Michigan
Wheat on trial
Farm News
Deer season
Summer is prime time for stored
feed invasions.
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Stress of the flies
A luminescent sight of tart cherries is welcome, but an invader has broken the peace. Spotted wing drosophila can destroy a crop in a
hurry, but researchers say it will be conquered. | Paul W. Jackson, Farm News Media.
PAUL W. JACKSON up tremendously,” she said in early August.
FARM NEWS MEDIA “It’s a real challenge for growers to get the
Stress is wearing on Nikki Rothwell. fruit off before the SWD numbers get too
As she takes a phone call amid the activ- high. The faster they get it off, the less likely
ity buzzing around her, foremost in her mind they are to get an infestation. But there
are cherry growers who surround MSU’s are so many things they have no control
Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research over. Maybe the processor can’t take it all
Center near Traverse City. She admits more that fast. Maybe the shaker breaks down.”
than once that she’s scared for them. There are more things to list, but she sighs,
“I’m a little more optimistic today than emotion exhausting through the phone.
I was last week,” she said about the trap When stuff beyond a farmer’s control hap-
count numbers she checks daily for spot- pens and even if it doesn’t these nasty little
ted wing drosophila (SWD) in her role as invasive flies seem to thrive when stressed.
MSU fruit educator and coordinator at the Eventually—hopefully—the stress they
Center. “I suspect those numbers will go cause will lead to their ultimate demise. But
for now, the battle rages on many fronts.
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“There’s always some fruit left on the
trees after shaking, but if we spray the
(already harvested) trees, all that will hap-
pen is SWD will develop resistance,” said
Francis Otto, orchard manager with Cherry
Bay Orchards near Suttons Bay. “We used
to have problems with cherry fruit flies, so
we’d spray them and control them. But
SWD has so many more generations that
the pressure builds up fast. I hope they can
find natural predators and get them back
here, because until we get natural preda-
tion, it will be a major scourge.”
See FLIES, page 4
Court keeps wolves
on endangered list
PAUL W. JACKSON
FARM NEWS MEDIA
Michigan’s ability to manage its own wild-
life populations became more difficult Aug.
1 when an appeals court in Washington.
D.C. ruled to uphold the gray wolf’s listing
on the Endangered Species Act list.
The decision, which upholds a district
court ruling in 2014, short-circuits Michi-
gan’s control over a growing wolf popula-
tion that preys on livestock in certain areas
of the Upper Peninsula and stops any
further efforts to conduct a controlled hunt.
“This is definitely a disappointment for
us, because we would like to have the
privilege of and the ability to return to wolf
management,” said Kevin Swanson, wildlife
management specialist with the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR)
Bear and Wolf Program.
The court, siding with animal rights
PAGES 24-31
AUGUST 15, 2017
Vision
accomplished
Pork plant cuts ribbon,
opens in September.
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IN BRIEF
■■GOVERNMENT
President approves
disaster declaration
for floods
FARM NEWS MEDIA
President Donald Trump approved a ma-
jor disaster declaration for Michigan Aug. 2.
The decision releases federal funds for
state and local governments to use in
disaster recovery efforts and to help reduce
the risk of such an event in the future.
In addition, the disaster declaration
makes individual assistance available to
the countless families still recovering from
recent flooding.
Members of the Michigan congressional
delegation on July 27 wrote to President
Donald Trump urging him to grant the state
of Michigan’s request for federal assistance
in response to last month’s flooding. Gover-
nor Rick Snyder made the formal request
for funding on July 21.
The area covered by the declaration in-
cludes Bay, Gladwin, Isabella, and Midland
Counties and the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe
within Isabella County.
Individuals seeking assistance in Bay,
Gladwin, Isabella, and Midland Counties
and the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe within
Isabella County can register with FEMA the
following ways:
• Apply online at www.DisasterAssistance.
gov.
• Constituents may call the registration
phone number at 1-800-621-3362;
those who have a speech disability or
hearing loss and use TTY, should call
1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who
use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS),
call 1-800-621-3362.
Congressman John Moolenaar wel-
comed the president’s decision:
“State and local governments in mid-
Michigan have done an outstanding job in
the aftermath of June’s flooding, but the
cost of cleanup and recovery was more
See DISASTER, page 20
groups, effectively took DNR wolf manage-
ment away with the decision, even though
it’s nearly universally accepted that wolves
in the Great Lakes have recovered suffi-
ciently to be managed scientifically.
The Western Great Lakes District Popula-
tion Segment (DPS) of the gray wolf was
delisted from the Endangered Species List in
2011 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
but has faced court challenges ever since.
The court decision also derails, at least
temporarily, Farm-Bureau-supported
legislation.
“We support House Resolution 424, the
Gray Wolf State Management Act,” said
Michigan Farm Bureau’s national lobbyist
John Kran, who penned a letter to the U.S.
House Committee on Natural Resources,
which had a hearing on the legislation in July.
“Farm Bureau supports legislation that
would direct the Secretary of the Interior
See WOLVES, page 3
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IN BRIEF
■■FUR
State mink production
increases
USDA, FARM NEWS MEDIA
Mink pelt production in Michigan was
64,500 pelts in 2016, up from 60,250 pelts
in 2015, according to Marlo Johnson, Re-
gional Director of USDA’s National Agricul-
ture Statistics Service (NASS), Great Lakes
Regional Office.
Michigan female mink bred to produce
kits in 2017 totaled 19,900 compared to
17,640 in 2015.
Mink pelt production in the United States
in 2016 totaled 3.32 million pelts. In 2015,
they totaled 3.75 million pelts.
Wisconsin, which remained the largest
mink producing state, produced 1,196,310
pelts. Utah, the second largest producing
state, produced 768,010 pelts.
The number of pelts by color class as a
percent of the total U.S. production in 2016
is as follows: Black at 51 percent, Mahoga-
ny at 21 percent, Blue Iris at 7 percent, and
White at 6 percent. The remaining color
classes accounted for 15 percent.
Value of mink pelts produced during the
2016 crop year was $116 million. The aver-
age price per pelt for the 2016 crop year
was $35.00, compared to $31.10 in 2015.
Nationally, female mink bred to produce
kits in 2017 totaled 740,810. Percent of
total females bred to produce kits in 2017
by color class is as follows: Black at 50
percent, Mahogany at 21 percent, White
at 7 percent, and Blue Iris at 6 percent.
The remaining color classes accounted for
16 percent.
■■CROPS
New research might
improve lodging
resistance
SEED WORLD
Plant lodging resistance is an important
agronomic trait for grain yield and quality
in crops.
Extensin proteins are associated with
plant cell growth and cell wall construction.
Until now, little has been reported on their
effect on plant lodging resistance. A team
from Huazhong Agricultural University in
China, led by Chunfen Fan, isolated a novel
extensin-like (OsEXTL) gene in rice and
expressed it in transgenic rice plants under
two distinct promoters.
The two-promoter-driven OsEXTL-trans-
genic plants exhibited significantly reduced
cell elongation in stem internodes, leading
to relatively shorter plants compared to
wild types.
The transgenic plants also showed
remarkably thickened secondary cell walls
with higher cellulose levels in the mature
plants, resulting in significantly increased
mechanical strength.
Due to reduced plant height and
increased plant mechanical strength, the
OsEXTL-transgenic plants had enhanced
lodging resistances compared to those of
the rice cultivar ZH11. The OsEXTL-trans-
genic plants also maintained normal grain
yields and biomass production.
This study demonstrates an improved
lodging resistance in the OsEXTL-trans-
genic rice plants, and provides insights
into extensin function in plant growth and
development.
For more information, check out the
research published in Plant Biotechnology
Journal.
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‘historical range.’ If the wolf has to recover states and remove the “endangered spe-
its population in all of its huge historical cies” title from the gray wolf was in the best
range back to antiquity, that would include interest of the First District.
places like “Chicago, and I don’t see “It is unfortunate that the Court ruled
wolves recovering much there.” against local control and it is essential
Ernst said the ruling “restricts the ability for the well-being of all Upper Peninsula
of states to manage wildlife in a way it sees residents that we continue to work toward
fit,” but there may be a solution: change the a resolution,” he said.
Endangered Species Act. The ruling also shows just how far
If that were to happen, Swanson said, removed animal activists and city-based
the DNR can begin public hearings and attorneys and judges are to the realities in
other actions it needs to take to reinstate a rural parts of the United States, said Ernie
wolf hunt, which, in 2013, when 22 wolves Birchmeier, livestock and dairy specialist
were taken, was called a “conflict hunt.” with Michigan Farm Bureau.
“The conflict hunt was more to address “This clearly show how out of touch this
livestock depredation,” he said. “Last court is,” he said. “It refuses to take into
year we had 40 animals killed by wolves, account a balanced approach to wildlife
including dogs, so it’s difficult to say if the populations with concerns of citizens who
hunt was effective. The next hunt, if we live where wolves are thriving, landowners
can have one, might be done differently. and farmers. Our farmers and DNR have
We have between 600 documented cases of
and 700 wolves in wolves killing livestock,
Michigan, but we have and for a court in D.C.
no population goal. If There’s no question to make decisions
we were to start a har- about Michigan’s Up-
Michigan’s DNR hopes to someday revive wolf management. | Courtesy photo vest in the future, we’d the wolf packs have per Peninsula based
look at all the indica- recovered. We only wish on legal challenges

Wolves Duvall said the court ignored science.

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to reissue the final rule that was published
on Dec. 28, 2011, (76 Fed. Reg. 81666
et seq) delisting the Western Great Lakes
District Population Segment (DPS) of gray
wolf, without regard to any other provision
or statute or regulation that applies to the
issuance of such rule and not subject to ju-
dicial review. This legislation would achieve
this objective,” Kran wrote.
The bill would “require the Department
of the Interior to reissue the final rules from
2011 and 2012 that removed the gray wolf
from the Endangered Species List in the
Western Great Lakes and Wyoming distinct
population segment area and exempt the
rules from judicial review. U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service will retain authority to list
gray wolves for federal protection if popula-
tion numbers warrant relisting.”
Michigan Representatives Jack Berg-
man, Bill Huizenga, John Moolenaar, Fred
Upton and Tim Walberg have cosponsored
H.R. 424.
Animal rights groups, as expected, ap-
plauded the court decision, saying “the
basis for the delisting decision was flawed,”
but American Farm Bureau President Zippy
“The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled
a thriving population of 4,000 gray wolves
that threaten farmers and ranchers in
Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin was
somehow endangered. This ruling defies
common sense,” he said.
“The court handed down this opinion
despite an abundance of scientific and com-
mercial data showing no material threat to
the wolf population,” he said. “Neither the
goals outlined in various recovery plans nor
the aggressive and successful leadership to
save the wolves in affected states moved
the court to do the right thing,” he said.
“Congress needs to take action to re-
form the broken and outdated Endangered
Species Act. There’s no question the wolf
packs have recovered,” he said. “We only
wish we could say the same of farms and
ranches within their reach.”
With the court ruling comes concern
over states’ ability to manage other wildlife
species that have recovered from threats
to their existence, said Tyler Ernst, one of
Michigan Farm Bureau’s attorneys.
“My concern is the reasoning the district
court used,” he said. “The way I interpreted
it, it would be nearly impossible to delist
the gray wolf in the Great Lakes, despite
its recovery, because of the use of the term
tors, poll the public
about its social toler-
we could say the same
ance, talk to all the of farms and ranches
stakeholders and then
make a recommen-
within their reach.
dation to the Natural – Zippy Duvall
Resources Commis-
sion, which makes the
final decision.”
Of course, such actions aren’t necessary
unless the recent ruling is overturned by a
higher court or changed by the legislature.
And that’s where the most likely solution
will arise.
“The ruling by the U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals was a disappointing setback for
Michigan’s First District,” said U.S. Con-
gressman Jack Bergman. “While conser-
vation and species preservation are both
important responsibilities, we must also
be mindful of the consequences posed
by one-size-fits-all regulations from the
federal level.
“In our district, the resurgent gray wolf
population has become a safety issue for
local communities and a growing problem
for farmers raising livestock,” he said. “The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was created
to monitor threatened and endangered
species; this common sense guidance
to turn management control back to the
instead of reality is of
real concern,” he said.
“I know that people
like to see wolves, and
it’s a tourist attraction,
although a small one,
but my guess is they
would feel differently
if they had to live with
them in their backyards.”
Upper Peninsula farmer Richard Per-
shinske said the ruling is a setback to
common sense.
“The bottom line is that activists pursu-
ing this protection really don’t get it,” he
said. “I think you would get farmer support
here if we had a reasonable approach to a
management tool that makes sense. Most
farmers have support for a wolf population
where there’s not a lot of cattle. They don’t
like deer, because they eat their crops. At
least with management, they could focus
on a wolf hunt. But where we are now
makes no sense.”
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Flies said. “The department of agriculture has

shown its willingness to work with us, too,
and I don’t think we could organize a better
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set of researchers than we have at MSU.”
Part of the scourge of SWD is its ability With that funding, the result of the team
to reproduce. The fruit fly begat one gen- effort, research has been able to expand,
eration per year. SWD can produce 12. Rothwell said.
“They can hatch a new generation every “Without the ROAR grant, we would not
seven days when it’s warm,” said Phil have been able to put all those boots on
Korson II, Executive Director of the Cherry the ground,” she said.
Marketing Institute. “Each adult female can Hand-in-hand with that whole-team effort
lay up to 300 eggs.” for grants has come a Section 18 waiver
Add to that stress a limited number of from the EPA, Korson said.
EPA-approved effective crop protection “It was a classic partnership,” he said.
materials, a lack of natural predators, plus “It was a great example of how we used all
the fact that one maggot can cause an en- the talents of the people
tire load to be rejected for market, and it’s involved for the greater
easy to understand why the soft-skinned good of farmers.”
fruit industry has called for an “all hands on Thanks to efforts by
deck” approach to the stress. the Michigan Department
of Agriculture and Rural
Optimism
Development (MDARD),
There is promise for some stress relief,
the Cherry Marketing In-
however.
stitute and the entire MSU
“I think we are making progress,” said
entomology team to get
Rufus Isaacs, an entomologist with MSU
the waiver for a pyrethroid
who’s one of the hands on deck. “Eradica-
(Mustang Maxx) in tart
tion is not a likely goal, but I’m optimistic
cherries and blueberries,
that we can control it,” he said. “When I
there is some control
first started at MSU, Japanese beetles were
ongoing. A magnified view of the SWD fly.
a problem, but now I don’t get calls about it | Courtesy photo
The Section 18 waiver
from blueberry growers. It takes time. Even-
bumped the pyrethroid
tually, natural enemies and other parasites
from a 14-day pre-harvest interval (PHI) to
catch up, but funding is essential.”
a three-day PHI. However, it can’t be used
Fortunately, all the hands on deck have
in sweets, and it’s a temporary solution,
worked diligently to secure grants dedicat-
Isaacs said. www.aisequip.com
ed to researching control measures.
“With invasive pests like this, we need the
The Foundation for Food and Agricul-
chemicals for rapid, immediate response to
ture Research (FFAR, a farm bill project),
that spraying tasks – and grower costs
have increased dramatically.
“I hate to tell them this,” Rothwell said the
day after a 1.5 to 3-inch rain went through
the Traverse City area (Aug. 3), “but they’re
going to have to spray again. It’s a race to
the end (of harvest) right now, and after that
rain, there are no residues left from any of
the 3-day interval materials. It’s not what
farmers want to hear, but we’ve made it this
far, and we need to finish the harvest.”
What’s next?
All parties involved will meet again in
November, Korson said, to evaluate what
worked this year and what did not. At that
point, and even before,
more Section 18 waivers
will be sought to shorten
other effective pesticide
PHIs so SWD can finally
be controlled without so
much stress on growers,
workers and finances.
Ultimately, though,
long-term solutions mean
all available crop protec-
tion products will be on
deck, including new bio-
logicals that are currently
under quarantine until
they can be deemed safe.
“We hope to have two
of the three natural predators available for
next year, or even yet this year,” Korson
said. “But we have to be careful, because
you’re releasing another insect, and we
don’t need that to become a problem.”
There are enough problems to deal with.
efforts of everyone involved. This has been
an amazing team effort, and while farmers
are feeling the stress right now of having to
spray so much and spend so much more
money, we’ll swat this fly.”
Rothwell believes that too, but as harvest
winds down under extreme SWD stress,
she’s too deeply involved with cherry grow-
ers to take a 10,000-foot view right now.
“I’ve seen growers, particularly ones who
were a one-man show, pull trees out,” she
said. “Maybe they didn’t own a harvester,
and they can’t wait for it because of the
pressure of SWD. And they can’t just walk
away or the pest will put even more pressure
on their neighbors,” she said. “I’m scared for
them. In the long run, I think we will conquer
it, but not with straight chemical control. It
will require cultural things, biologicals and
maybe even some tents over the trees. We
will see some changes in the industry. Some
folks may need to downsize, because it just
doesn’t make economic sense to spray four
or five more times than they used to.”
Eventually, Robson said, there will be
some stress relief, and not the relief that
comes with going out of business.
“I know it’s easy to say and hard to do,
but growers need to hang in there,” he said.
“They’re fortunate to have such a good team
and such a coordinated effort. And they’re
fortunate to have people like Nikki and this
amazing team, all of whom empathize with
them. There’s enough stress to go around,
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MARKET
OUTLOOK
Wheat crop down,
still second-best
in five years
DR. JIM HILKER
MSU EXTENSION
WHEAT
In keeping with the theme of this issue,
we will start off with wheat for a change.
As we will discuss, the size of winter wheat
crop is pretty well known, but due to the
nasty drought in the Northern Plains, the
spring and durum wheat crops are not.
However, between now and when you
receive this issue, the USDA will release
updated estimates on Aug. 12. What did
the updated production report show?
On July 12 the USDA/NASS released
the July Crop Production Report, which
showed winter wheat production was 2
percent, 1,280 million bushels higher than
the June estimate. This was the beginning
of the end of the early July wheat rally.
The projected winter wheat yield of 49.7
bu/ac was down 5.6 bushels from last
year’s record of record winter wheat yield,
but is actually right about the long-run trend
winter wheat yield.
Hard Red Winter production, at 758
million bushels, is up 2 percent from last
month. Soft Red Winter, at 306 million
bushels, is up 3 percent from the June
forecast. White Winter, at 216 million bush-
els, is up 3 percent from last month. Of the
White Winter production, 18.5 million bush-
els are Hard White and 198 million bushels
are Soft White.
Durum wheat production is forecast at
CORN
So what did the Aug. 10 USDA/NASS
Crop Report, the first survey estimate of
the size of the 2017 corn crop, project
for 2017 U.S. corn production? How
close was it to trade expectations? Was
the new information bullish or bearish
for corn prices? If it was bullish, watch
closely for realistic pricing opportunities,
especially if you have not priced much
new crop to date.
In Table 1 below, the Supply/Demand
SOYBEANS
And now for a stab at soybeans, pre-
report, to be read post report. You will get
a firsthand view of how “good/bad” I am
at this forecasting gig. Or can I throw darts
randomly better than you can?
As with corn, the USDA/NASS Aug. 10
Crop Production Report will be the first
survey-based projection of the size of the
2017 soybean crop. And while the saying
August makes soybeans is often true, it is
always useful to have a survey-based esti-
mate to base the changes August brings.
So what did the report suggest soy-
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE SHEETS
TABLE 1 – CORN
EST. HILKER EST. HILKER EST. HILKER
2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018
(Million Acres) (Million Acres)
Acres Planted 88.0 94.0 90.9
Acres Harvested 80.7 86.7 83.5
Yield/Bushels 168.4 174.6 167.5
(Million Bushels)
Beginning Stocks 1,731 1,737 2,370
Production 13,602 15,148 13,986
Imports 68 55 50
Total Supply 15,401 16,940 16,406
USE
Feed & Residual
Food, Seed & Ind.
5,113
6,650
5,425
6,920
5,475
7,000
Ethanol for fuel 5,224 5,450 5,500
Total Domestic 11,763 12,345 12,475
Exports 1,901 2,225 1,875
Total Use 13,664 14,570 14,350
Ending Stocks 1,737 2,370 2,056
Ending Stocks, Ending Stocks,
% of Use 12.7 16.3 14.3
U.S. Loan Rate $1.95 $1.95 $1.95
U.S. SEASON AVERAGE
Farm Price, $/Bu. $3.61 $3.35 $3.60
57.5 million bushels, down 45 percent from
2016. The United States yield is forecast at
30.9 bushels per acre, down 13.1 bushels
from last year.
Expected area to be harvested for grain
totals 1.86 million acres, unchanged from
the acreage report released on June 30,
2017, but 21 percent below 2016.
Other spring wheat production is
forecast at 423 million bushels, down 21
percent from last year. Area harvested
for grain is expected to total 10.5 million
acres, unchanged from the acreage report
released on June 30, 2017, but down 7
percent from last year.
The United States yield is forecast at
40.3 bushels per acre, down 6.9 bushels
from last year. Of the total production, 385
million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat,
Balance Sheet for Corn, I have put in a
2017-18 projection of what I, the trade,
and corn prices think the combination of
the crop report and the update Aug. 10
USDA/WASDE report will suggest. How
close is it? If the USDA came in with a
higher number, I suspect prices are down,
and vice versa.
The weekly crop progress reports
indicate a corn yield of around 167.5 bu/
acre, and that is the number I have used
in Table 1. While this number is lower than
any of the last three years’ yields, we have
had the highest three corn yields ever in
bean production would be if the rest of the
season was “normal” growing conditions?
How did the market react? Did it provide
pricing opportunities? Or not?
In Table 3 below, the Supply/Demand
Balance Sheet for Soybeans, I have put
in a 2017-18 projection of what I think,
the trade thinks, and (not so much) prices
think the combination of the crop report
and the updated Aug. 10 USDA/WASDE
report will suggest.
The weekly crop progress reports sug-
gest, based on historical relationships, that
this year’s soybean yields will be 46.8 bu/ac.
Like corn, while this 46.8 bu/ac is lower
than any of the last three years’ yields, we
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(Million Acres)
Acres Planted 55.0 50.2 45.7
Acres Harvested 47.3 43.9 38.1
Bu./Harvested Acre 43.6 52.6 46.2
(Million Bushels)
Beginning Stocks 752 976 1,184
Production 2,062 2,310 1,760
Imports 113 118 140
Total Supply 2,927 3,403 3,084
USE
Food
Seed
957 955 955
67 61 66
Feed & Residual 149 148 150
Total Domestic 1,174 1,164 1,171
Exports 778 1,055 975
Total Use 1,951 2,219 2,146
Ending Stocks 976 1,184 938
% of Use 50.1 53.4 43.7
U.S. Loan Rate $2.75 $2.75 $2.75
U.S. SEASON AVERAGE
U.S. $/Bu. $4.89 $3.89 $4.80
down 22 percent from last year. 2012-13. Total use for 2017-18 is pro-
Michigan winter wheat production, made
up of soft red and soft white wheat, was
projected to be 36.12 million bushels,
down from last year’s 50.73 million. They
do not break out the two wheat types until
the Sept. 30 Small Grains Summary.
Harvested acreage was 430,000 acres,
down from 570,000 acres in 2016. And the
yield was estimated to be 84 bu/ac, down
from last year’s record yield of 89 bu/ac,
but still the second-highest Michigan wheat
yield on record.
Check out Table 2, the Supply/Demand
Balance Sheet for Wheat. While 2017
production is down, the drop was partially
offset by the increase in beginning stocks.
And while total U.S. supply is down mean-
ingfully, it is still the second-highest since
the last three years.
And while it is lower than the USDA’s
170.7 bu/ac weather adjusted trend yield
for 2017, it is pretty much the same as the
long term, 1978-2016 straight trend yield
would indicate.
While the lower projected 2017 har-
vested acres, combined with the lower
yields, makes this year’s expected corn
production down substantially from last
year’s production, the increase in begin-
ning stocks offsets more than half the
reduction. That leaves total supplies lower
than last year, but still the second-highest
have had the highest three soybean yields
ever in the last three years. And while 46.8
is lower than the USDA’s 48 bu/ac weather
adjusted trend yield for 2017, 46.8 is just
higher the long term, 1978-2016, straight
trend yield, 46.5 bu/ac.
While 2017 production is projected to
be down due to the lower projected yield,
it is not down much due to the increase in
projected acres harvested.
And when you add the massive begin-
ning stocks left over from the 2016-17
marketing year, total 2017-18 total supply
is projected to be higher, which means a
new record.
After putting in reasonable total use
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Acres Planted 82.7 83.4 89.5
Acres Harvested 81.7 82.7 88.7
Yield/Bushels 48.0 52.1 46.8
(Million Bushels)
Beginning Stocks 191 197 410
Production 3,926 4,307 4,154
Imports 24 25 25
Total Supply 4,140 4,528 4,589
USE
Crushings
Exports
1,886 1,900 1,925
1,942 2,100 2,100
Seed 97 104 101
Residual 18 14 34
Total Use 3,944 4,118 4,160
Ending Stocks 197 410 429
Ending Stocks,
% of Use 5.0 10.0 10.3
U.S. Loan Rate $5.00 $5.00 $5.00
U.S. SEASON AVERAGE
Farm Price, $/Bu. $8.95 $9.50 $9.30
jected to be down, all due to lower pro-
jected exports. And this leaves projected
ending stocks at 938 million bushels, 43.7
percent of use. And while this is down
substantially from the past two years, it is
still a lot of stock.
The real kicker is the rest of the world’s
wheat production and projected ending
stocks. While the rest of the world’s pro-
jected wheat production is down margin-
ally, the decrease was completely offset
by higher beginning stocks. And projected
world 2017-18 ending stocks are pro-
jected to increase.
Did the Aug. 10 report start a rally? If it
did, it may be a pricing decision time.
on record.
After putting in reasonable use projec-
tions, higher feed and ethanol use, and
lower exports, total use is just smaller
than last year. And as can be seen on
Table 1, this would drop ending stocks
13 percent, and lower projected ending
stocks to use from 16.3 percent to 14.3
percent this marketing year.
This would indicate an annual average
price in the $3.60 range, about what the
market was offering as I wrote this issue.
projections for 2017-18 into Table 3, end-
ing stocks are projected to grow. And the
stocks-to-use ratio goes from 10 percent
in 2016-17, to 10.3 percent in 2017-18.
My projected price of $9.30 is down a bit
from last year, as the increase in stocks to
use would indicate, but higher than what
we are seeing today.
How does Table 3 match up with the
Aug. 10 report?
Hilker is an MSU Extension economist
and professor with Michigan State
University’s Dept. of Agricultural Food
& Resource Economics.
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FOREST, WETLANDS, AND HABITAT

