2022 Michigan Wheat Program Annual Winter Grower Meeting
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Eagle Eye Conference Center | Grand Garden Room | 15500 Chandler Road, Bath, MI 48808
Agenda
8:15 a.m. – 9 a.m. – Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. – 9 a.m. – Industry Displays
9 a.m. – Welcome and Introductions, Dave Milligan, President, Nat’l Assn of Wheat Growers
9:15 a.m. – Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) Pilot Program and Recognition of Award Winners, Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist
9:30 a.m. – YEN Grower Panel, Dennis Pennington, moderator
10:30 a.m. – BREAK – Industry Displays
10:45 a.m. – MI Wheat Program Update, Jody Pollok-Newsom, MI Wheat Program Executive Director
11 a.m. – What Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) Found for MI Wheat, Dennis Pennington
11:30 a.m. – National Wheat Perspective, Dave Milligan
11:45 a.m. – Farm Service Agency (FSA) Update from a Wheat Farmer’s Perspective, Tim Boring, Michigan FSA Director
12 noon – Industry Displays and Lunch
1 p.m. – MI Wheat Program Update, Jody Pollok-Newsom, MI Wheat Program Executive Director
1:15 p.m. – MI Wheat Program Awards, Jeff Krohn, MI Wheat Program Board Chairman; Jody Pollok-Newsom
1:30 p.m. – Keynote Wheat Presentation: What’s missing in your wheat production?, Dave Hooker, University of Guelph
2:30 p.m. – 2020, 2021 Wheat Yield Contest Recognition and Announcement, Dennis Pennington
2:45 p.m. – New Varieties-What’s on the Horizon for Growers, Dr. Eric Olson, MSU Wheat Breeder
3:20 p.m. – Resources for 2022 & RUP/CCA Credits for Growers & Final YEN Sign Up, Dennis Pennington
3:30 p.m. – Adjourn, David Milligan