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Event will be held at MSU Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Farm in Frankenmuth.

January 22, 2019

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REGISTER NOW: Registration is now open for the March 20 Michigan Wheat Program’s annual Winter Grower Meeting.

Wheat research, new varieties, fusarium head blight discoveries, weed challenges, national wheat issues and an update on the Michigan Wheat Program will be presented at the Michigan Wheat Program’s seventh annual Winter Grower Meeting. 

The meeting is from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 20 at the MSU Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Farm, 3775 S. Reese Road in Frankenmuth, Mich. The meeting also has a trade show featuring ag businesses that support Michigan wheat farmers and their needs.

Registration is open at miwheat.org under “What’s hot.” For those needing overnight accommodations, a hotel room block is being held at the Fairfield Inn in Frankenmuth. Call the hotel directly at 989-652-5000 and ask for the Michigan Wheat Program rate.

The event brings together the leading wheat researchers at Michigan State University, as well as a perspective on national wheat and agriculture issues from Chandler Goule, CEO of the National Association of Wheat Growers.  The day’s keynote speaker is Pierce Paul, Extension specialist and expert on fusarium head blight from Ohio State University. 

Paul is a native from Guyana, South America, and has been educated in Brazil, Iowa and Ohio. He has been with Ohio State for 13 years and is researching epidemiology of fusarium head blight in wheat in a multistate cooperative project funded by the U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative.

A new feature at the meeting is the production roundtable discussion, featuring Paul and at least five MSU wheat researchers specializing in disease, breeding, nutrient management, agronomy and herbicides.  This session will be moderated by MSU Extension wheat educator Martin Nagelkirk, who has 31 years of on-farm field research, and MSU wheat specialist Dennis Pennington, who is working on many wheat research projects across multiple disciplines.

The trade show will be open during registration and the continental breakfast, and again during the morning break and lunch.

While there is no cost to attend this outstanding program, advance registration is required to ensure meal counts, handouts and seating.

Farmers can call MWP at 888-943-2801 for more information or to register. 

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