BEN SCHRAM
MDARD
In June 2013, Governor Snyder signed into law a
package of bills focused on better private forest-
land management. The bills mobilized the creation
of a new MAEAP Forest, Wetlands, and Habitat
verification system to help farmers and other types
of landowners, alike.
The MAEAP Forest, Wetlands, and Habitat
(FWH) verification evaluates management opportu-
nities on parts of the farm or property not covered
by the other three MAEAP systems (Cropping,
Farmstead, and Livestock). It focuses on three
main areas:
1. Forest management for timber and habitat
development;
2. Wetland restoration potential; and
3. Habitat restoration.
Whether forest, wetland, other upland habitat, or
any combination of the three, it is critical that the
landowner has a plan to guide decision making.
A written management plan is the hallmark of the
FWH verification. Much of the assessment, includ-
ing questions related to timber management, wild-
life habitat, invasive species, and wetland restora-
tion, emphasize having a clear picture of resource
conditions and prescriptions in a written document.
In a cross-country trip, a roadmap is only valuable
if you know where you’re going. Similarly, a land
management plan is valuable only if the landowner
has clear objectives for the property. Objectives,
sometimes called values, might encompass any-
thing from high-quality timber productions, to habitat
for deer or migratory birds, privacy, high-functioning
wetlands, or a sense of place. These values, com-
bined with the natural resources at hand, guide the
recommendations of a professional.
While the verification addresses a variety of
resource conditions and concerns, it really boils
down to three questions: What resources do you
have? What do you want to see? How can MAEAP
help get you there? Not all assessments will end
in verification. The program is 100% voluntary and
confidential. Landowners can take a lot away from
working with a Conservation District technician and
going through an assessment.
A MAEAP Forest, Wetlands, and Habitat verifica-
tion does not only apply to farms. Nearly all land
is eligible, including investment and recreation
properties. The MAEAP Forest, Wetlands, and
Habitat*A*Syst provides landowners of all types
with a thoughtful roadmap to accomplishing the
goals for their property.
Conservation District technicians work through-
out the state. They are available to help landowners
understand their natural resources and begin the
MAEAP process.
Photo: Ingham Conservation District celebrates
its MAEAP FWH Verification and Tree Farm
Certification. The Ingham Conservation District
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spring-planted annual crops, many of TEMPERATURE (F) PRECIPITATION

which were entering stages of peak water MICHIGAN WEATHER GROWING DEGREE DAYS

WEATHER
Obs. Dev. from Actual Normal Obs. Normal
7/1/2017 - 7/31/2017
needs. However, impacts varied greatly by mean normal Base 50 Base 50 (inches) (inches)

crop and location, ranging from saturated

OUTLOOK
soils, localized flooding, delayed wheat
harvest in areas hit by heavy rains (mostly
northern sections of the state) to unfavor-
BAD AXE 69.5 0.2 615 627 3.48 3.2
LAKE CITY 67.4 0.3 556 556 2.00 2.81
COLDWATER 71.5 0.4 661 648 3.11 4.24
ALPENA 68.2 0.9 545 556 2.01 3.03

Wide range ably dry soils and increasing levels of mois-

ture stress in other locations repeatedly
DETROIT 74.4 0.8 664 675 2.44 3.37

of extremes
JEFF ANDRESEN
MSU EXTENSION
A persistent broad upper-air ridge across
central sections of the U.S. during much
of July led to a wide range of weather
extremes ranging from heat and severe
drought conditions across the Northern
Great Plains to heavy rains and flooding
through portions of the Upper Midwest.
In Michigan, monthly rainfall totals ranged
from less than 2 inches in some central and
southern sections of Lower and western
Upper Michigan to more than 6 inches
across portions of the northern Lower and
eastern Upper Peninsulas.
Mean temperatures for the month were
very close to normal across central and
southern sections of the state to slightly
below normal across the north.
In general, this weather combination
favored growth and development of most
missed by the rainfall (sections of southern
and central Lower Michigan).
Seasonal base 50 degree F grow-
ing degree day accumulations from May
1 through the end of July were close to
slightly below climatological normals, and
these totals closely reflect observations
from recent crop progress reports (mostly
near to a few days behind normal).
The latest Palmer Drought Severity Index
categorized nearly all of Michigan as near
normal to extremely moist, although as
noted earlier, pockets of dryness persist
across the southern half of the Lower
Peninsula.
Recent medium-range forecast guid-
ance has been consistent in suggesting the
formation of an upper-air troughing feature
(more typical of early fall than of mid-late
summer) across the Upper Midwest and
Great Lakes region during the first two
weeks of August.
This pattern would lead to near to
FLINT 70.8 0.3 664 675 2.72 3.32
GRAND RAPIDS 72.5 0.1 651 655 1.12 3.78
HOUGHTON LAKE 67.6 0.5 545 556 2.15 2.76
LANSING 73.2 1.7 661 648 2.70 2.84
MARQUETTE 64.0 -1.5 426 498 1.98 2.84
MUSKEGON 71.6 0.4 608 609 1.63 2.37
PELLSTON 65.3 -0.2 556 556 2.11 2.49
SAULT STE MARIE 66.0 0.7 451 486 4.47 2.86
SAGINAW 72.0 0.9 615 627 1.48 2.58
below-normal mean temperatures and a the 3-month August-October period.
range of rainfall totals from below-normal Mean temperatures are forecast to
levels in western sections to above-normal remain in the equal odds category for the
levels in the east. month of August, increasing to above nor-
This pattern is expected to give way to a mal levels for the August-October.
more a typical broad ridging pattern across
the Midwest by mid-August, which should Andresen is a professor of
lead to a gradual increase in temperatures. Meteorology/Climatology with
The NOAA Climate Prediction Center Michigan State University’s Dept. of
Long Lead Outlook ensemble is slightly Geography, Environment, and Spatial
different from previous issuances, and calls Sciences; MSUE specialist and the
for equal odds of below-, near-, and above- state climatologist for Michigan.
normal precipitation totals for August and

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$8.4 million in new agriculture R&D funds approved
NICOLE SEVREY servation efforts, food safety requirements, Resources Dean Dr. Ron Hendrick, spoke more than $8.1 billion by 2025,” he said.
MFB and more,” Bednarski said. “And there’s about how the lab can prepare students for $1.5 million for the state’s tree fruit
The state’s agriculture department will also a strong drive to be innovative, efficient nearly half of agricultural jobs that involve commission.
receive an almost 20 percent increase and more cost effective.” food processing. Representing apple, cherry, peach and
within the 2017-18 budget passed by the “To accomplish industry growth, we “By creating three mobile food process- plum growers, the commission is making
Michigan Legislature and approved by Gov. must continue collaborating with our ing labs and staffing them with highly infrastructure investments at the state’s four
Rick Snyder. Most notably, it includes a education and research institutions, com- qualified teaching faculty, we can offer fruit research stations.
new $8.4 million line item dedicated to agri- modity organizations and state agencies,” hands-on experience to students through- Historically funded with state dollars, the
culture industry research and development. he said. “This year’s budget is a prime out the state. This will…prepare our projects are now financed by the commis-
Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) President example of what good we can accomplish students, both on campus and at partner sion’s annual grower assessment imple-
Carl Bednarski said adequate funding for together for Michigan’s food and fiber community colleges, for jobs with any of mented in 2016.
the Michigan Department of Agriculture and production and processing.” the more than 2,200 food processors that However, with a funding gap created over
Rural Development (MDARD) is essential Michigan Farm Bureau and county Farm call Michigan home.” the past decade, the one-time funds will
for farmers to continue Bureau members advocated for the new $2.5 million for the Michigan Alliance help bring the stations’ equipment replace-
providing safe, $8.4 million agriculture industry research for Animal Agriculture (M-AAA). ment and facility maintenance projects up to
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high-quality vegetable lab, and three new mobile Research in 2014, the M-AAA aims to ad- $1.2 million for agriculture industry
products laboratories. dress ever-changing production practices workforce development initiatives.
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perform a MSU’s campus-based facility and build Also earlier this year, MSU AgBio
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House approves
measure aligning
ozone standards
AFBF
The House of Representatives
on July 18 passed a Farm Bureau-
Can We Lease Your Land for Our Solar Farms? supported bill that provides for the
reasonable implementation of the
Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for ozone.
The Ozone Standards Implementa-
tion Act (H.R. 806) aligns the 2008
and 2015 ozone standards through a
phased schedule that provides time to
put already-planned controls in place.
The measure gives states time to
implement the 2008 ozone standard
first, while still improving air quality.
“Otherwise, states may have
to unnecessarily expend time and
resources trying to implement two
ozone standards simultaneously,”
American Farm Bureau Federation
Transmission Type Power Lines on Your Land? Lease to Us Today! President Zippy Duvall said in a letter
urging House lawmakers to approve
the bill. “State and local areas may be
faced with adverse impacts in terms
of stymied economic development
and lost job creation.”
For several years, states have part-
nered with business and industry to
improve the nation’s air quality, result-
ing in a 33 percent reduction in ozone
levels since 1980. Those levels will
continue to decline as states imple-
ment the 2008 ozone standards.
Stringent ozone standards could
Large Power Lines on Your Property? Lease Us Your Land! place serious restrictions on farmers,
increasing the cost of critical inputs
We Will Pay Up to $1,250 per Acre per Year like electricity, fuel and fertilizer, as well
as equipment. Further, as ozone stan-
dards come closer to levels that exist
20 to 40 Yr. Lease naturally, more farmers will be forced
to abide by restrictions on equipment
use and land management that would
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make it more expensive to operate.
Land Cannot be in Flood Zone or Have Wetlands Issues – Owner Must Retain Mineral Rights both above and below surface or have Executive Rights In the letter, Farm Bureau also not-
ed its support for provisions that tie
No underground utilities including oil and gas lines within the proposed solar site related air permitting requirements to
the phased schedule. Also important
Long Term Land Leases Needed-(20 – 40 Years Up to $1,250 per Acre per Year) is a requirement for 10-year review
cycles, which the organization said

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“This reform will allow for environ-
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tors and the regulated community,”
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10 Michigan Farm News | August 15, 2017 www.michiganfarmnews.com

DOLLARS
& SENSE
Take the time to plan for
succession planning
KELLY TOBIN
GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES
In America, only 30 percent of all fam-
ily businesses survive into the second
generation. Twelve percent will survive
into the third, and only 3 percent into the
fourth. While many American farm families
have far beaten these odds to date, taking
the important steps of creating a compre-
hensive succession plan will increase the
likelihood of success.
It is important to recognize that not all
succession comes at retirement: death,
disability, disaster, divorce and disagree-
ments can also lead to the need to transi-
tion an operation, and all five of these “Ds”
should be addressed in the plan.
There are five key considerations to
creating an effective plan. The first and most
important is to make sure all the stakehold-
ers, regardless of whether they are an active
part of the operation, are aware of the plan
and buy into it. These conversations can be
challenging, as siblings may have different
ideas than each other and their parents
about who should have what responsibili-
ties, and how assets should be divided fairly.
In some cases, for example, it may be
deemed fair that a child working his whole
life on the operation would inherit the farm
assets, and a non-farming sibling would
inherit some of the land, or a life insurance
payout. Having a mediator involved in these
family discussions can help immensely in
arriving at acceptance of the plan while
retaining family relationships.
The second step is to develop, in writing,
the business objectives and the specifics of
the plan: who will be the production manager
or the financial manager, do you want to
continue the same crops, are you working to-
ward growth or stability? The plan also needs
to ensure the senior generation is taken care
of and has enough money for retirement and
elder care when that time comes.
Next, the operator should compile compre-
hensive and accurate financial information,
especially a balance sheet that identifies as-
sets, liabilities and owner’s equity. You should
determine your level of profitability, and make
an informed decision as to whether the
business can realistically continue in the face
of the succession plan. Ideally, you should
examine five years of financial reports to rec-
ognize important trends, such as increasing
or decreasing equity. At this point, some hard
calls may need to be made about whether
the operation is viable for the next generation.
The fourth important consideration, and
one that is sometimes challenging, is to
seek and pay for the necessary professional
advice. These advisors may include the
aforementioned mediator, or a consultant to
measure the aptitudes of the children com-
ing in to run the farm. The consultant can
provide an independent assessment of the
appropriate role for each to ensure they are
able and positioned well to fill the new roles.
At the very least, you should retain an
attorney and a tax advisor: the attorney to
advise on the best business structure and
other estate decisions, and the tax advisor
to ensure neither the senior nor the younger
generation pays more income taxes than
necessary. Farming enterprises are complex.
Having an advisory team to help you navi-
gate the process will benefit all involved.
The fifth and final step is ongoing: once the
succession plan is established, it needs to be
revisited periodically as things change. Chil-
dren may go to college and decide they do
not want to return to the farm as expected, or
the opposite, they planned off-farm careers
but then realize they want to return.
Children may marry and start families, you
will need to continually evaluate whether the
operation that once supported one fam-
ily will be able to support multiple families.
Any of the 5 Ds occurring – death, disability,
disaster, divorce and disagreements – also
necessitates updates to the plan.
With the plan in place and kept cur-
rent, the time eventually comes to start
implementing it. Outside of an unexpected
event, we recommend beginning to transfer
management responsibilities at least 10
years before a planned transition, allow-
ing the next generation to experience the
full cycle of the sector—good times, bad
times, economic cycles, possibly even
natural disasters—and learn from the ex-
perts in the family how to respond.
That way, both the senior and the
younger generation can have confidence in
the operation’s continuation. During this pe-
riod, the transfer of assets and creation of
business entities, following the plan devised
with support from your legal and tax advi-
sors, should also be initiated.
Tobin is Senior Tax Accountant &
Tax Services Product Manager at
GreenStone Farm Credit Services.

MSU names new

animal science chair
FARM NEWS MEDIA, MSU
Dr. Pamela Ruegg has been named
chair of the Department of Animal Sci-
ence at Michigan State University.
The announce-
ment came
recently from
Ron Hendrick.
Professor & Dean
of MSU’s College
of Agriculture and
Natural Resourc-
es, and Janice
Swanson, Chair Ruegg
of ANR’s Animal Science department.
“Our sincere thanks and appre-
ciation to members of the search
committee, those in the department
who organized and hosted interview
sessions during this search,” the two
said in a letter announcing the hire.
Ruegg is a professor and Extension
milk quality specialist in the Depart-

Moving you
ment of Dairy Science at the University
of Wisconsin, Madison. She received
her undergraduate degree and DVM
from MSU. She completed a residency
in Food Animal Herd Health and Re-

forward.
productive Management and Masters
of Preventive Veterinary Medicine at
the University of California – Davis.
Prior to joining the University of
Wisconsin, Madison, Dr. Ruegg spent
time in private practice and in aca-
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She has received a number of
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practical tools and resources to help
farmers, consultants and veterinarians. www.greenstonefcs.com
Dr. Ruegg was born and raised in
St.Ignace, Mich., and is proud of her
‘Yooper’ heritage.
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Trait and Stewardship Responsibilities

