A regular meeting of the Michigan Wheat Committee will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. The business session is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via zoom. Contact the Michigan Wheat Program office via email at: jody@miwheat.org to receive the zoom link the morning of the meeting. Individuals wishing to address the Committee
A research and board meeting of the Michigan Wheat Committee will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 26 and 27, 2025. 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 Stadium Room at the Best Western, 2209 University Park Drive, Okemos, MI 48864. Individuals
2025 MSU State Wheat Performance Trials report released The Michigan State University 2025 Wheat Performance Trial results, supported in part by the Michigan Wheat Program, were released in early August. For more than 30 years, MSU has conducted Wheat Performance Trials. For 13 years, the Michigan Wheat Program has provided funds and resources to provide growers with comparative yield, disease
Lansing, Mich. (Aug. 6, 2025) – This just out, hot off the press! The Michigan State University 2025 Wheat Performance Trial results, supported in part by the Michigan Wheat Program, have just been released. For over 30 years, MSU has conducted Wheat Performance Trials. And for 13 years, the Michigan Wheat Program has provided funds and resources to provide growers
Lansing, Mich. (July 29, 2025) –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 15th to be considered for funding this year. “In the last fourteen years, the Michigan Wheat Program
By Alex Dacey, Grain Farmers of Ontario In June, a group of 28 farmers, agronomists, and researchers from the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) traveled to England to connect with their United Kingdom (UK) counterparts and exchange insights on maximizing winter wheat yields. Over the course of five days, the group visited research centers, innovative farms, and spent
Posted June 4, 2025 A regular meeting of the Michigan Wheat Committee will be held on Monday, June 23, 2025. 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 the zoom link the morning of the meeting. Individuals wishing
A new summer “doubleheader” ag event is coming your way Weds., June 25, at the Michigan State University research farms as the Michigan Wheat Program’s Summer Field Day teams up with the MSU Weed Day! This will be the 13th annual Michigan Wheat Program Summer Field Day, and it takes place at the MSU Plant Pathology Research Center, 3735 College Rd.
Michigan’s “Wheat Warriors” for the 2024 harvest have been announced! The top growers for red and white winter wheat, irrigated and dryland, were honored for their production excellence at the Michigan Wheat Program’s 14th annual Winter Grower Meeting. Winners in 2024 Michigan Wheat Yield Contest Dryland Soft White Winter Wheat #1 – Jeff Krohn, Huron County at 170.1 bu./acre
Lansing, Mich. (Jan. 6, 2025) – The Michigan Wheat Program is proud to announce its 14th Annual Winter Grower Meeting! 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. The Annual Winter Grower Meeting opens at 8:15 a.m. with registration check-in, a continental breakfast and an opportunity