Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Vice Chairman Dayton Christensen discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2013 Commodity Classic, held Feb. 27, 2013, in Orlando, Fla.

Listen to NAWG Operations and Planning Committee Chairman Wayne Hurst discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2013 Commodity Classic, held Feb. 27, 2013, in Orlando, Fla.

Listen to NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Chairman Brad Thykeson discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2013 Commodity Classic, held Feb. 27, 2013, in Orlando, Fla.

Listen to NAWG Research and Technology Committee Chairman Ben Barstow discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2013 Commodity Classic, held Feb. 27, 2013, in Orlando, Fla.

A brief conversation with NAWG President Erik Younggren of Hallock, Minn., ahead of the 2013 Commodity Classic.

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Listen to NAWG Research and Technology Committee Chairman Ben Barstow discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2013 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 28, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Chairman Brian Eggebrecht discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2013 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 28, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint International Trade Policy Committee Chairman Randy Suess discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2013 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 28, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint Biotechnology Committee Chairman Chris Tallman discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2013 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 27, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

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Listen to NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Chairman Brad Thykeson discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2013 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 27, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG Operations and Planning Committee Vice Chairman Paul Penner discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2013 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 27, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

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NAWG President Erik Younggren, a farmer in northern Minnesota, visited Washington, D.C., Dec. 4, 5 and 6, 2012, to participate in meetings on Capitol Hill about the down-to-the-wire farm bill negotiations. Here, he talks about what he learned and why passing a new, long-term bill is so important.

Listen to NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Chairman Brad Thykeson discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 25, 2012, in Houston, Texas.

Listen to NAWG Research and Technology Committee Chairman Ben Barstow discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 25, 2012, in Houston, Texas.

Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Chairman Brian Eggebrecht discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 26, 2012, in Houston, Texas.

Listen to NAWG Operations and Planning Committee Chairman Wayne Hurst discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 25, 2012, in Houston, Texas.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint Biotechnology Committee Chairman Chris Tallman discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 25, 2012, in Houston, Texas.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint International Trade Policy Committee Chairman Randy Suess discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 26, 2012, in Houston, Texas.

Listen to NAWG’s Director of Government Affairs for Research and Technology Jane DeMarchi talk about the upcoming wheat research fly-in with The Ag Network’s John Jenkinson. Special thanks to Jenkinson for the audio!

Listen to a conversation with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ag counselor Larry Elworth, who spoke to farmers at the 2012 Commodity Classic. Recorded March 2, 2012.

Listen to NAWG Research and Technology Committee Chairman Hayden Eicher discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Commodity Classic, held Feb. 29, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn.

Listen to NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Chairman Brett Blankenship discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Commodity Classic, held Feb. 29, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn.

Listen to NAWG Operations and Planning Committee Chairman Jerry McReynolds discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Commodity Classic, held March 1, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn.

Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Chairman Jay Griffith discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Commodity Classic, held Feb. 29, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn.

Listen to a conversation with Brett Carver, who is a wheat breeder at Oklahoma State University and the chairman of the National Wheat Improvement Committee, an organization of wheat researchers and stakeholders. This conversation took place at the 2012 Commodity Classic Wheat Industry Booth, which is aiming to educate the more than 6,000 convention attendees about the importance, value and diversity of wheat.

Hear NAWG CEO Dana Peterson talk about likely happenings for the wheat industry at the 2012 Commodity Classic.

Listen to NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Chairman Brett Blankenship discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 27, 2012, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Chairman Jay Griffith discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 28, 2012, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG Research and Technology Committee Chairman Hayden Eicher discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 28, 2012, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG Operations and Planning Committee Chairman Jerry McReynolds discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 27, 2012, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint Biotechnology Committee Chairman Michael Edgar discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 27, 2012, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint International Trade Policy Committee Chairman Gordon Stoner discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2012 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 28, 2012, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG President Wayne Hurst, a wheat farmer from Idaho, talk about meetings he had in Washington, D.C., the week of Dec. 12.