Notice to Farmers
Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence
Through Stewardship® (ETS). Monsanto products
are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product
Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance
with Monsanto’s Policy for Commercialization of
Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity
Crops. This product has been approved for import
into key export markets with functioning regulatory
systems. Any crop or material produced from this
product can only be exported to, or used, processed
or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory
approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national
and international law to move material containing
biotech traits across boundaries into nations where
import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their
grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their
buying position for this product. Excellence Through
Stewardship® is a registered trademark of Excellence
Through Stewardship.
B.t. products may not yet be registered in all states.
Check with your Monsanto representative for the
registration status in your state.
IMPORTANT IRM INFORMATION: RIB Complete ®
corn blend products do not require the planting of a
structured refuge except in the Cotton-Growing Area
where corn earworm is a significant pest. SmartStax®
RIB Complete® corn blend is not allowed to be sold for
planting in the Cotton-Growing Area. See the IRM/
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Total number of points
In summertime, deer come after your feed
PHIL DURST
MSU EXTENSION
Summertime, when the forage is lush
and there is no shortage of growth, is the
time of year when deer may be coming
to farm-stored feed the most. It seems
counterintuitive, but maybe it is a reason-
able expectation.
Deer movements were studied by scien-
tists with USDA’s National Wildlife Research
Center and Michigan State University using
deer collared with radio transmitters.
Deer for this study were captured near
six farms in the core tuberculosis (TB) area
of Michigan, and their movements, relative
to the farms, were tracked. Data points
for deer incursion to stored feed on these
farms were plotted by month of the year
(Figure 1).
GPS DEER POINTS WITHIN
STORED FEED AREA
40
As expected, there were more visits
by deer to farm-stored feed in the winter
(December and January) than in the fall or
spring seasons. But what stood out in the
data was that deer incursion to stored feed
on these farms was over twice as great in
June and July than in the winter.
That seemed to defy logic. It even
caused some to ask if there was something
amiss in the project design. But that may
be because we were not thinking about the
needs of the deer.
As an educator with Michigan State Uni-
versity Extension, we recently discussed this
with a farmer while visiting to talk about wild-
life risk. He speculated that whitetail does
may seek out stored feed in response to
increased nutrient needs for nursing fawns.
Let’s run this through a calendar to see if it
makes sense in light of the research.
The rutting (breeding) season in North-
ern Michigan is typically October through
December, and while there is variation, the
peak of breeding activity may be late Octo-
ber through mid-November.
Gestation length for whitetail deer is
tent in quality. Even though feed is available
in fields and forest, they may have become
habituated to farm-stored feed and continued
to seek it to meet the high nutrient demand.
There may also be other reasons that
deer seek out farm-stored feeds during
those early summer months. They may be
seeking refuge from predation after fawn-
ing, seeking different water sources when
others decline, and simply taking the easi-
est feed when feed storage gates are left
open by farmers during harvest time.
Taken together with what is happening
with deer nutrient needs, it may not be sur-
prising that visits increase in June and July.
Factors leading to increased deer pres-
sure are a good reminder to be vigilant in
monitoring and protecting stored feed from
deer this summer. A discussion of that
appears in a companion article “Protecting
farm feed from deer.”
Why does that matter so much? It mat-
ters because TB infection of cattle herds is
at stake. TB can be transmitted indirectly
between infected members of the wild deer
herd to cattle, or vice versa. Transmission

read and follow IRM requirements. 35

200-205 days, meaning that most fawning of the disease occurs mostly likely when
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Individual results may vary, and performance may occurs late May through June. Then, does saliva is deposited on feed and then that
vary from location to location and from year to year. 25
are nursing their fawns for 10-16 weeks of feed is consumed by another while the
This result may not be an indicator of results you may 20
obtain as local growing, soil and weather conditions 15
age, or May through August. bacteria is still alive.
may vary. Growers should evaluate data from multiple 10
The nursing fawns receive their primary The time that the bacteria will live varies
locations and years whenever possible.
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nutrition from milk for about the first month. by season, moisture conditions, shade or
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Month of study time of high nutrient demand by the nurs- infected from eating contaminated feed.
ing does. All this occurs during a time of Breaking the cycle of TB means breaking
increased forage availability in the wild. the cycle of deer getting into cow feed.
Figure 1. Number of deer visits to cattle
However, some deer will have found Please look for the companion article
feed storage by month before and after
stored feed on farms and, we can speculate, “Protecting farm feed from deer” and take
feed storage fencing.
learned that it’s nutrient-dense and consis- steps now.
Young Farmer standout reaps rewards for involvement
FARM NEWS MEDIA exemplified by the corporate and local-level counties.
Michigan’s most recent Young Farmer sponsors that put their products behind their Handing Sollman the keys was Bill An-
Discussion Meet superstar Amanda Soll- support for farming’s next generation. In nin, who oversees 12 Case IH dealerships
man took delivery this week of the Case IH this case, Case IH and Weiss Equipment in across the state from his regional head-
Farmall tractor she earned as a finalist in Frankenmuth embraced the honor of award- quarters in South Lyon.
the national-level competition in January. ing Sollman with her national-finalist award. “We’re proud to sponsor programs like
The Saginaw County standout won the “It’s common knowledge Case IH has this to support the future of agriculture and
state-level Young Farmer Discussion meet been very active in supporting Michigan’s agribusiness,” Annin said. “We’re proud of
at Michigan Farm Bureau’s 2016 Annual farming community—and certainly here in our dealers, too—they’re all very experi-
Meeting, Nov. 30 in Grand Rapids. The the Saginaw Valley and Thumb,” said Weiss enced and well-established. Weiss’ here in
following January she represented Michi- Equipment’s Alan Weiss. Frankenmuth is the oldest of them—one of
gan at the national-level Young Farmer and And he would certainly know, being the oldest in the nation.”
Rancher Discussion Meet, part of the the third-generation owner of his family’s Note: Your Michigan Farm Bureau mem-
American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2017 equipment business, this year celebrating bership can save you hundreds of dollars
Annual Convention in Phoenix, Ariz. its 100th year serving customers across on select Case IH equipment; visit the MFB
“It’s been more than a year now since I Saginaw, Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola website for details.
first got involved in the Young Farmer pro-
gram, and the discussion meets in particu-
lar,” Sollman said. “Ever since then, I keep
finding myself saying how glad I am to have
found a niche for myself in Farm Bureau—
there’s really something for everyone here,
no matter what your role is in the agricul-
ture industry.”
Sollman’s poise and thorough knowledge
of current agricultural issues made her a
formidable opponent. She weathered two
preliminary rounds before facing off in the
“final four” against competitors from Geor-
gia, Tennessee and Virginia. In the end the
Volunteer State’s Matt Niswander came out
on top, but Sollman’s outstanding perfor-
mance did Michigan “Farm Bureau Proud.”
“I also find myself recommending Farm
Bureau’s Young Farmer program to my
peers in the farming community,” she said.
“It’s a great way to grow your professional
network, enrich your personal farming com-
munity and develop leadership skills that
will serve any farmer well into the future.
“Farm Bureau members here in my
county and MFB staff all really teamed up to
help me prepare for this competition at every
level. From the districts to the state level to Saginaw County’s Amanda Sollman won a tractor from Case IH and Weiss Equipment
the national stage in Phoenix, I was sur- of Frankenmuth for placing in the final four of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s
rounded by support and encouragement.” 2017 Young Farmer and Rancher Discussion Meet. Pictured (from left) are Saginaw
That support extends beyond Farm County Farm Bureau President Jeramie Ziola, Sollman, Case IH Territory Sales
Bureau and into the agribusiness sector, Manager Bill Annin and Weiss Equipment owner Alan Weiss. | Jeremy C. Nagel, MFB
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Benzie-Manistee, Gratiot Farm Bureaus earn ag-lit grants

AMELIA MILLER
MFB
Benzie-Manistee and Gratiot County
Farm Bureaus have each won $500 White-
Reinhardt mini-grants from the American
Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture to
expand agricultural literacy education in their
communities. They were among 10 grants
awarded nationwide to county and state
Farm Bureaus to create new agricultural
literacy projects or expand existing efforts.
“This grant program provides financing
for projects counties might not otherwise
be able to accomplish,” said Tonia Ritter,
manager of Michigan Farm Bureau’s Pro-
motion and Education Department. “Coun-
ties interested in furthering their agricultural
literacy outreach should consider applying
for these grants in the future.”
Benzie-Manistee
The Benzie-Manistee County Farm
Bureau will use its grant to start a mobile
library of agricultural books, supplemented
by educational supplies to help teachers
and volunteers provide accurate lessons
with activities encouraging students’ further
exploration. All materials will meet appropri-
ate state educational standards.
“This is the first attempt to put an agricul-
tural literacy program in our county schools
and library,” said Katherine Schoedel,
president of Benzie-Manistee County Farm
Bureau. “We read to grades K-3 last year at
one school. That took all day with only two
volunteers. These funds will give us the sup-
port we need to more effectively promote ag
education with a small work force.”
Manistee County has seven schools with
about eight classes in each grade. Benzie
County has three schools with five classes
in each grade. The county Farm Bureau’s
goal is to reach at least one grade level in
each school, with hopes of expanding to
reach all grades at two of these schools.
In the future, Benzie-Manistee hopes to
also partner with local libraries to offer after-
school or weekend programming with the
mobile ag library.
Gratiot County
Gratiot County Farm Bureau plans to bring
together high school students and second-
graders over pizza during a series of monthly
classroom activities focused on agriculture.
“This project allows our high school
students to begin forming their agriculture
story,” said Katie Eisenberger, agriscence
educator at Breckenridge High School. “By
sharing their experiences in 4-H and FFA,
they can begin to formulate how to share
with others the importance of agriculture.”
Small groups of Eisenberger’s agri-
science students will be partnered with
second-grade classrooms in the Breck-
enridge district. With the help of the FFA
advisor and local Farm Bureau members,
the high-schoolers will deliver a 20-30
minute lessons on various agricultural
topics using pizza.
Each lesson will include a focused
concept, the reading of a related book, an
activity or guest speaker to connect the
concept back to the students’ daily lives,
and a take-home resource to continue the
conversations at home. After each lesson,
the books will be donated to the second-
grade classrooms’ in-room library to be
referenced throughout the year.
“We will evaluate our progress annu-
ally for the next five years and invite other
local schools to join the program,” said
Gratiot County Farm Bureau President Erin
Humm. “By 2020, we hope ‘Project Pizza’
will be implemented in all second-grade
classrooms in the county.”
Apply today!
To celebrate the American Farm Bureau
Foundation for Agriculture’s 50th Anniver-
sary, grant awards will be doubled to $1,000
for 2018 programming. Applications are
evaluated on their connection between
agriculture and education; how successfully
the project enhances learner engagement
in today’s food, fiber and fuel systems; and
the processes and timelines for accomplish-
ing project goals. Applications for the next
grant cycle are due Oct. 15, 2017. Visit the
American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agri-
culture’s website for more information.
The White-Reinhardt Fund for Education
honors Berta White and Linda Reinhardt,
trailblazers in early efforts to expand ag-ed
outreach and improve ag literacy.

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Country music event launches fund for barns
JAN COREY ARNETT song, “Worth Saving,” in tribute to tra-
FREELANCE WRITER ditional barns, recorded on its new CD,
An evening of country music celebrates “Mending Fences” and announces the Barn
American barns as it launches a fund to Believers Community Project Fund held at
help save them, when the award-winning the Battle Creek Community Foundation.
Richard Lynch Band from Waynesville, The Fund will provide financial support
Ohio, performs at the Barn Theatre in Au- for activities that make people aware of
gusta, September 16. the value of traditional barns and inspire
The pure-country concert features the actions to save them. Grants to qualify-
band’s performance of its specially-written ing nonprofit groups might, for example,
support informational tool kits for decision
making about barn repair and reuse, work-
shops, visits to working and adapted-use
barns to understand barns in context, the
proper archiving of farm and barn collec-
tions by historical societies and museums,
and structural assessments to determine
whether a barn might be given new life in
service to a community.
While the Battle Creek Community Foun-
dation will manage the fund, grantmaking
decisions will be made by an advisory
board made up of “true barn believers,”
said Jan Corey Arnett, organizer. That
Before: At this point, the barn had just board includes Arnett, Lee Peck, owner
been purchased for $1 and steps were of Peck Tree Farm, who with his late wife,
taken, by tarping the roof, to dry it out Naomi, transformed an early 1900s timber-
and get it cleaned out. | Jan Corey frame barn into their Ceresco home; and
Arnett A.J. Jones, retired chief executive officer of
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Grace Health, who with his wife Kay, had
a timber-frame barn dismantled, moved,
and reconstructed on their property just
off M-37 near Battle Creek, where today it
hosts events. Additional board members
will be selected in coming months.
“It is important to include people who
have traditional barns as part of working
farm operations to appreciate their experi-
ences and viewpoints, as well as young
people from organizations such as 4-H and
FFA,” emphasized Arnett. “They will be the
future advocates for traditional barns. We
need them and barns need them.”
Opening the show is the debut perfor-
mance of “The Great Big Beautiful Barn,”
written by Robert Learner, a Battle Creek
historian and songwriter. Calhoun County
4-H’ers and theatre arts students, led by
Sheila Miklusicak, 4-H leader and theatre
producer; along with Drea Smith, a 16-year
old choreographer will add their creative
energy to the music.
Doors open at 6 p.m. at the Barn
Theatre’s Rehearsal Shed adjacent to
the Barn Theatre, where concert-goers
can relax and enjoy a beverage before
the show. The concert begins at 7 p.m.
followed by an Afterglow with the band at
15
After: This barn was dismantled, cleaned
and rebuilt at a new location near Battle
Creek. It has a gorgeous “swing beam’
in it. | Jan Corey Arnett
the Rehearsal Shed after the performance.
Special assistance will be provided for
those needing help to get from the parking
area to the Theatre.
“Many myths, misinformation, and
misconceptions abound about traditional
barns, among them that it costs too much
to maintain them, that they have no value
when no longer used for livestock, and
even that they look charming encased in
vines,” said Arnett, author of the book,
American Barns.
“These assumptions kill barns that in
fact, are examples of extraordinary archi-
tecture made from virgin timber, have the
capacity to stand and serve for another
hundred years, and when destroyed can
never be replaced with anything remotely
comparable,” she said. “The Barn Believers
Fund intends to match facts with recep-
tive minds to create healthy attitudes and
heightened awareness of what is and what
can be. It gives people who care about
heritage barns, a chance to take positive
action by giving support.”
Charitable donations can be sent to the
Barn Believers Community Project Fund at
the Battle Creek Community Foundation,
32 W. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1, Battle
Creek, Michigan, 49017. Gifts may also be
made at www.bccfoundation.org/giving/
Barn-Believers.
“Our goal is to grow the Barn Believers
Fund well enough and quickly enough that
grantmaking can begin in 2018. Barns need
us to be their advocates and time is of the
essence,” emphasized Jones. “They are not
artifacts or icons of a bygone era. They are
valuable structures with both an important
past and an economically important future.”
Richard Lynch, lead vocalist for the
Richard Lynch Band, is himself, a farmer,
barn owner, barn builder, and barn believer.
He is a 2015 inductee to the Independent
Country Music Hall of Fame and has some
two dozen awards and award nominations
to his credit. In addition, he holds the Hu-
manitarian Award from his peers in country
music for his work to assist veterans
through his own Love Tattoo Foundation.
“I had a man come up to me after a per-
formance of ‘Worth Saving’ and tell me that
after hearing the song, he had decided not
to tear his barn down, but to save it. That
matters,” Lynch said.
Tickets can be purchased using credit
card or paypal at www.richardlynchband.
com using the “Upcoming Special Events”
link. Cash-only ticket sales are available at
locations being posted at www.barnlady1.
com. Unless sold out in advance, tickets
will also be available at the door. They are
$20 each or two for $30.
Early sponsors include the Battle Creek
Community Foundation; Sherriff-Goslin
Roofing Company; Heritage Chevrolet;
The Petersen/Hutson/Smith Financial
Team of Hilliard Lyons; Bill Simonds of The
Simonds Team of Hilliard Lyons; Bachman
Hebble Funeral Service, Inc.; WBCKfm and
TownSquare Media; and Peaceful Valley
Farm, all of Battle Creek and the Kansas
Barn Alliance. McCamly Plaza Hotel, 50
Capital Ave. SW, Battle Creek, across from
Kellogg’s World Headquarters, is provid-
ing accommodations for the Band and
discounted rooms for concert-goers.
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MSU Agriculture Innovation Day

Focus on Forages and the Future
August 24, 2017 • Lake City Research Center, Lake City, Michigan
www.msue.msu.edu/msuaginnovationday

Sponsored by:
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Sponsors Contributors
MSU Extension Michigan Farm Bureau AIS Equipment
MSU AgBioResearch Michigan Forage Council Baders and Son’s Co.
Michigan Milk Producers Associations Dawn’s Fresh Catering
United Dairy Industry of Michigan Ellen’s Equipment
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MSU Agriculture Innovation Day

Focus on Forages and the Future
August 24, 2017 • Lake City Research Center • Lake City, MI
www.msue.msu.edu/msuaginnovationday

Schedule
Michigan State University (MSU) will host MSU Agriculture
Innovation Day: Focus on Forages and the Future on Aug. 24 at the
Lake City Research Center, Lake City, Michigan.
12:30 p.m. Check-in/Registration
In 2017, dairy and beef producers will join us at the Lake City
Research Center in Lake City, Michigan, where experts from 1:00 p.m. Welcome and View Educational Displays
throughout the country will give a cutting-edge, in-depth look 1:00-4:30 p.m. Educational Sessions: 1:15 p.m., 1:55 p.m.,
at forages and the future to help dairy and beef producers meet 2:35 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 3:55 p.m.
growing environmental, production and sustainability demands.
4:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner with Formal Program and View
The free event, which runs from 12:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., comprises nine Educational Displays
field-based sessions focused on specific issues. Dinner, featuring
guest speaker MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, will be served at 6:45-9:00 p.m. Educational Sessions: 6:45 p.m., 7:25 p.m.
4:30 p.m. Serving Session Times: 8:05 p.m., 8:40 p.m.

RUP and CCA credits available. See website for details.

Presentations
Afternoon Sessions 1 2 3 4 5
Evening Sessions

1 2 3 4 5
Making the Most of Reduced-lignin Alfalfa in Your
Operation. 7 a look8underneath
6 Take
Baleage Made Tight, Made Right.
9 the10plastic 11
wrap and see what is happening to
Learn about the latest in reduced-lignin alfalfa genetics and results the forage from a feed analysis and fermentation perspective. Explore

6 7 8 9 10 11
from a multiyear MSU study. Explore the differences in yield, quality and
1
harvest timing, and what fits best for your operation and forage quality needs.
2 3 4 5
proper moisture ranges, wrapping methods and techniques for ensuring a
quality product so producers can improve their dairy and beef production.

3 from4Brian Luck,
Precision is the Division in Silage.
1 2 Hear 5 University of Wisconsin Extension specialist 6 7 Creating
8 9
Profitable Beef Operations by Managing Land,
10 11
Livestock and People.
in biosystems engineering, as he shares the latest on a mobile app Burke Teichert, past manager of the Deseret Land and Cattle

6 7 8 9 10 11
designed to help producers and custom harvesters view images of processed Company, a current beef ranch consultant and featured columnist for Beef
1
kernels, particle size and kernel distribution. He will explain how combining
this with moisture and starch value data allows producers to use the right
2 3 4 5
Today magazine, will speak on the critical factors of blending land, cattle and
people to be successful in today’s beef farming environment.
equipment adjustments to make the best silage possible.

6 7 8 The9MSU 10
Grass-finished Beef – Research and Experience.
11
4 5your crop rotation to include cover crops can increase feed
2 3 Extending
Expand Your Land Use with Double-cropping. Lake City Research Center has conducted leading research
on grass-finished beef production. See the results from the five-year
harvested per acre and extend the land base for manure application. grass-finished beef study completed at Lake City and hear from John Nelson

7 8 9 10 11
Learn how double-cropping can provide an extra forage crop for heifers, open
1 2 3 4 5
windows of opportunity for manure application, trap manure nutrients and
of Midland about his experiences in switching from cash crop to grass-
finished beef and how this research has helped his bottom line and increased
remove more phosphorus from the system to virtually expand your land base. markets for his products.

7 how8 9 IsProvides
2 3 4 Do5you have a Fitbit fitness tracker? Do your cows?6Come learn
Precision Dairy Cattle Monitoring. Your Land Regenerating? The Land-to-Market Program
10 11
the Answer.
researchers and producers are using wearable technologies similar to The Savory Institute’s Land-to-Market program, with partners such

7 8 9 10 11
Fitbit to monitor behavior, health and reproduction for each cow in their herd
24/7. Experts will discuss each technology and how or if it fits with various
management styles, and when or if it makes economic sense.
4 5 Finding the Right Mix for Soil Health.
Healthy soils are an essential for food and feed production. What we
grow can improve our soils and ultimately our bottom line. Experts
as Michigan State University, is working to provide beef, sheep and dairy
producers a process to verify that the land they are raising their livestock
on is improving in well-defined quality indicators. This regeneration effort
creates an opportunity for certified farms to reach new consumers who
are concerned about how their food is produced. Learn the basics of the
program, timelines for implementation and opportunities for participation.

8 9 10 11 will look at how forage crop selection, crop rotations, cover crops and manure
can affect the productivity of the soil and improve soil health. MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer.
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2017 COUNTY ANNUAL MEETINGS

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meetings are listed here through Sept. 30. 9/15/2017 6:30 p.m. – Dinner
Allegan 5:30 p.m. – Social Hour Montrose Orchards
8/29/2017 6:30 p.m. – Dinner 12473 Seymour Rd, Montrose, MI
6:30 p.m. – Social Castle Creek Golf Club FREE with RSVP

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7 p.m. – Dinner 5191 Lum Rd, Attica, MI Bylaw changes
The Trestle Stop Lenawee Monroe
3366 M-40, Hamilton, MI 9/16/2017

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Eaton 10 a.m. – Meeting 242 Toledo St, Dundee, MI
9/6/2017 6518 Sand Creek Hwy, Sand Creek, MI $12/person
5:30 p.m. – Policy discussion (tentative) RSVP by 9/8/2017 Bylaw changes, policy resolutions, election
6:30 p.m. – Meal St Clair of directors, report of program activities,
The Country Mill 9/16/2017 – 4 p.m. financial reports.
4648 Otto Rd, Charlotte, MI 48813 Dorsey House Ottawa
Midland 6008 Beard Rd, North Street, MI 9/21/2017
9/6/2017 Presentation on Farm Safety—one for 6 p.m. – Dinner
6 p.m. – Reception adults and one for youth. 7 p.m. – Annual Meeting
6:30 p.m. – Dinner Otsego Second Christian Reformed Church
Midland County Fairgrounds 9/17/2017 – 2 p.m. 6950 Lake Michigan Dr, Allendale, MI
6905 Eastman Ave, Midland, MI BJ’s Restaurant RSVP is required by 9/15/17 to 616-895-
990 N Center, Gaylord, MI 5846 or jaustin@ctyfb.com
Saginaw
9/8/2017 – 5:30 p.m. Guest Speaker Brian Matchette to speak Charlevoix
Twin Bridges Golf Course on technology, drones and agriculture 9/23/2017 – 6 p.m.
3260 S Fenmore Rd, Merrill, MI Branch Boyne City Schools Hospitality Room
Bylaw changes 9/18/2017 – 6 p.m. 321 S Park St, Boyne City, MI
Macomb Dearth Center Cheboygan
9/11/2017 – 6 p.m. 262 S Sprague St, Coldwater, MI 9/23/2017 – 5:30 p.m.
Manciani’s Banquet Center Regular members – FREE Golden River Orchard
69227 N. Main St, Richmond, MI Non-members – $10 2250 White Cedar Rd, Cheboygan, MI
Policy resolutions, election of directors, Clare Pig roast at the Orchard.
financial reports, committee reports, by- 9/18/2017 – 6:30 p.m. Huron Shores
law changes Jim Ogg’s Farm 9/25/2017
Gladwin 5914 S Eberhart Rd, Clare, MI 6 p.m. – Reception
9/12/2017 – 6 p.m. Washtenaw 6:30 p.m. – Dinner
The Merry Hearted Cidery 9/18/2017 Wilson Township Hall
5740 W M 61, Gladwin, MI 6:30 p.m. – Resolutions 3746 King Settlement Rd, Alpena, MI
7 p.m. – Dinner FREE; please bring a dish to pass
Kent
9/12/2017 – 6:30 p.m. Sharon United Methodist Church Osceola
Perrin Brewing 19980 Pleasant Lake Rd 9/25/2017 – 6:30 p.m.
5910 Comstock Park Dr, Comstock, MI Manchester, MI Evart Free Methodist Church
Arenac 6151 95th Ave, Evart, MI
Shiawassee $10
9/12/2017 9/19/2017 – 6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m. – Social Modern Craft Winery Copper Country
7 p.m. – Dinner 211 E Huron Rd, Au Gres, MI 9/26/2017
D’Mar Banquet & Conference Center Calhoun 6 p.m. – Registration
1488 N. M-52, Owosso, MI 9/19/2017 6:30 p.m. – Meal
FREE with RSVP received by 9/5/17; 6 p.m. – Reception Waterfront Restaurant
$10/person for RSVPs received after 6:30 p.m. – Dinner 99 Navy St, Hancock, MI
9/5/17 7 p.m. – Meeting Antrim
Ingham Marshall United Methodist Church 9/28/2017
9/13/2017 14711 Old US 27 N, Marshall, MI 5 p.m. – Policy Development
5:30 p.m. – Policy Development $5 cost of dinner and collection will be 6 p.m. – Start
6:30 p.m. – Dinner followed by Program taken up for Food Bank Royal Farms
Ingham County Fairgrounds Community RSVP by 9/12/17 to the county office 10445 N US 31, Ellsworth, MI
Building - 700 E. Ash St, Mason, MI 269-781-2849 or pwest@ctyfb.com First Annual Chili Cook-off & Dessert
$5 entry donation to local food bank Cass competition
Policy resolutions, election of directors, re- 9/19/2017 – 6 p.m. Livingston
port of program activities, financial reports Cass County Fairgrounds 9/30/2017 – 2 p.m.
and annual dessert contest Gregarek Building Esch Farm
Oakland Mac-Luce Schoolcraft 9221 Van Buren Rd, Fowlerville, MI
9/13/2017 9/19/2017 Free with donation
5:30 p.m. – Reception 5:30 p.m. – Registration Family Fun at the Farm, bring the family to
7 p.m. – Dinner 6 p.m. – Dinner enjoy an afternoon at the farm. A picnic
Red Riding Hood Stables Garfield Township Hall and family friendly activities are planned
14031 N. Holly Rd, Holly, MI N6760 M-117, Engadine, MI as well as policy discussion on the current
FREE. MUST RSVP by 9/1/2017 issues facing agriculture.
Wayne
Possible bylaw changes, awards/recogni-
9/20/2017 – 6 p.m.
tions, election of directors, confirmation
Wayne County Fair Grounds
of policy resolutions, program activities,
10871 Quirk Rd, Belleville, MI 48111
financial reports
FREE
Clinton Bylaw changes
9/14/2017
5:30 p.m. – Policy Meeting
District 9 Agricultural Summit EVERYONE’S
Benzie-Manistee, NW Michigan,
6 p.m. – Refreshments
6:30 p.m. – Dinner and Meeting
AgroLiquid
Missaukee and Wexford County
Farm Bureaus
voice IS heard
Components under the Pioneer Premium Seed Treatment offering
1130 S DeWitt Rd, St. Johns, MI
9/21/2017 – 6 p.m.
Cherry Grove Event Center
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or by an independent sales representative of Pioneer. Not all
sales representatives offer treatment services, and costs and
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for details. Seed treatment offering is exclusive to DuPont Pioneer
9/14/2017
6 p.m. Dinner, Meeting to follow
This unique event will feature the
annual meetings for each of the
County Annual
New Hope United Methodist Church County Farm Bureaus, district
and its affiliates.
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commercially on Pioneer® brand soybeans in the United States for
the 2018 crop year. See your local Pioneer sales representative
4516 US31, Levering, MI
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wide policy development, kids
activities and an opportunity
Meeting!
for details.
PIONEER® brand products are provided subject to the terms 9/14/2017 – 6:30 p.m. for farmers to interact with their
and conditions of purchase which are part of the labeling and
Farm View Resort peers from our diverse agricul-
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our customers and the community for your support.

