2020 Summer Field Day

8 a.m. — Welcome and Introductions to the Virtual Field Day – Dave Milligan, MI Wheat Program Chairman

8:05 a.m. — Welcome to the Virtual Field Day – Jim Kells, MSU Professor and Project GREEEN Coordinator

2020 Field Day – Welcome and Event Introduction  (video below)

8:10 a.m. — Presentations

Weed Management, Dr. Christy Sprague

• Roughstalk bluegrass in winter wheat: Should we be concerned?, Dr. Christy Sprague

• Field Notes: Roughstalk bluegrass in winter wheat: Should we be concerned? / Click to download handout

Precision Planting Wheat, Dr. Manni Singh

• Precision planting in winter wheat, Dr. Manni Singh

• Field Notes: Precision planting in winter wheat / Click to download handout

Disease Management, Marty Chilvers and Martin Nagelkirk

• 2020 Field Day: Managing Fusarium head scab, Marty Chilvers

• Field Notes: Fusarium head scab management recommendations / Click to download handout

Wheat planting/Seeding Research and Scouting Report, Dennis Pennington

• 2020 Field Day:  Wheat research and scouting report, Dennis Pennington

• Field Notes:  Wheat research and field scouting report / Click to download handout

Wheat Grain and Straw Production, Dr. Kurt Steinke

• 2020 Field Day:  Start right to finish well with nutrient management of wheat, Dr. Kurt Steinke

• Field Notes:  Start right to finish well:  Wheat grain and straw production / Click to download handout

Wheat Variety Improvement, Dr. Eric Olson

• 2020 Field Day: New wheat varieties for Michigan farmers

10:10 a.m. — Regional Wheat Crop Reports

• Paul Gross
• Bruce MacKellar
• Monica Jean
• Christian Tollini
• Bob Battel,
• Ricardo Costa
• Martin Nagelkirk
• Dennis Pennington

10:50 a.m. — Michigan Wheat Yield Contest – Jody Pollok-Newsom, MI Wheat Program Executive Director

10:55 a.m. — Closing Comments, Evaluation Survey

11 a.m. — Adjourn