Listen to NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Chairman Brett Blankenship discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 31, 2011, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Listen to NAWG Operations and Planning Committee Vice Chairman and NAWG Second Vice President Bing Von Bergen discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 31, 2011, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint International Trade Policy Committee Chairman Gordon Stoner discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Fall Wheat Conference, held Nov. 1, 2011, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint Biotechnology Committee Chairman Michael Edgar discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 31, 2011, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Vice Chairman Brian Eggebrecht discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 31, 2011, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Listen to NAWG Research and Technology Committee Chairman Hayden Eicher discuss the panel’s meeting at the 2011 Fall Wheat Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Listen to NAWG Director of Government Affairs for Environmental Policy Mark Gaede’s conversation with farm broadcaster Brian Allmer of the BARN about the debt-deficit super committee and what that means for the federal budget. Special thanks to Brian for use of the audio!

Listen to NAWG Secretary-Treasurer Paul Penner, a wheat producer from Kansas, discuss a meeting he attended Sept. 6-7, 2011, on the 25x’25 coalition; the drought in his area; and the political climate in D.C.

Listen to NAWG Director of Government Affairs for Environmental Policy Mark Gaede’s conversation with The Ag Network’s John Jenkinson about the recent debt deal and the coming “super committee” that will cut more than $1.5 trillion from the federal budget. Special thanks to John for providing the audio for our use!

Listen to a short conversation with NAWG President Wayne Hurst, a wheat producer from Burley, Idaho, on a meeting he had June 7 with Ag Secretary Vilsack, EPA Administrator Jackson and other commodity leaders. Hurst also talks about the importance of rail reform to wheat producers and what he’s hearing from the countryside as wheat harvest begins.

A short conversation with new NAWG President Wayne Hurst, new NAWG Immediate Past President Jerry McReynolds and new NAWG Secretary-Treasurer Paul Penner following their elections to those positions at the 2011 Commodity Classic.

Larry Elworth, agriculture counselor to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, spoke at a NAWG Foundation-sponsored learning center session on March 4, 2011, at the 2011 Commodity Classic. This is a lengthy audio update gathered from him after the event.

Listen to NAWG Operations and Planning Committee Chairman Karl Scronce discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Commodity Classic, held March 3, 2011, in Tampa, Fla.

Listen to NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Chairman David Schemm discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Commodity Classic, held March 2, 2011, in Tampa, Fla.

Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Chairman Eric Hasselstrom discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Commodity Classic, held March 2, 2011, in Tampa, Fla.

Listen to NAWG Research and Technology Committee Chairman Darren Padget and NAWG Director of Government Affairs for Research and Technology Jane DeMarchi discuss the committee’s meeting at the 2011 Commodity Classic, held March 2, 2011, in Tampa, Fla.

Listen to David Cleavinger, a past NAWG president and current NAWG representative to the Commodity Classic planning committee, talk about the opening of the 2011 trade show and the Classic planning process.

Listen to this short interview with NAWG President Jerry McReynolds, a wheat grower from Kansas, about NAWG’s policy process at the 2011 Commodity Classic.

Listen to this short interview with NAWG CEO Dana Peterson on wheat growers’ work at the 2011 Commodity Classic in Tampa, Fla.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint International Trade Policy Committee Chairman Leonard Schock discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 18, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG Operations and Planning Committee Chairman Karl Scronce discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 17, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Chairman Eric Hasselstrom discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 18, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint Biotechnology Committee Chairman Scott Swenson discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 17, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG Research and Technology Committee Chairman Darren Padget discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 17, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Chairman David Schemm discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2011 Wheat Industry Winter Conference, held Jan. 17, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

NAWG Second Vice President Wayne Hurst, a producer from Burley, Idaho, tells listeners about his experience at the WILOT 2010 training program.

NAWG and NAWG Foundation President Jerry McReynolds, a wheat producer from Woodston, Kan., gives a short update about the ongoing NAWG Foundation strategic planning process and action taken in that process at the Oct. 25, 2010, NAWGF meeting in Minneapolis, Minn.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint International Trade Policy Committee Chairman Leonard Schock discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2010 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 24, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minn.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint Biotechnology Committee Chairman Scott Swenson discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2010 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 23, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minn.

Listen to NAWG Research and Technology Committee Chairman Darren Padget discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2010 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 23, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minn.

Listen to NAWG Operations and Planning Committee Chairman Karl Scronce discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2010 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 23, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minn.

Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Chairman Eric Hasselstrom discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2010 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 23, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minn.