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A three-day tour into agriculture’s diversity

LAURA LUNCEFORD
MFB
Michigan FFA state officers were treated
to three days of business and industry
tours in Michigan’s Thumb and Saginaw
Valley region thanks to event co-sponsors
Michigan Farm Bureau, The Michigan
Foundation for Agriculture, and the Michi-
gan Potato Industry Commission.
Organized in coordination with the
Michigan FFA Foundation, the 2017 tours,
held July 24-26, aimed to help the young
leaders better understand Michigan’s agri-
cultural diversity and the opportunities and
challenges that employers face.
“The Business and Industry Tour allowed
my teammates and me to gain an in-depth
look at the diversity Michigan agriculture has
to offer,” said Micah Cuevas, Region V State
Vice President. “We are excited to incorpo-
rate all that we’ve learned from the tours as
we continue to advocate for agriculture and
teach students about the endless opportuni-
ties that are available to them through the
industry. During the tours, I gained an even
deeper appreciation for the ag community.”
“We recognize that to achieve our mission
of an economically viable potato industry in
Michigan, we need to expand talent devel-
opment and collaboration within the potato
and agricultural industry,” said Mike Wenkel,
Executive Director of the Michigan Potato
Industry Commission. “We believe that
by providing first-hand experiences to the
broadening diversity of agricultural careers
for the state officers, we can expose the
thousands of high school students they will
interact with to unknown opportunities.”
Michigan Farm Bureau President Carl
Bednarski agreed.
“It was great to have this group of young
ag leaders take time out of their busy
schedules to tour the Thumb area,” he said.
“These individuals are already demonstrating
initiative by furthering their knowledge of the
agricultural diversity in our state and taking a
look at the bigger picture of agriculture. They
are a prime example of the opportunities to
help lead the ag industry in the future.”
The group visited about a dozen
enterprises in the Thumb and surround-
ing area. The itinerary included stops at:
MSU’s Saginaw Valley Research and Ex- Among the many opportunities to dive
tension Center; Everbest Organics; Ike’s deeply into the diversity of Michigan
Welding and Manufacturing; Michigan agriculture was at the Bay Port Fish
Sugar; Cooperative Elevator; Bay Port Company. | Laura Lunceford, MFB
Fish Company; Valley Enterprises; Roto
Z Farms; Bavarian Inn; Star of the West
Milling; Bednarski Farms; Walter Farms;
and Poet Energy.

Disaster
CONTINUED from page 1
than they could bear alone,” he said.
“Today’s decision to grant federal
assistance from FEMA will go a long
way toward helping communities
and families rebuild.”
The effort is also applauded by
Michigan Farm Bureau national lob-
byist John Kran.
“We welcome the support of our
Congressional delegation for our
farmers who were affected by the
flooding, and hope the President
will agree that federal assistance is
necessary and grant relief for them,”
he said.
State cancels training refused [to] exclude prayer and religion
as part of their training for low-income
terminating its contract.
The state program trained 35 partici-
contract due to prayers women on how to grow nutritious foods.” pants over a 12-month period on matters
The contract was to provide services un- such as soil biology, planting, pruning fruit
TOM GANTERT
MACKINAC CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
der a state social welfare and public health trees, growing mushrooms and how to sell
program called Wisewoman. at a farmer’s market.
A family of Lake City farmers lost its
Robert Gothard, owner of the farm “We talked every aspect of growing,”
$20,000 state contract to teach low-
roughly 50 miles southeast of Traverse City, Gothard said.
income women how to grow and prepare
said the family had contracted with the Gothard said he contacted the state at-
food when officials terminated it because
state for three years and no one com- torney general and was told to get a lawyer.
the curriculum mentioned God and in-
plained to him about the prayers. Gothard The family said it sent a letter to Gov.
structors said prayers.
said state officials showed up for the an- Rick Snyder about the contract being
The farmers say the state still owes them
nual conference in 2016 and witnessed the terminated and four days later, the farm
more than $6,000 after the contract was
family start the program with a prayer. was visited by a United States Department
terminated in May 2016. The farm is named
That’s when he was told that the con- of Agriculture inspector who threatened to
3rdDayFarm, which alludes to a statement
tract wouldn’t be renewed if the instructors shut it down for violations.
in the biblical book of Genesis, which says
kept praying as part of the event and did The family said it had to write that USDA
that on the third day of creation, God popu-
not remove references to God from the cur- inspector a check for $150 “on the spot” to
lated the Earth with fruit and seed.
riculum. Gothard said the curriculum was a get the license to store meat for more than
Jennifer Eisner, spokeswoman for the
training manual the farm shared but never 24 hours. The USDA inspector also asked
Michigan Department of Health and Hu-
printed. When the family refused to abide for all passwords to personal email and
man Services, confirmed the state ended
by the no-religion clause, it received a letter social media accounts.
the contract in 2016 ”because the farm

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BRADY BROWN | SANILAC COUNTY
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Brady Brown is a Stine seed dealer who grows

In the 2017 Field Focus, we’ve once again tapped into Michigan Farm
Bureau’s ProFile class. The Professional Institute for Leadership
Education is a 15-month program that develops personal potential
into strong leadership and advocacy. This year, only Judy Bishop and
Jeff Russcher are not ProFile participants, although Russcher’s wife
Lisa is in the program.
JEFF & LISA RUSSCHER | ALLEGAN & OTTAWA COUNTIES
Along with their family, Jeff and Lisa Russcher
workson a third-generation farrow-to-finish hog farm
in Allegan & Ottawa counties. In addition to the hogs,
Jeff and wife Lisa also raise corn and soybeans for
use in their farm operation.
The recent rains in our area have been a great
blessing. Most fields have received enough
moisture for the time being, but there are a few
areas could use a bit more. Corn has pollinated
and is looking good and right on track for the
growing season. The soybeans are flowering and starting to put pods on. Enjoying
the more moderate weather this August and what it has done for the crops this year.
MARK ZACHARDA | SHIAWASSEE COUNTY
Mark Zacharda, his father, Mark A., and mother Kathy Zacharda
grow corn, wheat and soybeans, and produce hay and straw
from their family farm in Shiawassee County. Mark and wife
Stephanie have two daughters: Edie, 6, and Maisie, 4.
In the heart of MI region we have been teetering on
drought conditions. There were areas in early August
where the crops, especially the corn, were showing
signs of stress. Seemed like every storm blew around
us! Luckily we have received some rain in the past
few days, but we could use more considering the
importance of this month as it relates to corn and
soybean yields! The wheat harvest was around
average this year—surprisingly, the market price
spiked around harvest and has since dropped. Now,
we enter the portion of the summer where we wait for 3rd cutting hay and
occupy the little spare time we have to go fishing or visit the county fair.
JUDY BISHOP | CHIPPEWA COUNTY
Judy Bishop, along with her brother J.D. Bishop, his
family, and their parents Dave and Jane Bishop, raise
timothy hay, oats and specialty grasses for silage
on 1200 acres in Chippewa County. She works on
Mackinac Island as a barn manager for Mackinac
Island Carriage Tours.
We are finally well into haying and still dodging
raindrops. It’s never been this wet this time of
the year before. We have about 400 acres left
to cut. The crop is good and plenty though, once we can get there. The
calves are mostly all on the ground and are doing well. Lambing season was
wrapped up and everything is out to pasture. Selling freezer lamb, beef and
pork has kept my sister in law, JD’s wife, very busy this summer as she travels
to farmers markets and locals sales. The summer season on Mackinac is
wrapping up. The college kids will be heading back to school. Labor Day will
bring on the fall season here, which is a lot less congested. The horses will
head for their winter home, with the Tuesday after Labor Day being traditionally
a huge shipping day for us. We will ship approximately 50 or more horses that
day, then gradually more through September and October.
corn, soybeans, sugar beets alfalfa and milks
cows in Sanilac County with his wife Kellie,
daughter Bailie and son Aaron.
The dry beans area vining out now, and
are a lot better than we thought they’d
be in June when we had all the rain.
Soybeans look really good, too, setting
pods and seeing few pest pressures.
We had an airplane spray fungicide on
corn recently. It’s all tasseled out and making ears. We’ll be chopping
in a month. We’re spraying sugar beets for leaf spot for the fourth time
Alfalfa’s second-cutting came back a lot better than we thought it would,
and looks as good as second-cutting. We’ll be on that soon. Cattle are
doing well. They like the mornings in the low 50s.
NATALIE PENNINGTON | MECOSTA COUNTY
Natalie Pennington and husband Thomas
Pennington farm in Mecosta County, growing for
a farm market (fruit and vegetables), along with
sheep, pigs, cattle, petting farm, a greenhouse,
bakery and a farm-to-table kitchen. They welcomed
the arrival of their first child, Felicity, this year.
Nature’s cooking timer suddenly went off
and triggered a cold front that tickled our
ground with chilly rain. This pleasant relief
from the smothering hot dampness is a
sobering reminder that the frost’s deadly
breath could be just a month away. With the fields in full swing, we
ought not waste our thoughts on what could be. We’ve collected a small
sample of ripe pumpkins to display at our market. In only a few weeks
we’ll wave our hands and convert our fresh produce market into an
autumn family wonderland. In reality, all the hands in the air are not
magically transforming the yard, but instead are signaling they are open
and ready to catch another orange globe in the systematic placement
of size. All is well.
BRADLEY JERICHOW | EMMET COUNTY
Bradley Jerichow runs a malting barley and
beekeeping operation in Emmet County.
I bought a fanning mill I found in an old
guy’s barn in Copemish. It’s a machine
from 1896. With that, I hope to salvage
some barley for beer markets. Barley
isn’t doing as well as I’d hoped, because
I didn’t get it sprayed for weeds. Barley
harvest should begin about mid-August,
but in early August, it was just starting
to dry down. Sweet corn also is behind a little, but doing good. I got it
fertilized on time, and we’ve had timely rains. Bees are doing fantastic
in the four acres of buckwheat where I moved them. Deer love the
buckwheat too. They can stay there all day, hopefully, and stay out of the
sweet corn. I won’t harvest that buckwheat. It’s there for the honey crop.

NICK OOMEN | OCEANA COUNTY

Nick Oomen, with his father Ken, Uncle Ralph and cousin Tyler, farms 1800
acres in Oceana County, specializing in asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower,
zucchini, carrots, corn, wheat, rye, tart cherries and summer squash.
We’re in the middle of processing zucchini harvest, and that will
go into September. Green and snap beans are about done. Sweet
corn in the area is starting strong, but we don’t have any of that.
We’re also busy spraying fungicides. Carrots and asparagus need
to have a cover about every 15 days, depending on the weather.
Insect pressure is under control for now, and the fungicides are
the important activity. We’re not seeing powdery mildew or downy
mildew in the processed zucchini, but there is some coming on the pumpkins, so we’ll put a cover
on that. Carrots are being sprayed for phytophthora and leaf blight. We also have to fence the
carrots to keep deer damage under control. We had a nice shower in early August, but now we’re
ready to get back on an irrigation schedule.
22 Michigan Farm News | August 15, 2017 www.michiganfarmnews.com

SALE OF CHAMPIONS GROSSES

MORE THAN $220,000
PAUL W. JACKSON
FARM NEWS MEDIA
Grocery chain Meijer was again the top
buyer at the Michigan Livestock Expo
(MLE) Auction of Champions, buying four
animals, including the Grand Champion, for
a total of $51,500.
This year’s grand champion Market Beef
was the top seller. Shown by Justin Rug-
gles of Kingston, the animal was bought by
Meijer for $26,000.
The second-highest price paid was
$11,000 for Blissfield’s Spencer Fisher’s
showcase market beef. Two other animals
were auctioned for $10,000.
“We’re very grateful for Meijer and all
the other buyers,” said Kelsey Maye, sales
manager for the MLE. “Every year, Meijer
shows up and continues to support the
event as much as they can. It’s also played
a big part in recruiting buyers, and Dave
Neitzel (the buyer for Meijer) is there every
year, and also is on the MLE board.”
While the $220,400 figure is not a sales
record, “it’s still a pretty great sale,” Maye
said. “We raised $79,200, $8,000 more
than in 2016, for the youth scholarship
fund, so we’re real pleased about that.”
As the MLE continues to grow, it will
reach a milestone in 2018.
“We’re very excited for next year’s 10th
anniversary,” Maye said. “We all think it’s a
pretty big deal, and mark my words, next
year will be big.” 1

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1. Grand Champion Market Beef, shown by Justin Ruggles of Kingston, was sold
for $26,000 to Meijer. 2. Alissa Boersen of Zeeland showed in the Showcase Market
Beef category, placing third. The animal sold for $7,600. 3. Morgan Kennedy of
Perry appeared in the sale in the Showcase Market Hog category, placing third.
Her animal sold for $8,000. 4. Jena Bradley of Cassopolis sold her seventh-place
Showcase Market Lamb for $4,100. | Paul W. Jackson, Farm News Media

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Pork industry gears up for processing plant opening
EMILY SCHMITT
MPPA
Pork industry members, local citizens
and government officials came to cel-
ebrate the opening of the Clemens Food
Group fresh pork processing plant with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house
July 29 in Coldwater, MI.
During the ceremony, Governor Rick
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Snyder welcomed Clemens Food Group
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Doug Clemens, CEO of the Clemens
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The processing facility is expected to
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Approximately 80 percent of those hogs will
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partners in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
Bob Dykhuis, Michigan Pork Producers
Association (MPPA) Board President, is
excited for the potential growth a plant like
this creates for the industry in Michigan.
“To have a processor that can handle
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the pig industry,” he said. “This allows for
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healthy and expanding industry. For those
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Mary Kelpinski, MPPA Chief Executive
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Michigan.
“This is an exciting time in the pork
industry,” she said. “As we continue to
see expansion and growth in production
the Calhoun County Fairgrounds in Marshall.
The three-day event will feature an
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cow milking contest, an auction, a flea
market and craft show (space still available
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On Thursday, Aug. 31 at 2 p.m. at the
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numbers, this packing plant could not
have come at a better time.”
Kelpinski also said the processing plant
would likely not be here without the help
of the forward-thinking producers.
“Thank you to the producers who pur-
sued a plant to come to Michigan,” she
said. “Thank you for all your hard work
during the feasibility study and through-
out the process of working with Clemens
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Pratley credits Michigan Farmers’ Hall
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County, and his family for all the hard work
they did 35 years ago, beginning with the
first event in 1982. That solid foundation is
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Food Group to bring this plant here.”
Michigan producers raise more than
two million hogs annually with a market
value exceeding $330 million dollars.
MPPA is an East Lansing-based com-
modity organization that administers pro-
ducer-funded pork promotion, consumer
information, and research programs, and
monitors public policy activities affecting
Michigan’s 2,000 pork producers.
honored. Eventually, we hope to have our
own building where the information is ac-
cessible year ‘round to help promote the
importance of Michigan farmers and all
they do for communities and our state’s
economy,” said Pratley.
Camping during Farm Days, a long-
standing tradition surrounding the event, is
available and encouraged at the Calhoun
County Fairgrounds. Pratley said it’s a great
way to get to know other families who have
an interest or stake in Michigan agriculture.
Contact the fair office (269)781-8161 or
ccaisoffice@gmail.com for details.
Come help celebrate Michigan’s agri-
cultural heritage. Admission to Farm Days
is $5 per person. Additional information
about Farm Days may be obtained on
Facebook at Michigan Farmers Hall of
Fame or through contacting Harry Pratley
at (269) 209-2603.
24 Michigan Farm News | August 15, 2017 www.michiganfarmnews.com

2017 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Wheat Performance Trials LEE SILER, MATTHEW GRAHAM, AMBER HOFFSTETTER ANDREW WIERSMA, LINDA BROWN,
KYLE MCCARTHY, JEFF KOVACH, JONATHAN TURKUS, TARA WATKINS, ERIC OLSON

Where wheat followed soybeans, planting powdery mildew, septoria and tan spot. formers in each of the five trial locations in treated, but the chemicals and rates used
was delayed in many parts of the state due Stripe rust was less widespread compared 2014 through 2017. Selection and planting varied according to the preferences of the
to green stems not drying out in soybeans. to 2016, although there were some fields of two or more varieties is recommended. originating organization.
Weather conditions in the fall made it sprayed for control. As an example, planting varieties that differ Seeding rates per linear foot of row were
tough to get wheat planted early. Overall, Fusarium head blight infections were very in flowering date can allow for staggering standardized to the rate that would equate
wheat survived the winter very well with only low to non-existent in commercial fields. of management applications, specifically, with a stand of 2.0 million seeds per acre in
small pockets of winter injury. Wet condi- Ratings for FHB severity, incidence and fungicides to control Fusarium head blight. a solid stand planted in 7.5” rows.
tions in March and April created waterlog- index in a nursery inoculated with FHB and When selecting varieties, look at disease Fall fertilizer application varied with coop-
ging in many counties. Unseasonably warm a misting system is used to create ideal resistance as well as yield potential. erator practice.
temperatures early in the spring helped infection conditions to allow for comparison Disclaimer: MSU makes no endorse- Spring nitrogen was applied as urea (90
wheat to break dormancy and advance in between varieties. Infection levels in this ment of any wheat variety or brand. lbs/acre actual N) at green-up and Affinity
growth rapidly with growth stages being trial will always be higher than what farmers BroadSpec was used for weed control at
Experimental all sites.
reached about 2 weeks early. However, cool see in the field.
weather in the latter half of April and May The 2017 State Wheat Performance Trial All sites were coordinated under high
Choosing Varieties entries were planted at seven sites in seveb management with the exception of an
slowed development back to normal rates.
Periodic rain showers extended the 2017 Variety selection is best made using at counties: Allegan, Clinton, Huron, Ingham, additional conventionally managed trial at
harvest to as long as three weeks. Test least three years of data. Varieties selected Lenawee, Sanilac, and Tuscola. The Clinton Tuscola county. Under high management,
weights were variable, with reports between using data across all locations will likely County site was abandoned due to exces- an additional 30 pounds of nitrogen was
55 and 61. DON levels were very low. perform well under a wide range of condi- sive water damage. Appendix A (below) applied using streamer bars and 28 percent
Falling numbers were a big problem early tions. Although, performance of a given presents information on each of these sites. N. Quilt was applied at Feekes 8.5–9 to
in the harvest season, but, after the early variety will vary based on testing location. Each plot contained 6 rows with 7.5” control lower-canopy and early-season
planted wheat was harvested, became In selecting varieties for a specific loca- row spacing and was planted to a length diseases. Prosaro was applied to control
less of a problem overall. Some farmers tion, it is important to identify varieties that of 18 feet. Plots were trimmed to a length late-season fungal diseases. The timing of
reported falling numbers as low as 165. perform well near the location where the of 12 feet long in the spring for harvesting the Prosaro application coincided with the
There were several diseases present in variety will be grown. Table 4 provides purposes. Sites were designed as Alpha average flowering date of the trial location.
2017, including barley yellow dwarf virus, information on which varieties are top per- Lattice with three replications. All seed was All plots within a location were harvested
on a single day. Yield was calculated using
the entire area of the plot, including the
wheel tracks between plots leading to an
APPENDIX A. TRIAL SITE DESCRIPTIONS FOR 2017 underestimation of yield. For data reported
2017 Michigan State University WheatMSU WHEATTrials
Performance PERFORMANCE TRIALS
Appendix A. Trial Site Descriptions for 2017 MSU Wheat Performance Trials. on a 0–9 scale, 0 is the best possible score.
FUSARIUM HEAD
BLIGHT NURSERY
ALLEGAN
COUNTY
HURON
COUNTY
CLINTON COUNTY
CONV. MANAGED HIGH MANAGED
LENAWEE
COUNTY
SANILAC
COUNTY
TUSCOLA COUNTY
CONV. MANAGED HIGH MANAGED
Six of our experimental sites are on private
Michigan State Harvey Darwin Woods Seed JGDM farmland. We are extremely grateful to those
COOPERATOR
University Jipping Sneller
Tom Galecka
Farm Farms
Stuart Bierlein
growers for accommodating our work and
all of the associated inconveniences.
NEAREST CITY Lansing Hamilton Ownedale Elsie Deerfield Deckerville Reese Funding for the high-management trial
inputs was provided by the Michigan
PLANTING DATE Sept. 22, 2016 Oct. 14, 2016 Oct. 12, 2016 Oct. 20, 2016 Oct. 11, 2016 Sept. 24, 2016 Sept. 25, 2016 Wheat Program. Questions and com-
ments regarding the research reported
HARVEST DATE N/A July 17, 2017 July 18, 2017 N/A July 9, 2017 July 19, 2017 July 15, 2017 here should be directed to Eric Olson at
Capac loam, 0 to
eolson@msu.edu or (517) 353-0142. This
4 percent slopes
Kibbie fine sandy Avoca loamy
Parkhill loam, 0 to Tappan-Londo loams, 0 to 2 percent report and previous reports, may also be
loam, 0 to 3 sand, 0 to 2 Corunna sandy loam Colwood loam
accessed through the Web at http://www.
SOIL TYPE
& Colwood- 1 percent slopes slopes
percent slopes percent slopes
Brookston loams
150 lbs. MAP + 275# 13-5-25 +3.7 S + .45 Mg + 0.8
varietytrials.msu.edu/wheat.
100# DAP + 100# 275 lbs of 9-14-23
None 50 lbs. Potash + None Zn + 0.3 Mn + .24 B + 0.05 Cu + 0.02
Multi-Year Performance Summary
PRE-PLANT FERTILIZER
Potash + 3.6S
50 lbs. AMS Iron
Tables 1 through 8 summarize perfor-
Inoculated / mance of the trial. The full trial included
Additional 30 lbs. Additional 30 lbs. Additional 30 lbs. 90 lbs. Nitrogen Additional 30 lbs.
Misted Fusarium
Nitrogen And Nitrogen And Nitrogen And and No Nitrogen And
125 entries (64 of which were experimen-
Head Blight Abandoned due to water damage.
tal lines) from 13 organizations, includ-
COMMENTS
Fungicides Were Fungicides Were Fungicides Were Fungicides Were Fungicides Were
Screening
Nursery.
Applied. Applied. Applied. Applied. Applied. ing Michigan State University, and data
analyses were conducted using all of these
entries. For ease of viewing, two versions
of the report are available. The “commercial
AVERAGE YIELD
(BUSHELS / ACRE) N/A 87.2 79.6 N/A N/A 86.4 105.0 90.6 99.2

only” version (available online and in the

Michigan Farm News publication) includes
AVERAGE TEST WEIGHT
(LBS. / BUSHEL) N/A 55.1 57.5 N/A N/A 58.9 58.9 55.7 55.6

