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Frequently Asked Questions Q: When and how did the Michigan Wheat Program begin? A: The state’s wheat farmers petitioned the Director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), Keith Creagh to establish a check-off program on wheat grown in Michigan. The petitions were received by MDARD in
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.