8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Industry Displays
9:00 a.m. – Welcome & Introductions, David Milligan, Michigan Wheat Program Chairman
9:15 a.m. – Announcement of New Varieties to be Released, Eric Olson, MSU Wheat Breeder
New Wheat Varieties to Advance Michigan Wheat Yields, 2018 and 2019
Soft White Winter Wheat Variety Releases Handout (PDF)
Soft Red Winter Wheat Variety Releases Handout (PDF)
Stripe Rust Susceptibility of Michigan Wheat Varieties Handout (Word Document)
9:45 a.m. – National Wheat Issues, Chandler Goule, CEO of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG)
National Association of Wheat Growers Backgrounder Handout (PDF)
Wheat: An Essential Grain NAWG Handout (Word Document)
10:10 a.m. – BREAK – Industry Displays
10:55 a.m. – MI Wheat Program Update, Jody Pollok-Newsom, Executive Director
11:15 a.m. – Roughstalk Bluegrass Control, Christy Sprague, MSU Weed Scientist
Roughstalk Bluegrass Control in Winter Wheat Handout (PDF)
11:45 a.m. – Industry Displays & Lunch
1:00 p.m. – Keynote Presentation: Dr. Pierce Paul, Professor and Fusarium head blight expert, Department of Plant Pathology at The Ohio State University
MSU Extension Bulletin: Managing Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat Handout (Word Document)
2:00 p.m. – New! MSU Production Roundtable
3:30 p.m. – Resources for 2019 and RUP/CCA Credits for Growers
Wheat Information Resources PowerPoint (Word document)
Wheat Varieties Tested for Susceptibility to Pre‐harvest Sprouting Handout (PDF)
Precision Planting in Wheat Handout (PDF)
Wheat Diagnostics Form and Directions Handouts (PDF)
4:00 p.m. – Adjourn, David Milligan, Michigan Wheat Program Chairman
The Michigan Wheat Program is a state-check off program voted in by the state’s wheat farmers to assess each bushel of wheat grown and sold. The funds from the program are utilized to further the wheat industry in the state benefitting the state’s nearly 8,000 wheat farmers who grow about 450,000 acres of wheat annually producing about a 40 million bushel crop.