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2018 Winter Grower Meeting

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Annual Winter Grower Meeting Eagle Eye, Garden Room – 15500 Chandler Road, Bath, MI 48808
Wednesday, March 21, 2018: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 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

 

10:15 – BREAK – Industry Displays

10:45 – MI Wheat Program Update, Jody Pollok-Newsom, MI Wheat Program Executive Director

 

11:20 – Surveying Growers Needs, Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist

    • Surveying the needs of Michigan wheat growers by Dennis Pennington   (Video below)

 

12:00 – Industry Displays & Lunch

1:00 – Farm Bill Update, Kyle Varner, Policy Analyst, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

1:20 – German Wheat Production, Grower Panel-Mike Milligan, Jeff Krohn; Moderator-Dennis  Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist

  • Grower panel:  Does German wheat production have lessons for Michigan?  (Video below)

 

2:10 – Management for High Yields, Peter Johnson, Ontario; Martin Nagelkirk, MSU Extension  & Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist

  • Maximum Wheat – Part II  (Video below)

 

3:15 – Resources for 2018 & RUP/CCA Credits for Growers, Martin Nagelkirk, MSU Extension wheat educator

  • Wheat Resources for 2018  (Video below)

Handouts:

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