AVERAGE PERCENT
the data of 57 commercially available vari-
GRAIN MOISTURE AT
HARVEST
N/A 13.4 13.9 N/A N/A 13.5 13.4 13.6 14.0 eties from 12 organizations.
The “including experimentals” version
%INC.(4); %SEV. JDF (3); PLHT JDF (3); PLHT
2014 DATA RECORDED
(NUMBER OF REPS)
(4); INDEX (4)
JDF (3); PLHT (3)
(3); LODGE (3) (3); LODGE (3)
(online only) includes all commercial and
*DATA: FD - Flowering Date (Days Past Jan. 01), PL_HT - Plant Height in Inches, LODGE - Lodging Score (0-9), %INC - Percent Incidence of FHB, %SEV - Percent of Severity of FHB,
experimental lines.
*DATA: FD - Flowering
INDEX - Product
Date (Days
INDEX - Product
of the Incidence
** SCORING
Past Jan.
of the Incidence
INFORMATION:
01), PL_HT
X Severity
X Severity
Score /of100
/ 100 - Plant Height in Inches, LODGE - Lodging Score (0-9), %INC - Percent Incidence of FHB, %SEV - Percent of Severity of FHB,
0 = Best Rating - Score of 9 = Poor Rating
Attached to this narrative is a list of the
** SCORING INFORMATION: Score of 0 = Best Rating - Score of 9 = Poor Rating names and contact information for those
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organizations. Each row in these tables has than the LSD for that column, one should period. 2017 grain samples will be submitted growing season.
data for a single entry. The columns contain conclude that there is no evidence that for DON analysis and will be reported later. The data on Pre-Harvest Sprouting (PHS)
averages for a given trait and time period. those entries are different for that trait in the were generated experimentally. Spikes
FHB Resistance Traits
Data for all of the entries in this trial are not years and sites considered. from two trial replicates were harvested
presented here. However, the averages and Table 1 contains data for yield and test Severity: The average percent of infected at physiological maturity, after-ripened in
statistical parameters in this report are based weight. This data was acquired elec- spikelets in each head. the greenhouse for five days, periodically
on the entire set of evaluated materials. tronically on the plot combine at the time of Incidence: The percent of all spikes in a misted for three days to simulate rainfall,
Comparisons among entries are only harvest. Yield data is standardized to 13.5 plot showing infection. and placed at 100 percent humidity for
valid within a column. Tables 1, 2, 3, 7 and percent moisture. three days. Three spikes were rated for
8 are sorted first by entry grain color, and The 2017 yield data contains the multi- FHB index: The overall infection consider- visual sprouting. PHS is reported as extent
then in descending order by yield for 2017. site yield averages of only the high man- ing severity and incidence. of visual sprouting on a 0 to 9 scale with
In some instances (e.g. yield), data columns agement sites and does not include the DON: Levels of mycotoxin (ppm) present in 0 indicating no sprouting and 9 indicat-
to the right of the 2017 data columns are single site of conventionally managed yield grain. DON data is from the 2015 and prior ing extensive sprouting of all spikelets.
multi-year averages. Only data for entries data in Tuscola County. crop years. Table 3 contains data for powdery mildew,
included in all of the relevant years’ tests The conventionally managed single site Levels of DON Levels of DON mycotoxin leaf blotch, cephalosporium stripe, wheat
are found here. Not all entries have been data can be found on table 5 under the and severity are the most reliable traits to streak mosaic virus, barley yellow dwarf
tested in all years, so the tables have “Tuscola conventionally managed” columns. be used in selecting FHB-resistant varieties.
several blank cells. See the section titled Table 1 also contains grain color, chaff color, Table 2 contains data for visual sprout, Continued on page 26
‘Experimental’ for details on how the trials and degree of awnedness. For degree of lodging, flowering date, plant height and
were conducted and for more detail on awnedness, “Awnless” indicates no awns percent moisture at harvest.
what the data in each column represents. or awns only present at the tip of the spike, The flowering date indicates the aver-
At the bottom of most columns in the “Awnletted” (short awns on the spike), or age number of days past Jan. 1 that a
tables is the trial average (mean), LSD (least “Awned” (long awns on the entire spike). given entry reached the point where half
significant difference), and CV (coefficient of Table 1 also contains data on resistance of its heads were flowering. Plant height
variation) for data in that column. to Fusarium Head Blight (FHB, scab). 2015 is reported as the distance in inches from
LSD values vary among traits and data deoxynivalenol (DON, VOM) numbers are re- the ground to the tip of average heads in
sets (combinations of sites and years). ported in Table 1. Scab data were obtained a plot. Lodging is scored on 0–9 scale,
Differences between the means for two en- from heavy disease pressure in an inocu- where 0 represents all plants fully erect
tries that are greater than the LSD for that lated scab screening nursery. FHB-infected and 9 indicates the entire plot is lodged
column are very likely to reflect a genuine grain is spread to provide inoculum and completely on the ground.
difference between the two varieties. If the artificial misting provides disease-promoting Winter injury scores are from the 2014
difference between two means is smaller conditions throughout the entire flowering WHEAT WISDOM

TABLE 1 : MULTI-YEAR PERFORMANCE SUMMARY Who. A group of visionary

(Note: Tables sorted by 2017 High Management Yield,
2017 Michigan State University Wheat Performance Trials white wheat’s grouped before red)
(Commercially Available Only)
Table 1 : Multi-Year Performance Summary (Note: Tables sorted by 2017 High Management Yield, white wheat's grouped before red)
Multi-year data are the most informative.
MSU makes no endorsement of any variety or brand.
wheat farmers set their sights
Yield: Bushels/Acre
(Adjusted to 13.5% Moisture) Test Weight: lbs/Bushel Incidence (% of spikes)
FHB (Scab) : Field Observation
Severity (% within spikes) Index (% overall) DON (ppm) in grain
on a commodity check-off
Grain Chaff 2 YR
Multi-Year Averages
3 YR 4 YR
Multi-Year Averages
2 YR 3 YR 4 YR
Multi-Year Averages
2 YR 3 YR 4 YR
Multi-Year Averages
2 YR 3 YR 4 YR
Multi-Year Averages
2 YR 3 YR 4 YR
Multi-Year Averages
2 YR 3 YR 4 YR
to represent Michigan wheat
Name Color Awns Color 2017 2016-17 2015-17 2014-17 2017 2016-17 2015-17 2014-17 2017 2016-17 2015-17 2014-17 2017 2016-17 2015-17 2014-17 2017 2016-17 2015-17 2014-17 2015 2014-15 2013-15 2012-15 farmers. In Summer 2011, that
Jupiter White Awnletted Bronze 96.2 108.1 104.4 100.2 56.5 57.3 57.2 57.5 51.4 50.7 66.3 66.0 48.7 48.4 43.4 41.4 25.0 24.6 27.3 26.2 8.7 7.9 9.2 7.1 dream was realized when 54
Ambassador White Awnletted White 95.8 105.2 101.8 98.7 55.6 57.1 56.5 56.6 47.6 42.2 60.2 68.3 58.7 56.7 54.6 55.7 28.0 23.9 32.0 37.7 14.5 14.1 20.1 15.2 percent of wheat farmers who
Dyna-Gro 9362W White Awnless White 95.6 ----- ----- ----- 58.1 ----- ----- ----- 38.5 ----- ----- ----- 44.6 ----- ----- ----- 17.2 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- voted said ‘yes’ to creating
Dyna-Gro 9242W White Awnletted White 95.1 104.1 102.2 98.8 57.2 58.4 58.3 58.5 21.2 27.2 49.0 56.1 17.9 16.4 18.2 21.7 3.8 4.6 10.0 13.5 5.2 7.1 7.8 5.9
the Michigan Wheat Program
92.9 ----- ----- ----- 57.7 ----- ----- ----- 44.6 ----- ----- ----- 39.9 ----- ----- ----- 17.8 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Dyna-Gro 9611W White Awnletted White
(MWP).
E6012 White Awned White 92.8 102.3 98.8 95.2 56.8 58.1 57.7 57.9 46.4 48.2 60.9 66.3 31.1 33.9 36.0 36.4 14.4 17.2 23.1 25.1 9.8 9.4 8.2 6.2
AC Mountain White Awnletted White 91.0 102.0 98.5 96.6 56.1 57.1 56.8 57.4 64.9 53.3 67.6 72.0 69.1 57.0 54.3 52.7 44.9 31.7 36.9 37.5 8.9 11.0 12.9 9.8 That vote was reaffirmed when
MCIA Venus White Awned White 90.2 100.7 96.9 93.3 56.0 56.3 56.3 56.8 44.2 47.9 61.6 66.8 41.3 37.8 37.0 36.7 18.2 18.0 22.5 24.2 9.1 10.5 14.5 11.0 80 percent of growers voting
W 151 White Awnletted White 90.1 ----- ----- ----- 57.5 ----- ----- ----- 25.5 ----- ----- ----- 34.7 ----- ----- ----- 8.9 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- —representing 81 percent of
Skeet White Awnletted White 90.0 99.3 97.2 ----- 56.9 58.1 57.6 ----- 40.5 41.9 55.9 ----- 53.2 43.2 44.6 ----- 21.5 18.2 25.3 ----- 10.0 ----- ----- ----- production volume voting—
Aubrey White Awnletted White 87.3 99.6 97.4 94.0 58.1 59.0 59.2 59.4 40.5 36.9 50.9 55.0 36.5 38.6 34.5 34.8 14.8 14.7 16.8 18.6 11.1 9.7 11.9 8.9
re-authorized the wheat
82.8 ----- ----- ----- 57.3 ----- ----- ----- 29.2 ----- ----- ----- 40.2 ----- ----- ----- 11.8 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
check-off for five more years
SY 944 White Awned White

77.4 92.4 91.9 90.4 56.5 57.5 57.4 58.0 35.7 41.2 57.1 59.1 53.8 48.4 40.4 40.2 19.2 19.6 20.4 22.4 5.8 4.3 ----- -----
through August 2021.
Glacier White Awnletted White

DF 112 R Red Awned White 104.3 112.9 108.3 105.2 56.4 56.9 56.9 57.3 38.4 49.2 61.1 62.1 44.7 41.6 34.4 34.8 17.2 20.3 19.3 20.5 3.9 4.8 8.6 -----
SY 100 Red Awnletted White 101.9 113.4 ----- ----- 54.6 55.7 ----- ----- 18.4 27.5 ----- ----- 27.6 32.6 ----- ----- 5.1 10.2 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- The Michigan Wheat Program’s
RS 910 Red Awned White 100.0 107.6 103.2 ----- 57.8 58.8 58.6 ----- 24.5 33.1 51.7 ----- 31.1 34.0 29.9 ----- 7.6 11.4 14.0 ----- 8.3 ----- ----- ----- current board of directors
W 206 Red Awned White 99.5 107.7 105.0 102.7 57.8 58.8 58.8 59.3 32.4 36.2 50.0 54.3 44.7 39.0 33.0 30.3 14.4 13.9 14.6 15.3 8.1 5.9 7.6 ----- includes:
DF 105 R Red Awned White 99.0 111.2 105.0 102.0 55.9 56.9 56.9 57.4 39.7 39.9 59.1 63.7 59.4 46.9 37.9 35.9 23.6 18.7 19.0 20.1 6.7 5.9 8.6 6.5
Dyna-Gro 9552 Red Awned White 98.1 108.0 104.3 ----- 57.9 58.7 58.6 ----- 32.3 37.0 52.2 ----- 24.5 28.4 25.2 ----- 7.9 11.5 12.8 ----- 7.1 ----- ----- -----
L11610 Red Awnletted White 98.0 ----- ----- ----- 57.4 ----- ----- ----- 31.8 ----- ----- ----- 41.8 ----- ----- ----- 13.3 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- • David Milligan, Chairman,
W 204 Red Awned White 97.7 108.0 ----- ----- 56.9 58.1 ----- ----- 49.3 50.5 ----- ----- 59.5 48.5 ----- ----- 29.3 24.4 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Cass City*
97.2 107.9 102.8 100.8 57.0 57.5 56.8 57.1 40.7 39.5 52.2 55.4 33.7 36.5 34.3 31.9 13.7 14.4 17.2 16.8 7.5 5.9 9.6 7.2
• Dean Kantola, Vice Chairman,
DF 109 R Red Awnless White

DF 111 R Red Awned White 97.1 106.6 102.8 100.5 57.5 58.7 58.8 59.2 43.4 48.4 61.0 67.0 23.6 28.3 25.2 25.0 10.2 13.9 14.7 16.3 5.9 6.4 9.9 -----
L11621 Red Awned White 97.1 ----- ----- ----- 58.5 ----- ----- ----- 55.7 ----- ----- ----- 27.3 ----- ----- ----- 15.2 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Ravenna*
Dyna-Gro 9701 Red Awned White 96.8 ----- ----- ----- 57.4 ----- ----- ----- 20.3 ----- ----- ----- 37.3 ----- ----- ----- 7.6 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
• Frank Vyskocil, Treasurer,
AgriMAXX 413 Red White 96.0 107.8 104.2 101.1 55.9 56.8 57.4 57.7 52.8 44.7 58.6 60.8 24.0 27.5 25.3 23.2 12.7 12.1 14.1 13.4 5.4 5.5 9.9 7.4
New Lothrop
Awned

L11418 Red Awnletted White 96.0 108.6 ----- ----- 57.7 58.8 ----- ----- 34.0 40.4 ----- ----- 31.0 38.4 ----- ----- 10.6 15.9 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
AgriMAXX 464 Red Awned White 95.7 107.3 ----- ----- 55.9 57.1 ----- ----- 73.9 47.8 ----- ----- 36.4 33.7 ----- ----- 26.9 16.9 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- • Art Loeffler, Secretary, Star
StarBurst Red Awnless White 95.4 ----- ----- ----- 60.1 ----- ----- ----- 28.4 ----- ----- ----- 18.9 ----- ----- ----- 5.4 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- of the West, Frankenmuth*,
95.0 ----- ----- ----- 57.5 ----- ----- ----- 34.3 ----- ----- ----- 36.3 ----- ----- ----- 12.4 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
representing millers
Steyer Berwick Red Awnless White

SY 547 Red Awnletted White 94.8 ----- ----- ----- 57.8 ----- ----- ----- 65.5 ----- ----- ----- 41.3 ----- ----- ----- 27.0 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
L11538 Red Awned White 94.2 ----- ----- ----- 56.6 ----- ----- ----- 56.2 ----- ----- ----- 54.9 ----- ----- ----- 30.8 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- • Marc Hasenick, Springport
RS 972 Red Awnless White 94.2 105.3 101.9 100.4 56.7 57.2 57.2 57.4 58.4 48.3 58.5 62.0 50.2 46.0 39.0 38.7 29.3 22.8 21.9 23.9 3.9 4.5 8.7 6.6
MCIA Harpoon Red Awnless White 94.0 102.3 100.7 ----- 55.5 56.6 56.9 ----- 7.2 19.5 44.2 ----- 17.5 21.4 21.4 ----- 1.3 4.8 9.9 ----- 3.9 ----- ----- ----- • Jerry Heck, Monroe
Dyna-Gro 9772 Red Awned White 93.9 105.5 ----- ----- 55.9 57.3 ----- ----- 23.1 38.2 ----- ----- 29.7 29.2 ----- ----- 6.9 11.9 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- • Bill Hunt, Davison
Hilliard Red Awned White 93.8 104.3 100.4 ----- 57.0 58.0 58.2 ----- 29.1 42.0 54.7 ----- 29.7 34.7 32.5 ----- 8.6 15.3 17.7 ----- 5.5 ----- ----- -----
AgriMAXX 438 Red Awnletted White 93.6 107.6 103.8 101.8 57.0 58.0 57.7 57.9 42.3 42.8 59.4 64.5 51.4 44.1 39.0 39.2 21.7 18.9 21.7 24.0 6.1 6.9 7.6 ----- • Sally McConnachie,
Sunburst Red Awnless White 93.6 102.9 101.6 96.8 60.0 60.1 60.2 60.3 32.3 32.8 54.4 61.4 43.0 38.2 34.8 31.9 13.9 12.7 17.5 18.3 4.7 5.8 8.9 6.7 Deckerville; and
W 302 Red Awned White 93.4 ----- ----- ----- 56.1 ----- ----- ----- 29.6 ----- ----- ----- 44.8 ----- ----- ----- 13.2 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Dyna-Gro 9750 Red Awnless White 93.3 ----- ----- ----- 55.6 ----- ----- ----- 13.1 ----- ----- ----- 14.1 ----- ----- ----- 1.8 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- • Brent Wagner, Grawn
93.3 ----- ----- ----- 57.6 ----- ----- ----- 33.0 ----- ----- ----- 35.2 ----- ----- ----- 11.6 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
*Served on temporary wheat
W 305 Red Awnletted White

W 303 Red White 93.0 103.9 ----- ----- 57.2 58.1 ----- ----- 21.7 27.5 ----- ----- 30.2 32.9 ----- ----- 6.5 9.5 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
steering committee before
Awnless

AgriMAXX 444 Red Awned White 92.9 102.8 101.2 ----- 56.8 57.5 57.6 ----- 29.1 23.7 43.3 ----- 35.0 32.7 29.0 ----- 10.2 7.9 11.2 ----- 2.7 ----- ----- -----
Diener XW1701 Red Awnless White 92.9 ----- ----- ----- 57.4 ----- ----- ----- 36.8 ----- ----- ----- 49.9 ----- ----- ----- 18.4 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
2011 vote.
92.5 102.0 101.1 98.5 57.8 58.3 57.9 57.9 44.1 37.1 54.7 57.4 47.6 40.4 40.9 39.1 21.0 15.9 23.5 23.6 6.6 11.4 14.1 -----
For more information on the
MCIA Whale Red Awnless White

Steyer Morrin Red White 92.4 ----- ----- ----- 57.7 ----- ----- ----- 29.0 ----- ----- ----- 36.5 ----- ----- ----- 10.6 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
board visit miwheat.org and
Awnletted

MCIA Red Devil Red White 92.0 102.8 99.3 96.7 57.2 57.9 58.4 58.9 48.1 39.9 54.9 64.3 36.0 34.0 32.7 32.2 17.3 13.8 17.9 20.4 8.9 8.6 11.9 9.0
read their biographies under
Awned

Curly Red Awned White 91.5 ----- ----- ----- 58.1 ----- ----- ----- 55.6 ----- ----- ----- 61.9 ----- ----- ----- 34.4 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
W 304 Red Awned White 90.1 104.3 ----- ----- 56.5 57.5 ----- ----- 29.5 34.8 ----- ----- 27.2 24.0 ----- ----- 8.0 8.1 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
the about tab.
AgriMAXX 454 Red Awned White 89.2 100.2 ----- ----- 56.5 57.5 ----- ----- 37.2 37.7 ----- ----- 50.9 41.5 ----- ----- 18.9 15.8 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Dyna-Gro 9692 Red Awned White 89.1 102.7 100.4 ----- 56.4 57.4 57.8 ----- 34.7 31.5 48.9 ----- 58.2 43.7 33.5 ----- 20.2 14.1 13.1 ----- 3.8 ----- ----- -----
RS 902 Red Awned White 87.9 ----- ----- ----- 56.6 ----- ----- ----- 34.3 ----- ----- ----- 44.2 ----- ----- ----- 15.2 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Learn more at:

