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Lansing, Mich.  (April 14, 2026) – The Michigan Wheat Program recently announced and honored the state’s top-yielding wheat growers for the past growing season. The growers honored included entries in the Michigan Wheat Yield Contest that were revealed at the Michigan Wheat Winter Grower Meeting, with one of them receiving a 2nd place showing in the National Wheat Yield Contest,

Lansing, Mich.  (April 10, 2026) – The vote is over, ballots are tallied and the results are in! The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) has released the results of the grower-approved continuation referendum for the Michigan Wheat Program. Under an order signed by MDARD Director Dr. Tim Boring, the program was re-authorized through August 2031 by 82%

Lansing, Mich.  (Jan. 25, 2026) – Wheat growers interested in becoming part of the ground-breaking Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) and learning more about how their crop management practices affect yield potential and profitability need to register now. The sixth year of the Great Lakes YEN will begin in February. Visit: greatlakesyen.com/how-to-participate/ now and sign up, so you don’t

2025 MI AG CORE graduates pictured left to right: Back from left to right, Michael Walther, Quinten Hunsberger, Jordan Moeggenborg, Bryan Heffron, Scott Hassle, Joe Clark, Grant Hart, and Ryan Gilman Front from left to right: Lindy Richards, Maria Sweringin, Megan VandeGiessen, Joe Hassle, Cassie Sneller, Phabian Makokha (not pictured: Tammy Karpuk). Lansing, Mich. (Nov. 30, 2025) – Fifteen individuals

Lansing, Mich. (Feb. 1, 2026) – The Michigan Wheat Program is proud to announce its 15th Annual Winter Grower Meeting coming up Tuesday, February 17!  The event will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the MSU Saginaw Valley Research & Extension Center in Frankenmuth. It begins with continental breakfast and an opportunity to visit industry exhibits. Presentations

Lansing, Mich.  (Jan. 25, 2026) – Wheat growers interested in becoming part of the ground-breaking Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) and learning more about how their crop management practices affect yield potential and profitability need to register now. The sixth year of the Great Lakes YEN will begin in February. Visit: greatlakesyen.com/how-to-participate/ now and sign up, so you don’t

How about a stay-at-home conference session?  This January and February, the Michigan Wheat Program has lined up three wheat-tastic “Wheat Wisdom” webinars focused on marketing. Marketing can be very broad and spot-on marketing presentations about wheat are challenging to find.  But this winter you can invest an hour on-line for a live webinar (or three) to learn what’s new in