Event date: Weds., March 21 in Bath Township Lansing, Mich. (March 19, 2018) – The Michigan Wheat Program’s Annual Winter Grower Meeting will have a variety of story opportunities for reporters at its one-day session this Wednesday, March 21, at the Eagle Eye Golf Course, 15500 Chandler Rd., Bath Township.
Lansing, Mich. (March 14, 2018) – The Michigan Wheat Program is now accepting nominations for three seats on its nine-member board of directors. The directors will be appointed by Governor Rick Snyder this spring. The seats in District 1 (Gratiot, Ionia, Kent, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa and Newaygo
March 21st Michigan Wheat Program event to feature panel discussion on German wheat industry Lansing, Mich. (March 9, 2018) – One of the feature presentations at this month’s wheat annual meeting will be led by two Michigan wheat farmers and MSU’s wheat specialist, talking about what they learned during an agricultural
On-line registration now open for March 21st event Lansing, Mich. (January 18, 2018) – The Michigan Wheat Program’s 6th Annual Winter Grower Meeting is now open for registration. The event is set for the Grand Garden Room at Eagle Eye Conference Center in Bath Township on Wednesday, March 21. Admission
Wheat a Thanksgiving celebration! Lansing, Mich. (November 20, 2017) – Michigan wheat will be an important food on most Thanksgiving tables this week. The nearly 8,000 wheat farmers in the state, along with the five major millers, have helped bring that bounty to your holiday table. Interestingly, the very first
Lansing, Mich. (October 31, 2017) – Governor Rick Snyder announced his appointments to the Michigan Wheat Program’s board of directors, filling the three terms that expired in 2017. The governor made two re-appointments and one new appointment. Two current board members were reappointed: David Milligan of Cass City representing District
Lansing, Mich. (July 23, 2017) –The Michigan Wheat Program (MWP) is issuing its annual call for research proposals to keep Michigan wheat farmers productive and competitive in the marketplace. “The Michigan Wheat Program, in just five short years, has already invested over $1.5 million in nearly 75 research projects,” said
Lansing, Mich. (July 17, 2017) – As the state’s wheat farmers take combines into their fields to harvest the golden crop, Governor Rick Snyder proclaims that July is Wheat Month in Michigan. In making the proclamation, the Governor recognized that “Michigan-grown soft winter red and white wheat have a bright
Nominations due March 24 Lansing, Mich. (February 21, 2017) – The Michigan Wheat Program is now accepting nominations for three seats on its nine-member board of directors. The grower seats in Districts 2 (Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and VanBuren counties); 5 (Lapeer, Macomb,
Lansing, Mich. (March 13, 2017) – The Michigan Wheat Program’s Annual Winter Grower Meeting will have a variety of story opportunities for ag and agri-business reporters at its one-day session on Tuesday, March 14, at the Bavarian Inn Lodge in Frankenmuth. The meeting is set for 9:00 a.m. to 4
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.