2014 Winter Grower Meeting

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. – Registration & Continental Breakfast 9:15 – Welcome & Introductions, David Milligan, Michigan Wheat Program Chairman 9:30 – High Management, Chris Bowley of Owensboro

• Kentucky High Management (PDF)

10:15 – The New Farm Bill Overview, Joe Shultz, Senate Ag Committee 10:45 – Meet the New Wheat Breeder, Eric Olson, MSU

• Meet the Wheat Breeder (PDF)

11:00 – Micronutrient Deficiencies in Wheat, Kurt Steinke, MSU

• Micronutrient Deficiencies (PowerPoint)

11:15 – Windgrass/Weed Update, Christy Sprague, MSU

• Windgrass Update (PDF)
• Windgrass Handout (PDF)

11:30 – Mi Wheat Program Update – Jody Pollok-Newsom, Mi Wheat Program Executive Director 11:45 – High Management, Chris Bowley of Owensboro, Kentucky

• High Management – Part 2 (PowerPoint)

12:15 – Lunch 12:55 – Welcome Back, David Milligan, Michigan Wheat Program Chairman 1:00 – Is Palisade growth regulator a good fit for MI wheat production, Martin Nagelkirk, MSUE

• Palisade Growth Regulator (PowerPoint)
• Palisade Report 2012-13 (PDF)

1:15 – National Wheat Scene, Bing Von Bergen, President, National Assoc. of Wheat Growers National Wheat Scene

• National Wheat Scene (PowerPoint)

NAWG Handouts:

• 2014 Environmental Briefer
• Research Briefer
• Risk Management
• Trade Policy Briefer
• Wheat 101

1:30 – Michigan’s Wheat Industry from an End User€™s Perspective, Lori Wilson, Kellogg

• Kellogg’s Wheat Overview (PowerPoint)

1:50 – Marketing Speaker, Mark Feight, President, International Agribusiness Group

• World Grain & Oilseed Outlook (PowerPoint)

2:20 – Increasing Michigan€™s Wheat Yields, Panel discussion by Jacob Hecht, Star of the West; LaRaine Salmon, Green Valley Ag; and Mark Varner, Bayer

• Star of the West Handout
• Mark Varner, Bayer

3:25 – Informational Resources for Growers, Martin Nagelkirk, MSU Extension MSU

• Diagnostic Lab Sample Form (PDF)
• MSU Sampling Instructions (DOC)
• FHB sheet (PDF)

3:30 – Adjourn, David Milligan, Michigan Wheat Program Chairman