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 year. “In the last twelve years, the Michigan Wheat Program
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 tested across Michigan in the 2023-2024 growing season. MSU wheat
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, pastries, cereals, pies and cakes. “Many think of wheat being
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 Committee may do so during the Public Comment period. Any
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: [email protected] to receive the zoom link the morning of the meeting. Individuals wishing
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. Reese Rd., in Frankenmuth. The program concludes at 2 pm.
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 course, the relationship is complicated. MSU’s wheat specialist, Dennis Pennington
Lansing, Mich. (March 31, 2024) – Following last month’s Winter Annual Meeting and the newly released planting intentions from the National Ag Statistics Service (NASS), the Michigan Wheat Program along with the Michigan State University (MSU) wheat systems specialist have put together a very optimistic outlook for the 2024 winter wheat crop. Questions have been rolling in from wheat producers
Posted March 11, 2024 A board meeting of the Michigan Wheat Committee will be held on Thursday, March 28, 2024. The business session is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. Thursday. The meeting will be held in the Dobie Room at the Okemos Conference Center, 2187 University Park Drive, Okemos, MI 48864. Individuals wishing to address the Committee may do
The winners have been announced for Michigan’s top-yielding wheat growers for the 2022-2023 growing season! Growers were honored in the Michigan Wheat Yield Contest, and two Michigan wheat producers received high honors in the National Wheat Yield Contest as well. The Michigan Wheat Program sponsors growers to participate in both the state and national yield competitions, which were developed to