Posted September 30, 2024 A special meeting of the Michigan Wheat Committee will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2024. The business session is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in room 116 of Greenstone, 3515 West Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. Individuals wishing to
Posted September 20, 2024 A regular meeting of the Michigan Wheat Committee will be held on Monday, Sept 23, 2024. The business session is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via zoom. Contact the Michigan Wheat Program office via email at: jody@miwheat.org to receive
Posted Aug 13, 2024 A research and board meeting of the Michigan Wheat Committee will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 27 and 28, 2024. The research business session is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday and 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The meeting will be held in the
Lansing, Mich. (July 15, 2024) –The Michigan Wheat Program (MWP) is issuing its annual call for research proposals to keep Michigan wheat farmers on the cutting edge of production and competitive in the marketplace. All proposals are due by close of business August 16th to be considered for funding this
2024 MSU State Wheat Performance Trials report released The report that many growers look for each August is out now! Michigan State University has just released its 2024 State Wheat Performance Trials. Farmers intending to plant wheat this fall should consult the report to learn more about the 101 varieties
Lansing, Mich. (July 18, 2024) – When you bite into that cookie or graham cracker s’more this summer, you can thank a Michigan wheat farmer – and the state’s milling industry. Wheat is a multi-million-dollar-crop in the Great Lakes State, with most of it ending up in cookies, crackers, pretzels,
Posted May 31, 2024 A board meeting of the Michigan Wheat Committee will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2024. The business session is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Thursday. The meeting will be held at King Milling, 222 W Main Street, Lowell, MI. Individuals wishing to address the
Posted May 31, 2024 A regular meeting of the Michigan Wheat Committee will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The business session is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via zoom. Contact the Michigan Wheat Program office via email at: jody@miwheat.org to receive
Michigan Wheat Program announces Summer Field Day on Tues., June 25th at Saginaw Valley Research & Extension Center Register soon for the Michigan Wheat Program’s 12th Annual Summer Field Day! It begins at 8:15 a.m. on Tues., June 25 at the MSU Saginaw Valley Research & Extension Center, 3775 S.
The Michigan Wheat Program along with the Michigan State University (MSU) wheat systems specialist are giving a “thumb’s up” to the outlook for Michigan’s 2024 winter wheat crop. Wheat producers and industry representatives have been wondering about the impacts of the unseasonably mild 2023-2024 winter on this year’s crop. Of
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.