Diener XW1601 Red Awned White 87.1 ----- ----- ----- 57.8 ----- ----- ----- 24.0 ----- ----- ----- 47.0 ----- ----- ----- 11.3 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
HS 30.06 Red Awned White 86.9 100.3 ----- ----- 56.4 57.4 ----- ----- 37.2 37.7 ----- ----- 44.0 35.1 ----- ----- 16.4 13.1 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Hopewell Red Awnletted Bronze 86.3 96.7 94.4 92.4 57.9 58.4 58.0 58.4 55.1 51.7 64.5 66.5 61.2 52.8 48.3 46.7 33.7 27.8 30.1 30.5 8.3 7.4 11.1 8.5 www.miwheat.org
MCIA Red Dragon Red Awnless White 85.8 98.8 98.3 97.1 56.3 57.5 57.9 58.2 14.0 20.3 42.7 50.8 14.4 16.4 20.0 25.2 2.0 3.7 10.4 15.6 4.1 4.1 7.4 5.6 or call 1-888-943-2801 (WHEAT01)
MCIA 110201 Red Awnletted White 85.3 ----- ----- ----- 57.9 ----- ----- ----- 17.0 ----- ----- ----- 7.1 ----- ----- ----- 1.2 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
MEAN (2017 125 Entries) 91.6 104.3 101.2 98.5 57.1 57.8 57.8 58.1 37.9 39.5 55.6 61.9 40.0 38.0 35.0 35.9 16.0 15.8 19.1 22.1 6.6 7.5 10.6 8.3
LSD (0.05) 2.9 6.8 5.2 4.7 0.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 ----- 23.1 15.0 12.1 ----- 16.5 13.3 10.5 ----- 13.2 10.1 8.5 3.8 3.0 2.7 2.0
CV (%) 4.7 3.1 3.0 3.2 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.3 28.9 16.5 13.9 0.3 21.6 23.3 20.6 0.5 41.3 32.3 27.2 47.9 51.4 40.5 40.6
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virus, leaf rust, winter injury, stripe rust, and
percent black point (tip) on the grain.
Disease scores are recorded as “0 =
no visual symptoms of disease present”
and “9 = severe visual symptoms of the
disease”.
Powdery mildew scores are based on
observations of the entire plant, including
the flag leaf. The causal organism(s) of the
leaf blotching were not identified, but were
likely a combination of Septoria tritici and
Stagonospora nodorum.
Cephalosporium stripe is caused by
Cephalosporium gramineum and causes
distinct yellow stripes that may contain thin,
brown streaks on leaf blades, sheaths and
WHEAT WISDOM
stems. Cephalosporium scores are based vided where available. Each row in the table Percent protein in flour is adjusted at 14
on observations of the entire plant including represents a single entry in the test. percent moisture.
the flag leaf. It is recommended that multiple years Softness equivalent percent is the
Wheat streak mosaic virus and barley of data in each location be used in variety softness of the flour, with higher values
yellow dwarf virus were not observed in the selection decisions. Table 4 is sorted first indicating softer grained wheat. For cookie
2017 growing season and reported scores by organization and then by variety. diameter, a larger diameter is better. Whole
are from the 2014 and 2013 growing sea- grain protein (%) and whole grain hardness
High Management vs. Conventional
sons, respectively. Management Performance are being reported with 0-100, and higher
Stripe rust and leaf rust scores are based values indicating harder wheat.
Table 5 provides a comparison of variety
primarily on infection observations on the The quality lab test weight is not identi-
performance under intensive management
flag leaf. cal to the test weight at harvest due to
and conventional management practices.
Black point is reported on a percentage grain drying and grain cleaning prior to
Data on yield, test weight, grain moisture at
basis (percent of seeds with visible black quality laboratory test weight evaluation.
harvest and lodging are provided from con-
point). Black point is the discoloration of Solvent Retention Capacity (SRC) can be
ventional management and high manage-
the embryo (germ) end and surrounding conducted on flour using several different
ment trials at Tuscola County.
areas of the wheat kernel. The embryo tip solvents, and reflects different characteris-
The Conventional vs. High Management
shows a black to brown discoloration that tics of flour quality.
Differences portion of the table provides the
may extend into the crease of the kernel. Soft wheat flour for cookies typi-
difference between high management and
Visual observations consisted of 500 cally have a target of 95 percent or less
conventional management.
seed lots from one rep at each location when used by the US baking industry for
observed. The data presented is the aver- Milling and Baking Quality biscuits and crackers. Sodium carbonate
age percent of kernels discolored from the Tables 6 & 7 contain data for milling SRC increases as starch damage due to
2016 harvest season and earlier. and baking quality. Quality data are from milling increases.
the 2016 harvest season and prior. Data Normal values for good milling soft
Single Site Yield Performance
Summary were generated by the USDA Eastern Soft varieties are 68 percent or less. Lac-
Wheat Quality Laboratory in Wooster, Ohio tic acid measures gluten strength with
Table 4 contains 2017 yield (adjusted to
on grain harvested from the Michigan State “weak” soft varieties having values below
13.5 percent moisture), as well as multi-
Variety trial each year. 85 percent and strong gluten soft variet-
year means, for entries in each of the five
Flour yield is the ratio of the weight of ex- ies having values, typically, above 105
sites harvested for yield in 2017. Data on
tractable flour to the weight of milled grain, percent or 110 percent.
performance across multiple years is pro-
expressed as a percentage.

What. Michigan’s wheat

crop is the 8th largest in the TABLE 2 : MULTI-YEAR PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
U.S. About 8,000 farmers in (Note: Tables sorted by 2017 High Management Yield,
2017 Michigan State University Wheat Performance Trials white wheat’s grouped before red)
(Commercially Available Only)
Table 2 : Multi-Year Performance Summary (Note: Tables sorted by 2017 High Management Yield, white wheat's grouped before red)
Multi-year data are the most informative.
MSU makes no endorsement of any variety or brand.

50 counties plant 500,000 Visual Sprout

Lodging Score
(0-9) (0=none)
Flowering Date
(Days Past Jan. 1)
Plant Height
(Inches) Percent Grain Moisture at Harvest Stripe Rust Evaluation
acres of wheat annually. Score (0-9) Multi-Year Averages Multi-Year Averages Multi-Year Averages Multi-Year Averages Infection Percent

On average, they harvest 40

Grain 2 YR 3 YR 4 YR 2 YR 3 YR 4 YR 2 YR 3 YR 4 YR 2 YR 3 YR 4 YR Type Infection Class
Name Color 2017 2017 2016-17 2015-17 2014-17 2017 2016-17 2015-17 2014-17 2017 2016-17 2015-17 2014-17 2017 2016-17 2015-17 2014-17 2016 2016 2016

million bushels. Jupiter White 9.0 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.3 151.0 151.5 151.6 152.7 33.3 34.2 32.4 32.4 13.6 13.8 13.8 14.0 4.0 15.8 MR
Ambassador White 5.5 2.0 2.6 3.0 3.0 149.2 149.9 149.7 151.0 35.9 37.1 35.2 34.9 13.1 12.7 12.7 13.0 7.0 39.0 S
Michigan’s wheat farmers Dyna-Gro 9362W White 8.5 2.0 ----- ----- ----- 149.2 ----- ----- ----- 34.2 ----- ----- ----- 13.8 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
celebrated a record yield of Dyna-Gro 9242W White 4.5 2.0 2.5 2.6 2.5 149.3 150.4 150.3 151.3 36.3 37.9 35.5 35.0 13.8 13.5 13.7 14.0 5.3 36.7 MR
89 bushels per acre in 2016! Dyna-Gro 9611W White 5.5 2.0 ----- ----- ----- 149.2 ----- ----- ----- 34.1 ----- ----- ----- 13.8 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
The national average yield is E6012 White 9.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.2 149.7 150.3 150.4 151.8 34.4 36.1 34.4 33.6 13.0 12.6 12.9 13.2 6.0 6.7 MS
55 bushels per acre. AC Mountain White 8.0 2.7 2.8 4.1 5.0 150.9 151.2 150.9 152.2 40.2 41.0 40.0 39.3 13.3 13.1 13.1 13.5 6.2 19.2 MS
MCIA Venus White 7.5 4.0 5.8 5.6 4.8 148.1 148.7 148.6 150.1 38.6 40.8 37.8 37.0 13.1 12.7 13.2 13.7 2.5 2.5 MR
At the farm gate, Michigan W 151 White 6.5 3.0 ----- ----- ----- 149.4 ----- ----- ----- 36.1 ----- ----- ----- 14.1 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
wheat is valued at $302 Skeet White 4.5 3.0 3.6 4.1 ----- 149.3 149.9 149.7 ----- 39.9 41.9 38.8 ----- 13.9 13.6 13.6 ----- 7.3 29.2 S
million. By the time it’s milled, Aubrey White 9.0 2.3 3.1 3.5 3.1 149.2 149.6 149.5 150.6 36.5 40.1 36.8 35.9 13.9 13.6 13.7 13.9 6.8 21.7 S
processed and utilized, SY 944 White 5.5 6.0 ----- ----- ----- 151.2 ----- ----- ----- 40.7 ----- ----- ----- 14.2 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
annual economic impact is Glacier White 3.0 2.0 2.3 3.6 3.8 151.8 152.2 152.2 153.4 37.4 38.4 37.6 36.8 13.8 13.7 14.1 14.6 5.6 27.0 MS
$535 million. DF 112 R Red 6.0 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.4 148.2 149.2 149.1 150.6 34.0 35.6 33.6 33.4 13.2 12.7 13.1 13.5 3.5 5.0 MR
SY 100 Red 4.0 2.3 3.2 ----- ----- 149.5 150.0 ----- ----- 33.0 34.8 ----- ----- 13.4 13.0 ----- ----- 0.8 3.3 R
Michigan-grown soft white RS 910 Red 6.0 2.0 2.1 2.6 ----- 148.4 149.5 149.4 ----- 36.8 37.3 35.6 ----- 13.5 13.0 13.6 ----- 5.7 21.7 MS
and red winter wheat have W 206 Red 4.5 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 148.8 149.7 149.5 150.8 36.0 37.2 35.6 35.4 13.5 13.0 13.6 14.0 6.7 20.0 S
market advantages including: DF 105 R Red 3.0 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.7 148.2 149.1 149.0 150.1 33.0 35.0 33.1 32.9 12.9 12.5 13.0 13.3 1.2 1.7 R
a distinctive “profile” Dyna-Gro 9552 Red 0.5 2.0 2.4 2.3 ----- 149.8 150.4 150.2 ----- 33.4 35.0 33.4 ----- 13.7 13.2 13.6 ----- 3.8 5.0 MR
preferred in many recipes L11610 Red 3.0 4.7 ----- ----- ----- 148.0 ----- ----- ----- 35.7 ----- ----- ----- 13.9 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
for cereal, cakes, cookies, W 204 Red 6.0 2.0 1.9 ----- ----- 147.8 148.9 ----- ----- 34.3 35.8 ----- ----- 13.6 13.3 ----- ----- 6.2 36.7 MS
crackers and pastries. DF 109 R Red 1.5 2.0 2.4 3.7 4.1 149.1 149.8 149.6 151.1 35.2 36.9 35.7 35.4 14.2 13.6 14.2 14.9 4.7 5.0 MR
DF 111 R Red 5.5 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 149.7 150.6 150.2 151.4 35.0 36.0 35.0 35.2 13.8 13.3 13.7 14.2 7.7 51.7 S
Michigan also has a L11621 Red 3.5 5.0 ----- ----- ----- 149.0 ----- ----- ----- 35.2 ----- ----- ----- 13.5 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
geographic advantage being Dyna-Gro 9701 Red 5.5 2.7 ----- ----- ----- 149.5 ----- ----- ----- 36.0 ----- ----- ----- 13.7 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
close to major millers and AgriMAXX 413 Red 5.5 2.0 2.8 2.9 2.8 148.5 149.5 149.2 150.4 32.7 34.5 32.9 32.8 12.9 12.6 13.0 13.2 1.0 0.8 R
processors that add value: L11418 Red 1.5 5.0 4.7 ----- ----- 147.9 149.0 ----- ----- 34.6 36.5 ----- ----- 14.0 13.5 ----- ----- 6.3 24.2 MS
AgriMAXX 464 Red 7.0 2.3 2.8 ----- ----- 148.4 149.2 ----- ----- 36.8 38.3 ----- ----- 13.2 12.9 ----- ----- 5.4 23.0 MR
StarBurst Red 0.0 2.0 ----- ----- ----- 150.8 ----- ----- ----- 30.0 ----- ----- ----- 14.4 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
• Chelsea Milling (Jiffy®) Steyer Berwick Red 1.0 2.3 ----- ----- ----- 150.3 ----- ----- ----- 32.3 ----- ----- ----- 13.7 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
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Wheat: One step back, many steps forward
PAUL W. JACKSON wheat to better yields and better profits.” a bit discouraged by early yield falling num- have that now. And with the new varieties
FARM NEWS MEDIA Profits, or the potential for little to none bers, however. But that didn’t last long. that are being researched (thanks to Wheat
A step back this year on wheat yields this year, is what caused planted acres last “Reports of quality issues were based on Program help funding Eric Olson, MSU’s
should not halt the forward momentum farm- fall to be down significantly, said Martin the early crop in isolated areas,” said Bruce wheat breeder) there’s a lot to be excited
ers have seen, according to Kate Thiel, field Nagelkirk, Michigan State University’s Sutherland, president of Michigan Agricul- about. I just wish we could fix prices.”
crops specialist with Michigan Farm Bureau. wheat educator. ture Commodities (MAC). “Some of the Wheat prices, however, aren’t neces-
“We saw a little yield reduction, but if you “With the prices we had anticipated, we crop deteriorated in test weight, but even sarily the top concern, because wheat,
think back five years ago, we’d be quite lost a chunk of wheat ground last year,” in white wheat, falling numbers was not a when properly managed, can yield a profit
happy with 84 bushels per acre,” she said. Nagelkirk said. “I don’t anticipate we’ll lose widespread problem. The crop was well despite low prices, as can corn and soy-
“Prices aren’t all that good, but we’re on much more this year, because when prices within quality standards.” beans, Thiel said.
a path now on yields that’s heading in the recovered a little just prior to harvest, many That positive outcome is due to high “We can’t say if they’ll make more on one
right direction.” growers found that encouraging.” management, said Jody Pollock-Newsom, crop or another, but with proper manage-
That may have seemed a little too opti- They needed a little encouragement, he executive director of the Michigan Wheat ment and marketing, there is potential for
mistic when the first wheat came off fields. said, because yields were off around five to Program.
Disease pressure, falling numbers issues 10 percent compared to last year’s record “The board (of the Program, begun in Continued on page 28
(a measure of sprouting) in white wheat, 89 bushels per acre. But that was due to 2011 with a vote to establish a wheat
and weather that made the harvest season conditions, not management, Nagelkirk said. checkoff) decided early on to fund the high-
longer than usual were weighing on the “This year was a reminder that weather management component of wheat,” she
industry. But now that wheat farmers are plays a much bigger role,” he said. “I don’t said. “That’s important when you look at
making a habit of managing their wheat feel that management was the issue. Inputs competition with other crops, because you
more intensely rather than looking at it largely remained the same, but weather need to know how the two crops will per-
merely as the last part of a rotation, there’s conditions caused the heads to not put on form and look at your own operation to see
plenty of room for optimism. as much grain, and yield reflected that. It what makes sense. But with prices the way
“We’ve seen disease pressure in the last was disappointing to be off five to 10 per- they’ve been, we’ve also been trying to
few years that we haven’t before,” Thiel cent, but it was still a good yield. Last year look at the bottom line to be sure growers
said. “It wasn’t as bad this year, and the was phenomenal, so growers shouldn’t be see some profitability. It’s always been said
cumulative research we’re seeing to thwart discouraged by this year.” that you have to look at three years’ worth
WHEAT WISDOM
diseases shows that it is possible to manage White wheat growers in the Thumb were of data before making decisions, and we

When … you think

about the future of wheat
TABLE 3 : MULTI-YEAR PERFORMANCE SUMMARY production, look at Michigan
(Note: Tables sorted by 2017 High Management Yield,
2017 Michigan State University Wheat Performance Trials white wheat’s grouped before red)
(Commercially Available Only) Multi-year data are the most informative. Wheat Program-funded
research. Research is the
Table 3 : Multi-Year Performance Summary (Note: Tables sorted by 2017 High Management Yield, white wheat's grouped before red) MSU makes no endorsement of any variety or brand.
Powdery Mildew Leaf Rust Winter Leaf Blotch Cephalo- Wheat Barley Black Point (tip)
Score (0-9)
Multi-Year Avg.
Score (0-9)
Multi-Year Avg.
Injury
Score
Score (0-9)
Multi-Year
sporium
Stripe
Streak
Mosaic Virus
Yellow
Dwarf
Percent
Multi-Year Averages number one priority and
Name
Grain
Color 2016
2 YR
2015-16
3 YR
2014-16 2015
2 YR
2014-15
3 YR
2013-15
(1-5)
2014 2015
2 YR
2014-15
Score (0-9)
2015
Score (0-9)
2014
Score (0-9)
2013 2016
2 YR
2015-16
3 YR
2014-16
4 YR
2013-16 about 65 percent of the
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Ambassador White 3.3 1.7 2.4 5.9 5.0 3.5 1.1 7.2 5.5 5.6 6.7 2.1 2.6 13.6 12.4 11.4 In the last five years, the
Dyna-Gro 9362W White ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Michigan Wheat Program
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E6012 White 2.7 1.8 2.5 8.9 6.6 4.9 2.0 6.5 4.1 4.2 3.7 0.2 1.2 5.0 9.4 9.3 than 75 projects to address
AC Mountain White 3.0 2.5 2.6 4.4 3.9 2.7 1.0 5.7 4.2 2.0 5.0 3.1 1.0 14.2 16.5 15.3 quality and yield issues that
MCIA Venus White 2.7 1.6 1.8 2.5 2.6 1.8 3.1 5.8 4.8 3.6 7.3 0.0 0.8 3.4 6.8 7.2 challenge wheat production.
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MEAN (2017 125 Entries) 2.8 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.6 1.4 5.3 4.1 4.2 4.6 1.9 3.4 11.8 16.7 16.8
LSD (0.05) 1.3 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.0 0.5 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.1 ----- 16.3 15.1 12.3
CV (%) 35.4 45.7 36.1 39.0 31.4 48.6 44.8 18.6 17.7 32.5 20.4 33.8 ----- 64.9 52.1 48.3
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Continued from page 27
profit even when prices are down,” she
said. “And again, with the research being
done now, along with high management ef-
forts, it’s doable. And farmers already know
that weather is key, especially for wheat.” figured out quite yet,” she said. “Even flowering period, we thought we’d see a lot
As wheat interacts with other crops in while we wait for that research, growers I more scab than we did,” he said. “For the
rotation, a smaller yield this year may be a talked to say things this year were better second-straight year, it was extremely low.
blessing in disguise, Sutherland said. than they thought they’d be. We’re really On the quality side, that was good news.
“Because of the (estimated) size of the still in our infancy here, but we have a Only the test weight was a little shaky, and
soybean crop, if we had had a wheat crop really good team at MSU that’s coming even then, not in all cases.”
similar to last year, we would have had a stor- up with new stuff, but it requires patience. What it all means, Thiel said, is that
age crunch,” he said. “With a reduced wheat We tend to plant wheat varieties that have farmers should examine all the benefits and
crop, commercial storage should be ample.” been around a long time, when you com- potential of wheat, as they’ve begun doing.
That little blessing shouldn’t be over- pare them to corn. Growers will like the “Wheat has potential we’ve barely begun
looked, but neither should the future of new varieties when they look at disease to realize,” she said. “If we can stay on this
wheat in Michigan, Pollock-Newsom said. resistance and yield potential.” path, there’s no reason why wheat can’t
“We’re always going to face challenging Knowing that, Nagelkirk said disease be a profitable part of a rotation and farm
years, and there are new varieties being pressure was surprisingly low this year. management plan. We just need to keep
looked at that have potential we haven’t “With all the rain we had during the on looking ahead.”

