holiday table. Interestingly, the very first
Lansing, Mich. (October 31, 2017) – Governor Rick Snyder announced his appointments to the Michigan Wheat Program’s board of directors, filling the three terms that expired in 2017. The governor made two re-appointments and one new appointment. Two current board members were reappointed: David Milligan of Cass City representing District
Lansing, Mich. (July 23, 2017) –The Michigan Wheat Program (MWP) is issuing its annual call for research proposals to keep Michigan wheat farmers productive and competitive in the marketplace. “The Michigan Wheat Program, in just five short years, has already invested over $1.5 million in nearly 75 research projects,” said
Lansing, Mich. (July 17, 2017) – As the state’s wheat farmers take combines into their fields to harvest the golden crop, Governor Rick Snyder proclaims that July is Wheat Month in Michigan. In making the proclamation, the Governor recognized that “Michigan-grown soft winter red and white wheat have a bright
Nominations due March 24 Lansing, Mich. (February 21, 2017) – The Michigan Wheat Program is now accepting nominations for three seats on its nine-member board of directors. The grower seats in Districts 2 (Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and VanBuren counties); 5 (Lapeer, Macomb,
Lansing, Mich. (March 13, 2017) – The Michigan Wheat Program’s Annual Winter Grower Meeting will have a variety of story opportunities for ag and agri-business reporters at its one-day session on Tuesday, March 14, at the Bavarian Inn Lodge in Frankenmuth. The meeting is set for 9:00 a.m. to 4
Lansing, Mich. (June 12, 2017) – The Michigan Wheat Program’s Annual Summer Field Day will have a variety of story opportunities for ag and agri-business reporters at its one-day session on Wednesday, June 14, at the Michigan State University Plant Pathology Research Farm, 3735 College Road, in Lansing. The field
Summer Field Day set for winter wheat Lansing, Mich. (May 29, 2017) – Farmers should sign up now for the Michigan Wheat Program’s Wheat Field Day set for Wednesday, June 14! The event will be held at Michigan State University’s Plant Pathology Research Center, 3735 College Rd., in Lansing. On-site
Lansing, Mich. (May 24, 2017) – The Michigan Wheat Program in cooperation with Michigan State University, MSU Extension and participating growers, have released a compilation of field tours across the state that wheat farmers may wish to visit in the next few weeks. “Learning by seeing what others are doing
Michigan Wheat Program board congratulates one of its own after election to Secretary of National Association of Wheat Growers Lansing, Mich. (March 6, 2017) – The chairman of the board for the Michigan Wheat Program was elected Secretary of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) at the Commodity Classic
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.