2015 Winter Grower Meeting

Composer Room, Bavarian Inn Lodge – 1 Covered Bridge Lane
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 – 8:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Industry Displays

9:00 – Welcome & Introductions, David Milligan, Michigan Wheat Program Chairman

9:15 – High Yield Wheat: Setting the Stage, Peter Johnson, Ontario

 

 

10:00 – National Wheat Scene, Jim Palmer, CEO, National Assn of Wheat Growers

10:15 – BREAK – Industry Displays

10:45MSU Wheat Research Updates, Wheat Weed Issues, Christy Sprague; Nutrient Trials, Kurt Steinke; Unmanned Aerial Imagery, Benjamin Dumont

  • Christy Sprague – Wheat Weed Issues

11:10 – Management for High Yields, Peter Johnson, Ontario

  • Managing Wheat for High Yields (Video)

12:00 – Industry Displays & Lunch

  • Welcome, Judy Zehnder Keller – From Farming to the Restaurant Business (Video)

12:45 – Mi Wheat Program Update, Jody Pollok-Newsom, Michigan Wheat Program Executive Director

1:20 – Farm Bill Update, Senator Debbie Stabenow and Joe Shultz, Senate Ag, Nutrition & Forestry Committee

1:40 – RMA-Crop Insurance Adjustment for 2016, Alex Offerdahl, Watts & Associates

2:00 – Farm Policy-What™s on the Horizon Q&A? Joe Shultz & Alex Offerdahl

2:20 – Michigan™s Wheat Industry from an End Users Perspective: What is on the horizon and how do we plan for it? Jim Doyle, King Milling-Moderator; Panel Members: Deirdre Ortiz, Kellogg; Derrick Shook, Mondelez

3:00 – Fine Tuning Wheat: Other Options, Peter Johnson, Ontario

  • Fine Tuning Wheat Nutrition

3:45 Resources for 2015 & 4 RUP/4 CCA Credits for Growers, Martin Nagelkirk, MSU Extension

4:00 – Adjourn, David Milligan, Michigan Wheat Program Chairman