miwheat.org - Michigan Wheat Program - Michigan Wheat Farmers

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Description: Michigan Wheat Program, the check-off program for Michigan wheat farmers. The program benefits the state’s nearly 8,000 wheat farmers who grow wheat in Michigan

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Michigan’s wheat harvest gets going in early-to-mid July, of course beginning in Southern Michigan and progressing north through the 50 counties where farmers typically grow wheat in their crop rotation.

Just ahead of harvest, the wheat plant reaches physiological maturity:  That point where grain stops plumping up and the “dry down” period begins.  No additional grain yield accumulates beyond this timeframe.

At physiological maturity, the peduncle (stem just below the wheat head) begins turning yellow.  Grain moisture at this stage is 35-40%.  It usually takes 10-14 days to dry down for harvest, depending on weather conditions.  The wheat head line-up below shows a range of more to less mature wheat from left to right.

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