2014 Summer Field Day

8:15 a.m. – Registration, Coffee & Donuts

8:45 a.m. – Welcome & Introductions – Jody Pollok-Newsom, Mi Wheat Program Exec Director

8:50 a.m. – Plot presentations via wagon tour

Insect Pests in Field Crops – Chris DiFonzo

Soil Fertility and Nutrient ManagementFertilization of Wheat – Kurt Steinke

Wheat Diseases – Martin Nagelkirk, Jan Byrne

Wheat Disease Research Handouts:

• Susceptibility of Soft Winter Wheat Varieties to Common Diseases
• FHB Fact Sheet
• How to Collect and Submit Wheat Samples to MSU Diagnostic Services
• MSU Diagnostic Lab Sample Submittal Form

Breeding High Performance Wheat – Eric Olson

Weed Control Research for Wheat – Christy Sprague

Weed Control Research Handout

• Common Windgrass in Michigan

Importance of Crop Rotation – Dean Baas

Crop Rotation Research Handout

• Evaluation of Oilseed Radish

11:30 a.m. – UAV Demonstration (weather permitting) – Ryan Nagelkirk

12 noon – Lunch

• Season Update
• Market Outlook – Gary Kaufman, Star of the West
• Looking Ahead to Harvest
• Combine Clinic Comments – Janson Equipment, Tri-County Equipment
• Credits* & Closing Comments – Jody Pollok-Newsom, Mi Wheat Exec Director
• (*receive 6 credits on Commercial, Core, Private Core, and 1A field crops)

1:00 – Combine Clinic – Dennis Bess of Janson Equipment Co., & Scott Wadsworth, Tri-County Equipment

• Variety Trial Performance mymysites -Drive yourself 1.5 miles (maps available)