8:15 a.m. Registration, Coffee & Breakfast
8:15 a.m. Plant Diagnostics Jan Byrne, MSU Plant Diagnostics Center
9:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductions Jeff Krohn, MI Wheat Program Chairman
9:05 a.m. Plot Presentations via wagon tour
Weed Control – Dr. Christy Sprague, Lauryn Wishowski
Wheat Soil Fertility Problems and Solutions – Dr. Kurt Steinke
Update on True Armyworm Challenges in 2026 – Dr. Chris DiFonzo
Disease Challenges and Management – Dr. Marty Chilvers, Keeley Satterfield
Innovative Wheat Planting Strategies – Dr. Manni Singh, Wallas Mendes da Silva, Patrick Copeland
Click here for Innovative Wheat Planting Strategies handout.
Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) Varieties – Dennis Pennington, Dr. Eric Olson
Wheat Variety Development – Dr. Eric Olson
12:30 Lunch
1:30 p.m. Special Presentations, Jeff Krohn, MI Wheat Program Chairman
1:40 p.m. Ag Bio Update, James Averill, MSU Ag Bio; George Smith, MSU Ag Bio
2:00 p.m. Michigan Wheat Crop Harvest Expectations/Reminders, Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist
2:30 p.m. Michigan Forever Green Project, Monica Jean, MSUE
2:30 p.m. Awarding of (pending) RUP & 3 (pending) CCA Credits, Jenna Falor & Monica Jean, MSUE
2:35 p.m. Adjourn, Jeff Krohn, MI Wheat Program Chairman