2017 Winter Grower Meeting

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 – Marketing, Mike Mock, Mock Consulting LLC

• Mike Mock Presentation (Video below)

• Michigan Wheat Growers (PowerPoint)
• Wheat Meeting Acres  (PDF)
• Wheat Meeting Cycle  (PDF)
• Wheat Meeting Stocks  (PDF)
• Wheat Meeting Graph  (PDF)

10:05 – MI Wheat Program Update & Disease Control Work, Jody Pollok-Newsom, Michigan Wheat Program Executive Director

• Michigan Wheat Program:  Our Accomplishments/Milestones Achieved Five Years (PowerPoint)

10:30 – BREAK – Industry Displays

11:00 – National Wheat Yield Contest Winner Grower Panel, Growers: Gordon Briggs, Scottville; David Eickholt, Chesaning; moderator: Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist

• Production Tips from Michigan’s 2016 National Wheat Yield Contest Winners (Video below)
• 2016 National Wheat Yield Contest (PowerPoint)

11:45 – Surveying Growers Needs, Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist

• Grower Needs and Current Practices (Video below)

12:00 – Industry Displays & Lunch

1:10 – Marketing Part II, Mike Mock, Mock Consulting LLC

• Wheat Marketing Tips for a Challenging Commodities Environment – Part II (Video below)

1:30 – Sustainability-What Does it Mean from an Industry & Grower Perspective, Steven Peterson, farmer and General Mills Retiree

• Sustainability: Agriculture s Friend or Foe? (Video below)
• Sustainability:  Friend or Foe? (PDF)

2:30 – Maximizing Profitability by Selecting the Best Wheat Genetics for your Farm, Eric Olson, MSU Wheat Breeder

• Maximizing Profitability by Selecting the Best Wheat Genetics for Your Farm (Video below)
• Maximizing Profitability by Selecting the Best Wheat Genetics for Your Farm  (PDF)

3:00 – Disease Guide & Other Resources for 2017, Martin Nagelkirk, MSU Extension and Drt. Marty Chilvers, MSU

• Fungal Diseases of Michigan Wheat & 2017 Outlook (Video below)
• Intro to Disease ID Booklet (PowerPoint)
  
• MSU Diagnostic Services Submittal Form – 2016 (PDF)
• Managing Fusarium Head Blight  (Jan. 2016)  (PDF)
• Fungicide Efficacy for Control of Wheat Disease (PDF)
• Stripe Rust Susceptibility of Michigan Wheat Varieties  (PDF)     

3:30 – Wrap up-RUP & CCA Credits, Martin Nagelkirk & Dennis Pennington, MSU

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