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our economy and a healthy diet. L11538 Red 89.0 49 87.7 10 ----- ----- ----- 90.5 35 ----- ----- 95.5 108 ----- ----- 104.3 31 ----- ----- -----
L11610 Red 96.1 13 91.3 2 ----- ----- ----- 86.9 63 ----- ----- 105.7 63 ----- ----- 106.6 16 ----- ----- -----
We’ve met more than 22,000 L11621 Red 92.8 27 79.2 73 ----- ----- ----- 91.7 32 ----- ----- 106.6 60 ----- ----- 110.6 4 ----- ----- -----
farm friends at Breakfast on AC Mountain White 88.5 54 80.1 68 91.0 16 97.3 8 95.2 6 83.2 82 95.5 23 89.0 23 103.7 73 118.5 32 117.0 22 99.3 71 107.1 28 109.2 16 105.3 14

the Farm events held across E6012 White 86.0 71 81.7 49 86.5 32 90.6 23 86.6 21 95.8 8 99.7 13 94.8 8 105.6 64 118.6 31 115.3 25 99.4 70 106.8 29 107.4 23 101.8 19

the state! We are a member of Hopewell Red 86.8 67 79.6 70 89.1 21 93.9 17 91.5 17 82.5 89 88.4 40 86.7 26 101.0 88 111.8 40 110.5 28 90.6 106 101.1 40 99.7 28 96.6 23

the MI Ag Council, which did a Jupiter White 90.0 45 83.0 39 93.4 6 101.0 3 96.5 5 95.2 11 105.8 2 98.0 2 108.8 46 123.7 18 121.0 11 105.3 26 111.6 18 111.8 10 107.0 11

wheat planting and harvest ride MCIA 110201 Red 91.8 35 72.3 110 ----- ----- ----- 78.9 113 ----- ----- 96.3 104 ----- ----- 88.6 112 ----- ----- -----
along live via Facebook. MCIA Harpoon Red 87.3 60 77.3 88 83.4 38 88.4 28 ----- 83.3 81 93.8 26 92.1 18 124.1 2 128.2 8 125.4 4 100.8 60 107.4 25 108.1 21 -----

We’re getting the word out MCIA Red Devil Red 82.3 99 77.5 83 86.3 34 89.4 26 88.6 20 87.6 55 97.4 18 92.4 15 105.3 66 122.0 24 117.5 20 103.2 38 105.2 33 106.0 25 103.0 17

that wheat is a healthy food MCIA Red Dragon Red 78.2 112 64.7 121 77.5 41 82.8 29 84.9 23 81.2 98 92.5 31 92.0 19 103.8 72 119.0 30 116.5 23 98.1 79 106.6 31 108.6 20 105.4 13

by sharing information and MCIA Venus White 91.1 41 75.0 100 83.0 39 88.9 27 86.1 22 87.3 59 91.8 33 89.1 22 95.8 106 114.4 38 114.1 26 101.1 57 105.7 32 105.6 26 100.9 20

recipes, and defeating myths. MCIA Whale Red 88.9 50 75.7 96 89.7 19 95.9 11 94.4 9 95.5 10 91.2 34 90.3 21 106.7 59 119.3 28 119.6 15 97.6 81 105.0 34 107.5 22 103.5 16

StarBurst Red 85.7 75 87.3 13 ----- ----- ----- 79.9 107 ----- ----- 114.9 14 ----- ----- 103.3 37 ----- ----- -----
Meet us on Facebook at Sunburst Red 85.9 73 77.8 82 87.6 28 92.5 19 89.4 19 95.6 9 95.6 22 94.0 13 103.4 76 119.0 29 117.2 21 101.3 54 108.7 22 109.0 17 102.1 18

Michigan Wheat. Be part of the RS 902 Red 84.2 84 68.5 118 ----- ----- ----- 89.5 41 ----- ----- 100.9 89 ----- ----- 94.5 96 ----- ----- -----
conversation by sharing what’s RS 910 Red 91.4 39 88.7 8 91.6 15 97.8 6 ----- 91.9 29 102.2 7 94.1 10 115.4 12 122.4 22 115.7 24 109.7 8 113.9 7 112.3 7 -----
happening on your farm or a RS 972 Red 89.5 46 81.5 51 89.0 22 90.0 24 91.6 15 91.8 31 91.1 35 87.1 25 102.7 80 123.2 21 119.7 14 102.0 44 113.0 10 114.4 4 110.4 4

favorite wheat recipe. Steyer Berwick Red 84.7 81 85.1 21 ----- ----- ----- 85.1 71 ----- ----- 112.1 27 ----- ----- 102.1 43 ----- ----- -----
87.5 83.4 ----- ----- ----- 87.6 ----- ----- 105.2 ----- ----- 100.0 ----- ----- -----
Learn more about how the
Steyer Morrin Red 57 33 55 68 63

100.4 88.0 95.9 ----- ----- 98.6 104.6 ----- 113.3 132.9 ----- 109.3 117.1 ----- -----
Michigan Wheat Program
SY 100 Red 3 9 1 1 4 22 3 10 4

84.5 80.3 ----- ----- ----- 89.1 ----- ----- 111.1 ----- ----- 104.0 ----- ----- -----
is driving the bold future of
SY 547 Red 82 65 45 34 32

70.9 83.3 ----- ----- ----- 94.0 ----- ----- 75.4 ----- ----- 81.9 ----- ----- -----
Michigan wheat!
SY 944 White 124 37 14 125 123

Hilliard Red 86.0 71 80.5 62 87.7 26 94.1 16 94.1 10 89.0 46 98.0 15 92.8 14 107.8 51 123.7 18 118.6 18 103.7 35 109.8 20 108.7 19 108.7 8

W 151 White 87.9 56 83.4 33 ----- ----- ----- 88.8 49 ----- ----- 102.2 81 ----- ----- 93.2 99 ----- ----- -----
W 204 Red 90.8 42 83.4 33 90.2 18 ----- ----- 93.1 21 100.5 11 ----- 107.5 53 124.8 13 ----- 107.0 15 112.5 15 ----- -----
W 206 Red 87.3 60 89.7 5 93.8 5 99.9 5 98.1 2 91.0 33 99.1 14 94.1 12 113.6 20 127.0 10 122.7 9 109.7 8 113.3 8 110.8 12 107.7 10

W 302 Red 92.8 27 77.4 87 ----- ----- ----- 89.5 41 ----- ----- 111.5 31 ----- ----- 96.9 86 ----- ----- -----
Learn more at: W 303 Red 81.0 104 73.4 109 85.7 36 ----- ----- 82.1 92 92.9 30 ----- 116.4 10 125.3 12 ----- 105.5 24 112.8 13 ----- -----
www.miwheat.org W 304 Red 89.2 48 79.6 70 86.5 33 ----- ----- 82.8 85 95.1 24 ----- 101.9 83 122.2 23 ----- 99.2 75 109.1 21 ----- -----
or call 1-888-943-2801 (WHEAT01) W 305 Red 81.2 102 84.3 27 ----- ----- ----- 82.2 90 ----- ----- 111.1 34 ----- ----- 101.8 48 ----- ----- -----
MEAN (2017 125 Entries) 87.2 79.6 89.2 94.3 92.7 86.4 96.5 92.4 105.0 122.3 119.6 99.2 109.5 109.5 105.5
LSD (0.05) 6.7 7.3 8.4 7.9 7.6 6.0 12.9 10.3 5.3 11.9 10.2 5.5 9.4 8.1 7.0
CV (%) 4.6 6.8 4.6 5.1 5.8 5.2 6.6 6.8 3.7 4.8 5.2 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.7

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Dow, Arcadia to improved wheat quality trait, which has
completed initial field trials and is advancing
globe, and our scientific expertise can help
improve the nutritional profile and quality of
commercialize wheat to next-stage field trials. Dow AgroSciences this important crop by enhancing its value
will introgress Arcadia’s trait into its propri- for human health and consumption while
quality trait etary elite germplasm lines and manage all also enabling farmers to produce an added
SEED WORLD aspects related to the trait commercializa- value crop,” says Rolando Alegria, Dow
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. and Dow tion. Certain development costs will be co- AgroSciences global business leader for
AgroSciences LLC announced Aug. 8 they funded under the collaboration agreement, wheat, forages and sorghum.
will collaborate to develop and commercial- and the commercial value will be shared by Specific financial and trait details of the
ize a breakthrough improved wheat quality Arcadia and Dow AgroSciences. collaboration were not disclosed.
trait in North America. The collaboration “Wheat is a staple crop around the
leverages Arcadia’s non-GM TILLING trait
development platform with Dow AgroSci-
ences’ enabling technology platforms,
high-quality germplasm and global com-
mercial channels.
“This collaboration reflects the unique
nature of Arcadia’s business model,
expanding our access into the growing
market of improved nutrition traits with an
established leader in agriculture,” says Raj
Ketkar, president and CEO of Arcadia Bio-
sciences. “Dow AgroSciences’ experience
in value-added crops is a perfect comple-
ment to Arcadia’s portfolio of nutritional
quality traits.
“Together, we can accelerate the de-
velopment and commercial deployment
of improved nutrition crop traits to deliver
significant added value to growers, food
manufacturers and consumers.”
Under the collaboration, the companies Under the collaboration, the companies will further develop and commercialize an
will further develop and commercialize an improved wheat quality trait. | Courtesy photo
WHEAT WISDOM
TABLE 5 : SINGLE SITE: YIELD, TEST WEIGHT AND MOISTURE PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
2017 Michigan State University Wheat Performance Trials organization/entry name)
(Note: Tables sorted alphabetically by (Commercially Available Only)
Table 5 : Single Site: Yield, Test Weight and Moisture Performance Summary (Note: Tables sorted alphabetically by organization)
Multi-year data are the most informative.

MSU makes no endorsement of any variety or brand. Why. The Michigan Wheat
Conventional
TUSCOLA
High Management
Program meets the unique
needs of Michigan wheat
Conventional vs. High Management Differences
Grain Yield Yield Test Grain Lodge Yield Yield Test Grain Lodge Yield Yield Test Grain Lodge

farmers—especially for
Name Color bu/acre Rank Weight Moisture Score (0-9) bu/acre Rank Weight Moisture Score (0-9) bu/acre Rank Weight Moisture Score (0-9) Organization

AgriMAXX 413 Red 92.7 61 53.4 12.4 2.0 106.1 18 54.2 13.3 2.3 + 13.4 11 + 0.8 + 0.6 - 0.3 AgriMAXX Wheat Company

AgriMAXX 438 Red 94.1 42 55.6 13.9 1.7 99.6 67 55.2 14.5 2.0 + 5.5 98 - 0.3 + 0.1 - 0.3 AgriMAXX Wheat Company
research, market development,
AgriMAXX 444 Red 93.8 45 54.8 13.7 1.7 99.3 71 55.0 14.3 2.7 + 5.5 98 + 0.2 + 0.3 -1.0 AgriMAXX Wheat Company communications and education.
AgriMAXX 454 Red 86.6 92 54.6 13.7 2.0 93.1 100 54.3 13.8 2.0 + 6.5 88 - 0.3 + 0.4 0.0 AgriMAXX Wheat Company We’re planting seeds now for
AgriMAXX 464 Red 94.5 37 54.1 13.1 2.0 110.1 7 54.9 13.4 2.0 + 15.6 6 + 0.7 + 0.4 0.0 AgriMAXX Wheat Company a world-class wheat research
Diener XW1601 Red 88.6 82 55.8 13.8 1.7 104.7 30 55.7 14.1 2.3 + 16.1 5 0.0 + 0.6 - 0.6 Bio Town Seeds program in the future.
Diener XW1701 Red 91.4 66 56.0 13.2 2.0 99.1 76 54.6 13.7 2.0 + 7.7 79 - 1.4 + 0.4 0.0 Bio Town Seeds

Ambassador White 89.4 75 55.3 13.1 3.0 108.3 12 55.3 13.7 3.0 + 18.9 1 0.0 + 0.6 0.0 DF Seeds, Inc. We’re also an advocate for
Aubrey White 82.2 111 58.7 14.0 2.0 92.4 104 57.2 14.4 2.0 + 10.2 46 - 1.5 + 0.7 0.0 DF Seeds, Inc. wheat concerns. Take the
DF 105 R Red 98.0 11 53.9 12.5 2.0 115.9 2 54.3 13.1 3.3 + 17.9 2 + 0.3 + 0.7 - 1.3 DF Seeds, Inc. inequity in crop insurance
DF 109 R Red 97.5 13 56.1 13.8 2.0 105.4 25 55.2 14.6 2.0 + 7.9 77 - 0.8 + 0.3 0.0 DF Seeds, Inc. coverage. The USDA Risk
DF 111 R Red 94.8 34 55.5 13.6 2.0 105.0 28 56.2 14.3 2.0 + 10.2 46 + 0.7 + 0.2 0.0 DF Seeds, Inc. Management Agency (RMA)
DF 112 R Red 100.0 8 54.7 13.2 4.0 111.5 3 54.7 13.5 6.0 + 11.5 27 0.0 + 0.6 -2.0 DF Seeds, Inc. falling number reimbursement
Skeet White 86.4 96 56.1 14.0 2.3 96.6 87 56.0 14.2 2.3 + 10.2 51 - 0.1 + 0.6 0.0 DF Seeds, Inc. chart was inadequate to cover
Dyna-Gro 9242W White 96.6 18 56.4 14.0 1.7 110.5 5 57.3 14.5 2.0 + 13.9 10 + 0.8 + 0.5 - 0.3 Dyna-Gro Seed
grower losses.
Dyna-Gro 9362W White 93.4 50 57.2 13.8 2.0 104.9 29 57.4 14.4 2.3 + 11.5 27 + 0.1 + 0.6 - 0.3 Dyna-Gro Seed

Dyna-Gro 9552 Red 94.3 41 55.8 13.5 2.0 107.2 14 56.0 14.0 2.7 + 12.9 14 + 0.2 + 0.3 - 0.7 Dyna-Gro Seed The Michigan Wheat Program
Dyna-Gro 9611W White 93.0 57 56.5 13.7 1.7 105.1 27 56.1 14.3 2.0 + 12.1 20 - 0.3 + 0.6 - 0.3 Dyna-Gro Seed worked with RMA to get
Dyna-Gro 9692 Red 85.1 101 54.3 13.5 2.0 96.2 91 54.2 13.8 2.3 + 11.1 34 0.0 + 0.4 - 0.3 Dyna-Gro Seed changes made, including
Dyna-Gro 9701 Red 93.7 46 55.4 13.6 2.3 102.0 44 56.0 14.2 2.7 + 8.3 69 + 0.6 + 0.4 - 0.4 Dyna-Gro Seed
hiring an expert on crop
Dyna-Gro 9750 Red 93.3 52 53.8 13.0 2.3 97.5 82 54.0 13.4 2.3 + 4.2 111 + 0.2 + 0.5 0.0 Dyna-Gro Seed
insurance to review Michigan
Dyna-Gro 9772 Red 93.1 53 54.3 13.0 1.7 101.7 49 54.3 13.4 2.3 + 8.6 65 0.0 + 0.8 - 0.6 Dyna-Gro Seed
wheat data over several years.
Glacier White 67.7 125 55.1 13.8 2.0 78.9 125 55.4 14.4 2.0 + 11.2 33 + 0.2 + 0.8 0.0 Harrington Seeds, Inc.
After reviewing thousands of
HS 30.06 Red 81.7 116 53.7 13.0 2.0 86.8 117 53.5 13.8 1.7 + 5.1 104 - 0.2 + 0.7 + 0.3 Harrington Seeds, Inc.
settlement sheets it was proved
Curly Red 91.2 67 56.9 13.7 2.3 101.7 49 57.3 14.2 2.0 + 10.5 42 + 0.3 + 0.4 + 0.3 Irrer Seed Farm
that Michigan wheat farmers
L11418 Red 89.6 73 55.6 13.6 3.0 101.2 56 56.9 14.3 3.0 + 11.6 25 + 1.3 + 0.5 0.0 Irrer Seed Farm
with falling numbers below 200
96.5 54.3 13.4 2.0 104.3 54.7 13.8 2.3 + 7.8 + 0.4 + 0.3 - 0.3
were not adequately covered.
L11538 Red 20 31 78 Irrer Seed Farm

L11610 Red 101.0 6 56.2 13.8 1.7 106.6 16 55.8 14.3 1.7 + 5.6 96 - 0.4 + 0.5 0.0 Irrer Seed Farm

L11621 Red 100.3 7 57.1 13.5 2.0 110.6 4 57.5 13.8 2.3 + 10.3 45 + 0.3 + 0.6 - 0.3 Irrer Seed Farm
After months of work with RMA,
AC Mountain White 90.2 72 54.7 13.4 2.0 99.3 71 55.0 13.9 2.0 + 9.1 59 + 0.2 + 0.3 0.0 Michigan Crop Improvement Association
the Michigan Wheat Program
86.1 54.7 12.7 2.3 99.4 54.5 13.3 2.3 + 13.3 - 0.2 + 0.9 0.0
got a change that was effective
E6012 White 97 70 12 Michigan Crop Improvement Association

77.3 56.5 13.8 2.3 90.6 56.3 14.2 1.7 + 13.3 - 0.2 + 0.3 + 0.6
for the first time with the 2016
Hopewell Red 120 106 13 Michigan Crop Improvement Association

92.9 55.5 13.5 2.0 105.3 56.0 14.4 2.0 + 12.4 + 0.5 0.0 0.0
white wheat harvest. Michigan
Jupiter White 60 26 18 Michigan Crop Improvement Association

MCIA 110201 Red 85.8 57.3 15.4 2.0 88.6 56.9 15.9 2.0 + 2.8 - 0.3 + 0.6 0.0
white wheat growers are now
99 112 118 Michigan Crop Improvement Association

MCIA Harpoon Red 88.8 80 53.8 13.5 3.0 100.8 60 54.0 13.6 3.3 + 12.0 22 + 0.2 + 0.2 - 0.3 Michigan Crop Improvement Association

MCIA Red Devil Red 93.0 57 55.6 13.4 2.0 103.2 38 55.2 13.6 2.3 + 10.2 46 - 0.3 + 0.7 - 0.3 Michigan Crop Improvement Association
able to submit settlement sheets
MCIA Red Dragon Red 86.5 94 55.4 13.4 3.3 98.1 79 55.7 14.0 5.0 + 11.6 26 + 0.3 + 0.5 - 1.7 Michigan Crop Improvement Association
to receive reimbursement of
MCIA Venus White 91.2 67 54.2 12.8 4.3 101.1 57 54.7 13.6 3.7 + 9.9 54 + 0.5 + 0.3 + 0.6 Michigan Crop Improvement Association their actual losses. The change
MCIA Whale Red 89.4 75 56.3 14.0 2.7 97.6 81 56.1 14.7 2.0 + 8.2 71 - 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.7 Michigan Crop Improvement Association is not in place for red wheat, as
StarBurst Red 97.8 12 59.9 14.2 3.0 103.3 37 59.1 14.7 4.0 + 5.5 98 - 0.7 + 0.3 -1.0 Michigan Crop Improvement Association there was not enough data for
Sunburst Red 94.8 34 59.6 14.4 3.0 101.3 54 58.9 14.6 2.7 + 6.5 88 - 0.7 + 0.1 + 0.3 Michigan Crop Improvement Association RMA to include it. As more data
RS 902 Red 88.7 81 54.5 13.7 1.7 94.5 96 54.2 14.1 2.0 + 5.8 94 - 0.2 + 0.5 - 0.3 Rupp Seeds, Inc. becomes available the change
RS 910 Red 100.0 8 56.2 13.2 2.3 109.7 8 55.9 13.8 2.3 + 9.7 56 - 0.3 + 0.7 0.0 Rupp Seeds, Inc. can be requested.
RS 972 Red 95.9 24 55.1 13.9 2.0 102.0 44 55.2 14.4 2.3 + 6.1 91 + 0.1 + 0.6 - 0.3 Rupp Seeds, Inc.

Steyer Berwick Red 97.3 15 55.6 13.4 2.0 102.1 43 55.4 14.0 2.0 + 4.8 109 - 0.2 + 0.6 0.0 Steyer Seeds The Michigan Wheat Program
Steyer Morrin Red 89.0 79 55.8 13.9 2.3 100.0 63 56.7 14.7 2.0 + 11.0 36 + 0.9 + 0.5 + 0.3 Steyer Seeds board is currently working on
SY 100 Red 101.3 5 52.9 12.9 2.3 109.3 10 53.4 13.5 2.7 + 8.0 74 + 0.5 + 0.2 - 0.4 Syngenta AgriPro vomitoxin issues.
SY 547 Red 96.4 22 56.7 13.7 2.7 104.0 32 57.3 14.3 2.3 + 7.6 80 + 0.5 0.0 + 0.4 Syngenta AgriPro

SY 944 White 87.2 88 57.4 14.2 2.0 81.9 123 55.8 14.4 3.3 - 5.3 125 - 1.6 + 0.3 - 1.3 Syngenta AgriPro

Hilliard Red 93.0 57 55.9 14.0 2.0 103.7 35 54.8 13.9 2.3 + 10.7 38 - 1.1 + 0.3 - 0.3 Virginia Tech / VCIA

W 151 White 84.2 105 57.0 14.1 2.7 93.2 99 56.4 14.4 2.0 + 9.0 60 - 0.6 + 0.8 + 0.7 Wellman Seeds, Inc.

W 204 Red 101.9 3 55.0 13.3 1.7 107.0 15 55.3 13.9 2.0 + 5.1 104 + 0.2 + 0.7 - 0.3 Wellman Seeds, Inc.

101.7 56.2 13.2 2.3 109.7 56.2 14.0 2.7 + 8.0 0.0 + 0.4 - 0.4
Learn more at:
W 206 Red 4 8 74 Wellman Seeds, Inc.

W 302 Red 91.9 64 53.0 13.3 3.3 96.9 86 53.1 14.1 3.7 + 5.0 106 + 0.1 + 0.8 - 0.4 Wellman Seeds, Inc.

W 303 Red 95.5 29 55.7 13.6 2.3 105.5 24 56.1 14.0 2.3 + 10.0 53 + 0.3 + 0.6 0.0 Wellman Seeds, Inc.
www.miwheat.org
W 304 Red 87.7 86 54.6 13.5 2.0 99.2 75 54.8 14.3 2.3 + 11.5 27 + 0.1 + 0.6 - 0.3 Wellman Seeds, Inc. or call 1-888-943-2801 (WHEAT01)
W 305 Red 95.1 33 56.2 13.3 2.0 101.8 48 55.5 14.0 2.0 + 6.7 85 - 0.7 + 0.6 0.0 Wellman Seeds, Inc.

