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2016 Winter Grower Meeting

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Eagle Eye, Grand Garden Room – 15500 Chandler Road, Bath, MI 48808
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 – 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

    • Opening Remarks by chair David Milligan (Video below)

9:15 – High Management, Dr. Dave Hooker, Ontario

  • Supercharging Wheat Performance – Part I (Video below)

10:05 – Michigan Wheat Market Opportunities, Jody Pollok-Newsom, MI Wheat Program Executive Director & Bill Knudson, MSU Product Center

  • Michigan Wheat Market Opportunities – A Mid-Term Report (Video below)

10:30 – BREAK – Industry Displays

11:00 – RMA-Crop Insurance Adjustment for 2016, Alex Offerdahl, Watts & Associates

  • Explaining USDA’s new Adjustment for MI Winter White Wheat Falling Numbers (Video below)

11:30 – Grower Needs, Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist

  • Polling Wheat Growers on Farm Practices (Video below)

11:45 – Industry Displays & Lunch

1:00 – Welcome Back, David Milligan, Michigan Wheat Program Chairman

1:05 – High Management, Dr. Dave Hooker, Ontario

  • Supercharging Wheat Performance: Best Management Practices for Fusarium Head Blight – Part II (Video below)

2:15 – MI Wheat Program Update, Jody Pollok-Newsom, MI Wheat Program Executive Director

  • Michigan Wheat Program: Our Accomplishments (Video below)

2:45 – What’s the Future of Wheat Research? Steve Joehl, National Assn of Wheat Growers

  • The Future of Wheat Research on the National Level (Video below)

3:15 – Resources for 2016, Martin Nagelkirk, MSU Extension

  • Key Informational Resources for Michigan Wheat Farmers (Video below)

3:45 – Meeting Wrap Up, Jody Pollok-Newsom, MI Wheat Program

  • Closing Remarks by Executive Director Jody Pollok-Newsom (Video below)

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