Local wheat production field meetings scheduled during June 2017

Martin Nagelkirk, and Dennis Pennington, Michigan State University Extension - May 30, 2017

Six wheat production field meetings are being offered throughout Michigan, with the first meeting in Lenawee County on June 1.

Several field meetings focusing on wheat production are scheduled during June 2017, organized by Michigan State University Extension with the help of the Michigan Wheat Program and farmers who host the particular research site. Several of the sites are locations of the MSU Wheat Variety Performance Trials in Michigan, including Deerfield, Richville, Hamilton, Owendale and Deckerville. Other locations feature management trials on wheat.

The presenters from MSU will briefly address variety selection and disease and fertility management. No registration is required. For more information, contact Martin Nagelkirk at nagelkir@msu.edu or 810-404-3400, or Dennis Pennington at pennin34@msu.edu or 269-832-0497.

Locations, dates and topics of meetings

Deerfield, Lenawee County – Thursday, June 1 (6:30 p.m.)

Host farm: Jason Woods
Topic: MSU Wheat Variety Performance Trial
Field location: Laberdee Road, just west of Bucholtz Road
Address: 12420 Laberdee Rd, Deerfield, MI (coordinates: 41.923521, -83.781994)

Richville, Tuscola/Saginaw counties – Monday, June 5 (1:30 p.m.)

Host farms: Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center and Stuart Bierlein
Topic: Disease and fertility management trials and variety development trials (afterward folks will have option of continuing to MSU Wheat Variety Performance Trial at approximately 3 p.m.).
Field location: Corner of M-46 and Van Buren Road for research farm site.
Address: 3600 S. Van Buren Rd, Vassar MI (coordinates: 43.406354, -83.680038; the Bierlein site coordinates are 43.432385, -83.677595).

Hamilton, Allegan County – Thursday, June 22 (6:30 p.m.)

Host farm: Harvey Jipping
Topics: MSU Wheat Variety Performance Trial
Field locations: 47th Street, 0.5 mi north of 137th Street
Address: 3862 47th St., Hamilton, MI (coordinates: 42.696395,-86.006215)

Roger City, Presque Isle Co. - Fri, June 23 (1 p.m.)

Host educator: James DeDecker
Topic: Starter fertilizer trial
Field location: 1 mile north of M-68 on Church Highway
Address: 6954 Church Hwy, Rogers City, MI (coordinates: 45.412583, -83.935222)

Owendale, Huron County – Tuesday, June 27 (1:30 p.m.)

Host farm: Darwin Sneller
Topic: MSU Wheat Variety Performance Trial
Field location: Kilmanagh and Pobanz Roads
Address: 8400 Kilmanagh Rd, Sebewaing, MI (coordinates: 43.756670, -83.316166).

Deckerville, Sanilac County – Tuesday, June 27 (6:30 p.m.)

Host farm: JGDM McConnachie Farms
Topic: Wheat management, MSU Variety Performance, winter barley trials
Field location: Downington and Booth Roads
Address: 2700 Booth Rd., Deckerville, MI (coordinates: 43.508050, -82.783008)

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