MEAN (2017 125 Entries) 90.6 55.7 13.6 2.3 99.2 55.6 14.0 2.5 + 8.6 - 0.1 + 0.4 - 0.2
LSD (0.05) 4.6 0.6 0.3 1.1 5.5 0.6 0.3 0.9 ----- ----- ----- -----
CV (%) 3.7 0.9 1.8 34.6 4.1 0.8 1.6 27.5 ----- ----- ----- -----
30 Michigan Farm News | August 15, 2017 www.michiganfarmnews.com

PARTICIPATING Wheat matters to Michigan

ORGANIZATIONS MICHIGAN WHEAT PROGRAM a farmers’ crop rotation also impact the The funds are used for:
The rich farmland and natural rainfall of amount of wheat planted. • Research/production
the Great Lakes region, makes Michigan On average, farmers plant slightly more • Education
AgriMAXX Wheat Company an optimum location for filling America’s than 500,000 acres of wheat annually. In • Communication, and
7167 Highbanks Road breadbasket. The state is home to thou- 2016, a record production year, farmers
Mascoutah, IL 62258 • Market development for Michigan wheat
sands of farms that raise wheat along with harvested 51 million bushels of wheat from
Phone: 855-629-9432 corn, soybeans and other row crops like 610,000 acres. The five-year average pro- Wheat matters to Michigan economy
AgriMAXX 413 dry beans and sugar beets. duction figure is closer to 39 million bushels. Millers call Michigan home—including
AgriMAXX 438 Michigan grows winter soft red and white Wheat farmers in the Great Lakes state Chelsea Milling, King Milling, Knappen Mill-
AgriMAXX 444 D wheat, most of which is milled locally and established a new record yield in 2016, of ing, Mennel Milling and Star of the West.
AgriMAXX 454 baked into consumer foodstuffs in the 89 bushels of wheat per acre! That’s well Significant opportunities lie on the ho-
AgriMAXX Exp. 1785 Great Lakes region by such well-known above the national average yield of 55.3 rizon for Michigan wheat farmers, in part
AgriMAXX 464 companies as Chelsea Milling owner of the bushels per acre. There are six different because these value-added processors
AgriMAXX Exp. 1786 Jiffy brand, General Mills, Kellogg Com- classes of wheat, and several varieties of are located in the state and they prefer to
BioTown Seeds pany, King Milling, Knappen Milling, Kraft each class are grown for different markets source locally. Michigan-grown soft winter
Foods, Mennel Milling, Mondelez Interna- and uses. Michigan produces both red and wheat has a distinctive profile and is pre-
P.O. Box 299
tional owner of Nabisco and other brands, white winter wheat. ferred in recipes used by many manufac-
Reynolds, IN 47980
Phone: 219-984-6038 Post Foods and Star of the West. Michigan’s top-five wheat producing turers of cereal, cakes, cookies, crackers,
counties are Huron, Sanilac, Lenawee, pastries and pretzels.
Diener XW1601 Where wheat is grown Tuscola and Saginaw.
Wheat is grown in most Michigan coun- At the same time, other Eastern wheat-
Diener XW1701
ties in most years. The graph at right shows Michigan Wheat Program producing areas have decreased white
D.F. Seeds, Inc. the eight districts of the Michigan Wheat is farmers’ advocate wheat production leaving more market
P.O. Box 159 Program and the average annual quantity opportunities for Michigan. To fully leverage
The Michigan Wheat Program was creat-
905 S. Jackson St. of wheat grown in each district (given in these opportunities, the crop’s profitability
ed and voted in by the state’s wheat farmers
Dansville, MI 48819 thousands of bushels). and yields must be improved relative to
as a commodity check-off organization to
Phone: 517-623-6161 Weather conditions such as an early other crops grown in the state.
advance the interests of wheat grown here.
winter or a late fall harvest of corn and Michigan wheat sales average $218.5
Ambassador The program has grown since then utiliz-
soybeans, often result in less wheat being million annually, with a total economic im-
Aubrey ing a 0.5 percent assessment on farmers in
planted. Worldwide market pricing and pact estimated to be $388 million.
DF 105 R Michigan who grow and sell their wheat.
DF 109 R
DF 111 R
DF 112 R TABLE 6 : MULTI-YEAR PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
2017 Michigan State University Wheat Performance Trials
(Note: Tables sorted by 2017 High Management Yield, white wheat’s grouped before red)
(Commercially Available Only)
DF EX 1701
Multi-year data are the most informative.
Table 6 : Multi-Year Performance Summary (Note: Tables sorted by 2017 High Management Yield, white wheat's grouped before red) MSU makes no endorsement of any variety or brand.

DF EX 1702 Percent Flour Yield

Milling and Baking Properties (2016 Crop and Earlier)
Percent Protein In Flour (at 14%) Softness Equivalent Percent Sodium Carbonate SRC (%)
DF EX 1710 Grain 2 YR
Multi-Year Averages
3 YR 4 YR 2 YR
Multi-Year Averages
3 YR 4 YR 2 YR
Multi-Year Averages
3 YR 4 YR 2 YR
Multi-Year Averages
3 YR 4 YR
DF EX 1711 Name Color 2016 2015-16 2014-16 2013-16 2016 2015-16 2014-16 2013-16 2016 2015-16 2014-16 2013-16 2016 2015-16 2014-16 2013-16

DF EX 1713 Jupiter White 69.2 69.9 70.0 70.3 7.8 8.0 8.2 7.8 57.3 54.9 55.5 57.2 67.3 67.0 69.2 68.8
DF EX 1714 Ambassador White 71.1 71.6 71.6 71.6 7.5 7.9 8.2 7.9 58.6 56.0 55.6 57.0 62.8 63.3 65.7 65.1
DF EX 1715 Dyna-Gro 9362W White ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
DF EX 1716 Dyna-Gro 9242W White 67.9 68.5 68.5 68.7 7.8 7.8 8.0 7.9 57.2 56.5 56.6 57.4 65.7 65.6 68.0 67.4
DF EX 1717 Dyna-Gro 9611W White ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
DF EX 1718 E6012 White 69.1 70.3 70.4 70.6 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.0 56.7 55.6 56.1 58.1 65.8 66.1 67.4 66.8
Skeet AC Mountain White 69.6 70.3 70.3 70.6 8.0 8.2 8.2 7.8 54.0 53.1 54.5 56.3 63.3 63.2 65.8 65.3
MCIA Venus White 71.1 71.4 70.9 71.2 7.6 8.0 8.3 7.9 57.4 54.5 54.1 55.2 67.6 69.4 70.8 69.8
Dyna-Gro Seed Michigan Crop W 151 White ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
4648 S Garfield Rd Skeet White 69.1 70.2 ----- ----- 8.3 8.5 ----- ----- 59.0 56.9 ----- ----- 65.2 65.0 ----- -----
Auburn, MI 48611 Aubrey White 68.3 69.4 69.1 69.3 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.5 56.4 56.4 57.3 58.5 65.4 65.4 68.2 67.6
Phone: 989-662-0000 SY 944 White ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Dyna-Gro 9242W Glacier White 67.8 68.8 69.1 ----- 8.6 8.6 8.6 ----- 58.1 56.0 56.9 ----- 65.1 65.4 68.0 -----
Dyna-Gro 9362W DF 112 R Red 69.7 71.1 71.1 71.3 7.7 7.9 8.1 7.8 54.4 54.8 55.7 57.3 65.8 66.8 70.1 69.8
Dyna-Gro 9552 SY 100 Red 70.0 ----- ----- ----- 7.1 ----- ----- ----- 59.3 ----- ----- ----- 63.8 ----- ----- -----
Dyna-Gro 9611W RS 910 Red 67.3 68.6 ----- ----- 8.1 8.4 ----- ----- 58.4 56.0 ----- ----- 70.5 70.7 ----- -----
Dyna-Gro 9692 W 206 Red 67.8 68.7 68.9 69.2 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.9 58.7 55.7 55.6 56.7 69.8 69.9 70.8 70.1
Dyna-Gro 9701 DF 105 R Red 69.6 70.5 70.3 70.5 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.3 53.2 53.0 54.0 55.1 64.6 64.7 66.3 66.0
Dyna-Gro 9750 Dyna-Gro 9552 Red 69.1 70.0 ----- ----- 7.8 7.8 ----- ----- 61.6 59.3 ----- ----- 67.4 66.6 ----- -----
Dyna-Gro 9772 L11610 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Dyna-Gro WX17441W W 204 Red 67.2 ----- ----- ----- 6.7 ----- ----- ----- 62.3 ----- ----- ----- 69.4 ----- ----- -----
Dyna-Gro WX17702W DF 109 R Red 70.6 71.1 70.9 71.0 7.9 7.9 8.0 7.6 62.5 60.8 60.6 61.8 64.5 64.0 65.9 65.5
DF 111 R Red 67.7 69.1 68.8 69.2 7.8 8.1 8.1 7.7 56.2 53.9 54.3 55.1 70.8 71.6 73.0 72.9
Harrington Seeds, Inc. L11621 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
2586 Bradleyville Road Dyna-Gro 9701 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Reese, MI 48757 AgriMAXX 413 Red 70.2 71.2 70.4 70.6 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.2 53.9 53.8 54.5 55.1 64.5 64.0 66.3 66.0
Phone: 989-868-4750 L11418 Red 69.8 ----- ----- ----- 7.6 ----- ----- ----- 60.7 ----- ----- ----- 69.0 ----- ----- -----
Glacier AgriMAXX 464 Red 66.1 ----- ----- ----- 7.7 ----- ----- ----- 57.5 ----- ----- ----- 68.0 ----- ----- -----
HS 30.06 StarBurst Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
HS EX16R Steyer Berwick Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
HS EX17R SY 547 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
L11538 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Irrer Seed Farm RS 972 Red 71.2 71.5 71.0 71.2 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.6 62.7 60.6 60.6 61.5 63.7 64.1 64.9 64.8
9621 Dexter Trail MCIA Harpoon Red 65.7 66.8 ----- ----- 8.4 8.5 ----- ----- 55.4 53.9 ----- ----- 68.5 67.3 ----- -----
Fowler, MI 48835 Dyna-Gro 9772 Red 65.9 ----- ----- ----- 7.4 ----- ----- ----- 58.5 ----- ----- ----- 67.4 ----- ----- -----
Phone: 517-719-5710 Hilliard Red 66.5 67.2 ----- ----- 7.5 8.1 ----- ----- 59.7 57.9 ----- ----- 68.6 69.2 ----- -----
Curly AgriMAXX 438 Red 71.1 71.4 70.9 71.1 7.4 7.5 7.8 7.9 63.6 61.7 61.1 61.8 63.8 63.3 64.8 64.6
L11418 Sunburst Red 64.2 65.0 65.0 65.1 8.2 8.6 8.6 8.3 51.1 48.8 49.6 50.3 76.0 76.6 77.6 76.5
L11538 W 302 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
L11610 Dyna-Gro 9750 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
L11621 W 305 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
W 303 Red 65.6 ----- ----- ----- 7.5 ----- ----- ----- 52.2 ----- ----- ----- 69.1 ----- ----- -----
Michigan Crop Improvement AgriMAXX 444 Red 70.9 71.6 ----- ----- 7.2 7.3 ----- ----- 63.9 62.1 ----- ----- 64.7 64.7 ----- -----
Association Diener XW1701 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
2905 Jolly Road MCIA Whale Red 68.1 68.6 68.7 68.8 7.8 8.1 8.1 7.8 56.9 54.7 55.1 56.4 69.3 69.5 71.6 70.8
Okemos, MI 48864 Steyer Morrin Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Phone: 517-332-3546 MCIA Red Devil Red 66.9 67.9 67.8 68.1 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.2 57.4 56.0 55.9 56.9 69.5 69.4 71.3 70.2
AC Mountain Curly Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
E6012 W 304 Red 70.6 ----- ----- ----- 7.2 ----- ----- ----- 64.4 ----- ----- ----- 63.8 ----- ----- -----
Hopewell AgriMAXX 454 Red 70.4 ----- ----- ----- 7.7 ----- ----- ----- 64.2 ----- ----- ----- 64.8 ----- ----- -----
Jupiter Dyna-Gro 9692 Red 70.1 70.9 ----- ----- 8.0 8.3 ----- ----- 63.0 61.1 ----- ----- 65.3 65.2 ----- -----
MCIA 110201 RS 902 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
MCIA Harpoon Diener XW1601 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
MCIA Red Devil HS 30.06 Red 70.5 ----- ----- ----- 7.7 ----- ----- ----- 63.9 ----- ----- ----- 65.5 ----- ----- -----
MCIA Red Dragon Hopewell Red 67.0 67.4 67.4 67.6 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.4 56.3 55.7 56.7 57.9 69.2 68.6 71.3 70.6
MCIA Venus MCIA Red Dragon Red 69.7 70.2 70.2 70.3 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.0 58.7 57.6 58.0 58.9 65.4 65.3 67.1 66.4
MCIA Whale MCIA 110201 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
StarBurst MEAN (2017 125 Entries) 69.1 69.6 69.6 69.8 7.7 8.2 8.3 8.0 58.1 56.3 56.1 57.2 66.7 68.8 68.8 68.3
Sunburst LSD (0.05) ----- 0.9 1.0 0.7 ----- 0.6 0.5 0.5 ----- 2.6 2.3 2.0 ----- 1.7 2.2 1.8
CV (%) ----- 0.7 0.8 0.7 ----- 3.4 3.5 4.1 ----- 2.3 2.5 2.4 ----- 1.3 1.9 1.8
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Considerations for wheat resistant variety and commit to using
Prosaro or Caramba fungicide at early
• moderately greater risk of Fusarium head
scab; PARTICIPATING
following crops flowering (moldboard plowing to bury all • greater risk of barley yellow dwarf mosaic ORGANIZATIONS
corn residue would alleviate much of the virus (insure that volunteer wheat/barley
Soybean & dry bean
additional risk). is destroyed so that it does not provide a
• excellent roation if harvested early;
Grass hay & CRP acres bridge for virus-transmitting aphids; use Rupp Seeds, Inc.
• lends itself to minimum tillage and no-till
• relatively poor rotation as there is a varieties that have some resistance to 17919 Co Rd. B
systems where residue is evenly distributed;
greater risk of soil insect damage and barley yellow dwarf mosaic virus). Wauseon, OH 43567
• delayed bean harvest can lead to late root diseases, including take-all (avoid Oats Phone: 419-337-1841
wheat seeding (loss of wheat yield = early planting and consider using seed • relatively good rotation; 9xp710
1.1 bu/ac/day for each day planting is placed potash fertilizer);
delayed beyond optimum seeding date); • destroy volunteer oats at seeding to 9xp732
• use an aggressive herbicide program avoid a bridge for virus-transmitting RS 902
Prevented- planting & fallow
• elevated risk of Fusarium head scab (to aphids; RS 910
• excellent rotation
minimize scab risk, use a relatively scab • use wheat varieties that have some RS 972
• fall applied N is likely unnecessary as N resistant variety and use Prosaro or Car- resistance to barley yellow dwarf mosaic Michigan State University
mineralized throughout summer will be amba fungicide at early flowering) virus;.
available; MI14R0009
Alfalfa • volunteer oats that emerge with wheat
• limited MI experience suggests that MI14R0011
• relatively good rotation; growers have will eventually winter kill.
where wheat precedes the fallow period, MI14R0029
had success under both no-till and con- Sugar beets MI14R0160
take-all disease could be a constraint, ventional tillage;
especially for poorly drained fields; avoid • relatively good rotation; MI14R0213
• use an aggressive herbicide program for • provides plenty of time to seed wheat MI14R0267
early planting and consider using seed
burn-down and various perennial weeds during September; MI14R0288
placed potash fertilizer.
Wheat & barley • relatively aggressive tillage may be MI14R0330
Corn silage & corn grain
• poor rotation, budget for a 10 to 50 necessary where harvested under wet
MI14W0003
• relatively good rotation if confident Fu-
percent yield reduction; conditions;
MI14W0013
sarium head scab can be managed; MI14W0054
• greater risk of take-all and other soil- • late seeded wheat may have greater
• elevated risk of Fusarium head which MI14W0064
borne root and crown disease; risk of winter injury when following sugar
can potentially double with this rotation; MI14W0190
• greater risk of leaf diseases; beets. MI14W0245
• to minimize scab risk, use relatively scab
MI14W0250
MI14W0334
TABLE 7 : MULTI-YEAR PERFORMANCE SUMMARY MI14W0652
2017 Michigan State University Wheat Performance Trials
(Note: Tables sorted by 2017 High Management Yield, white wheat’s grouped before red)
(Commercially Available Only)
Table 7 : Multi-Year Performance Summary (Note: Tables sorted by 2017 High Management Yield, white wheat's grouped before red)
Multi-year data are the most informative.
MSU makes no endorsement of any variety or brand.
VA09W-192WS-121
Lactic Acid SRC (%)
Milling and Baking Properties (2016 Crop and Earlier)
Cookie Diameter (cm) NIR Kernel Protein SKCS Kernel Hard
VA09W-192WS-29
Multi-Year Averages Multi-Year Averages Multi-Yr Averages Multi-Yr Averages

Name
Grain
Color 2016
2 YR
2015-16
3 YR
2014-16
4 YR
2013-16 2016
2 YR
2015-16
3 YR
2014-16
4 YR
2013-16 2016
2 YR
2015-16
3 YR
2014-16 2016
2 YR
2015-16
3 YR
2014-16
Steyer Seeds
Jupiter White 90.6 92.3 96.0 94.2 18.8 18.6 18.4 18.5 9.7 9.9 10.3 18.3 18.0 21.0 P.O. Box 209
Ambassador White 86.8 85.5 89.1 86.6 19.0 19.1 18.9 18.9 9.5 10.0 10.3 6.1 7.2 11.0 Old Fort, OH 44861
Dyna-Gro 9362W White ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Steyer Berwick
Dyna-Gro 9242W White 87.0 93.1 99.0 97.2 19.0 19.1 19.0 19.0 9.7 9.7 9.9 21.5 19.7 21.8 Steyer Morrin
Dyna-Gro 9611W White ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Steyer STex166
E6012 White 92.0 92.8 97.7 96.5 18.9 18.8 18.7 18.7 10.4 10.2 10.5 22.4 19.0 19.0
Syngenta
AC Mountain White 79.6 77.4 81.0 79.7 19.0 18.8 18.9 18.9 9.5 9.7 10.1 18.9 15.3 18.1
MCIA Venus White 87.7 91.7 90.5 87.4 18.3 18.4 18.3 18.4 9.1 9.5 9.9 22.9 24.2 26.8
14031 Trestle Road
Highland, IL 64229
W 151 White ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Phone: 765-412-5420
Skeet White 94.5 94.2 ----- ----- 19.0 18.5 ----- ----- 10.3 10.4 ----- 18.1 16.2 -----
Aubrey White 98.3 99.4 104.0 102.0 18.7 18.7 18.4 18.5 10.6 10.6 10.9 24.1 20.2 21.6 SY 100
SY 944 White ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- SY 547
Glacier White 103.8 101.5 101.6 ----- 18.2 18.3 18.2 ----- 10.4 10.6 10.7 21.6 21.4 22.5 SY 944
DF 112 R Red 84.7 99.6 110.1 108.7 18.8 19.0 18.8 18.9 9.3 9.7 9.9 25.9 18.9 18.6 Virginia Crop Improvement Assoc./
SY 100 Red 80.6 ----- ----- ----- 19.5 ----- ----- ----- 9.2 ----- ----- 8.9 ----- -----
VA Tech
RS 910 Red 103.5 98.0 ----- ----- 18.3 18.5 ----- ----- 9.7 10.1 ----- 33.9 30.7 -----
2229 Menokin Road
W 206 Red 91.4 93.7 98.1 95.0 18.6 17.9 18.1 18.1 9.2 9.9 10.2 34.9 32.2 32.8
Warsaw, VA 22572
DF 105 R Red 80.4 78.7 83.9 82.4 19.0 19.2 19.0 19.0 10.0 10.1 10.5 28.4 28.0 29.1
Phone: 804-333-3485
Dyna-Gro 9552 Red 99.5 97.6 ----- ----- 18.6 19.0 ----- ----- 9.8 9.7 ----- 12.6 11.8 -----
L11610 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Hilliard
W 204 Red 81.2 ----- ----- ----- 19.5 ----- ----- ----- 8.7 ----- ----- 23.5 ----- ----- VA11W-108PA
DF 109 R Red 107.0 105.3 108.4 104.9 19.4 19.4 19.3 19.2 9.5 9.6 9.8 13.4 12.7 17.4 VA11W-313
DF 111 R Red 84.4 83.3 87.3 85.3 18.5 18.6 18.3 18.1 9.4 9.7 9.9 29.2 26.3 29.0
VA12W-31
L11621 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Wellman Seeds, Inc.
Dyna-Gro 9701 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 23778 Delphos Jennings Road
AgriMAXX 413 Red 80.7 80.9 85.9 84.0 19.1 18.8 18.8 18.9 9.8 9.8 10.3 30.9 27.4 29.5 Delphos, OH 45833
L11418 Red 108.3 ----- ----- ----- 18.8 ----- ----- ----- 9.3 ----- ----- 14.6 ----- ----- Phone: 800-717-7333
AgriMAXX 464 Red 100.3 ----- ----- ----- 18.9 ----- ----- ----- 9.7 ----- ----- 25.3 ----- -----
W 151
StarBurst Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
W 204
Steyer Berwick Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
W 206
SY 547 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
W 302
L11538 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- W 303
RS 972 Red 98.5 101.3 103.3 101.9 19.1 19.0 19.2 19.3 9.1 9.4 9.6 13.7 13.3 16.7 W 304
MCIA Harpoon Red 99.4 96.8 ----- ----- 18.7 18.8 ----- ----- 9.7 10.1 ----- 22.4 18.7 ----- W 305
Dyna-Gro 9772 Red 102.5 ----- ----- ----- 18.3 ----- ----- ----- 9.3 ----- ----- 24.9 ----- -----
Hilliard Red 97.2 105.6 ----- ----- 18.5 18.3 ----- ----- 9.4 10.1 ----- 21.0 19.3 -----
AgriMAXX 438 Red 103.1 103.1 106.6 103.8 19.3 19.3 18.9 18.8 9.0 9.3 9.8 11.0 10.8 17.4
Sunburst Red 97.1 98.8 101.4 98.6 17.6 17.3 17.4 17.4 9.9 10.2 10.5 46.6 43.8 44.6
W 302 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Dyna-Gro 9750 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
W 305 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
W 303 Red 82.3 ----- ----- ----- 18.2 ----- ----- ----- 9.1 ----- ----- 40.2 ----- -----
AgriMAXX 444 Red 99.2 97.9 ----- ----- 19.3 19.4 ----- ----- 9.0 9.2 ----- 4.1 4.2 -----
Diener XW1701 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
MCIA Whale Red 96.5 93.5 97.7 96.9 18.8 18.7 18.3 18.2 9.7 10.0 10.3 24.5 23.9 25.0
Steyer Morrin Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
MCIA Red Devil Red 93.1 105.5 104.9 100.6 18.7 18.8 18.6 18.7 10.3 10.1 10.3 31.8 29.2 31.6
Curly Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
W 304 Red 84.4 ----- ----- ----- 19.9 ----- ----- ----- 9.2 ----- ----- 6.7 ----- -----
AgriMAXX 454 Red 96.6 ----- ----- ----- 19.0 ----- ----- ----- 9.5 ----- ----- 10.5 ----- -----
Dyna-Gro 9692 Red 100.8 98.3 ----- ----- 20.0 19.9 ----- ----- 9.8 10.3 ----- 12.4 10.9 -----
RS 902 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Diener XW1601 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
HS 30.06 Red 101.2 ----- ----- ----- 19.3 ----- ----- ----- 9.6 ----- ----- 8.4 ----- -----
Hopewell Red 110.2 108.3 108.8 105.7 18.8 18.4 18.4 18.4 10.9 10.8 11.0 21.5 18.5 19.5
MCIA Red Dragon Red 110.8 104.8 106.1 100.6 19.0 18.4 18.4 18.5 9.6 10.0 10.3 8.4 5.7 7.2
MCIA 110201 Red ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
MEAN (2017 125 Entries) 93.1 95.7 98.2 95.6 18.9 18.8 18.9 18.6 9.5 10.0 10.3 18.5 19.6 22.9
LSD (0.05) ----- 13.9 10.9 8.3 ----- 0.8 0.6 0.5 ----- 0.7 0.5 ----- 5.2 5.7
CV (%) ----- 7.1 6.7 6.2 ----- 2.0 2.0 1.9 ----- 3.4 2.7 ----- 13.1 15.1
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