Listen to NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Chairman David Schemm discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2010 Fall Wheat Conference, held Oct. 23, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minn.

Listen as NAWG Second Vice President Erik Younggren, a producer from Hallock, Minn., discusses why he started his blog and what he hopes people find on it. The blog is available at www.mywheatfarm.com.

Listen to NAWG President Jerry McReynold’s conversation with The Ag Network’s John Jenkinson about better communicating about agriculture and the work he does on behalf of wheat growers. Special thanks to John for providing the audio for our use!

Listen to Mark Gaede’s conversation with The Ag Network‘s John Jenkinson about Chesapeake Bay regulation, EPA’s full plate and more. Special thanks to John for providing the audio for our use!

For Earth Day 2010, listen to a conversation between NAWG Second Vice President Erik Younggren and Secretary-Treasurer Bing Von Bergen about what they do on their farms to help the environment.

For Earth Day 2010, listen to a conversation between NAWG Second Vice President Erik Younggren and Secretary-Treasurer Bing Von Bergen about what’s changed over the years in farming practices and what that means for the environment.

For Earth Day 2010, listen to a conversation between NAWG Second Vice President Erik Younggren and Secretary-Treasurer Bing Von Bergen about what they’d like urban dwellers to know about how farmers treat the land.

On Thursday, March 25, 2010, grower representatives from the wheat, corn, soybean, sorghum, rice and cotton industries met with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. Here, NAWG President Jerry McReynolds, a wheat producer from Kansas, talks about the meeting and its outcomes.

A short conversation with new NAWG President Jerry McReynolds of Woodston, Kan., held after his election at the NAWG Board of Directors meeting on March 6, 2010.

Listen to Bing Von Bergen, from Montana, talk after his election as NAWG’s new secretary-treasurer at the NAWG Board of Directors meeting on March 6, 2010.

Hear U.S. Wheat Associates Chair Janice Mattson, from Montana, talk about the 2010 Commodity Classic, the Wheat Industry booth and U.S. Wheat’s mission.

Listen to NAWG Research and Technology Committee Chairman Byron Richard discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2010 Commodity Classic, held March 4, 2010, in Anaheim, Calif.

Listen to NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Chairman Jeff Newtson and Vice Chairman David Schemm discuss their committee’s meeting at the 2010 Commodity Classic, held March 3, 2010, in Anaheim, Calif.

Listen to NAWG Operations and Planning Committee Chairman David Cleavinger discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2010 Commodity Classic, held March 3, 2010, in Anaheim, Calif.

Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Chairman Paul Penner discuss his committee’s meeting at the 2010 Commodity Classic, held March 3, 2010, in Anaheim, Calif.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint Biotechnology Committee Chairman Mark Darrington discuss his committee’s actions at the NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates winter meeting, held Jan. 24, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint International Trade Policy Committee Chairman Dale Schuler discuss his committee’s actions at the NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates winter meeting, held Jan. 23, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG Operations and Planning Committee Chairman David Cleavinger discuss his committee’s happenings at their winter 2010 meeting, held Jan. 23, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Chairman Paul Penner discuss his committee’s happenings at
their winter 2010 meeting, held Jan. 23, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

Listen to NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Chairman Jeff Newtson discuss his committee’s happenings at their winter
2010 meeting, held Jan. 23, 2010, in Washington, D.C. This is part two of a two-part update.

Listen to NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Chairman Jeff Newtson discuss his committee’s happenings at their winter 2010 meeting, held Jan. 23, 2010, in Washington, D.C. This is part one of a two-part update.

Listen to NAWG Research and Technology Committee Vice Chairman Scott Swenson discuss his committee’s happenings at their winter 2010 meeting, held Jan. 23. 2010, in Washington, D.C.

An interview with incoming NAWG CEO Dana Peterson, who began work with the Association on Jan. 20, about current pressing policy priorities, what she wants to see NAWG become and how her background led her to the helm of the nation’s wheat association.

NAWG’s Director of Government Affairs for Environmental Policy Mark Gaede and Director of Government Affairs for Farm Policy Cori Wittman talk policy issues we are likely to see in 2010.

NAWG President Karl Scronce, of Klamath Falls, Ore., discusses the NAFB’s 2009 Trade Talk and some of the policy topics he and other wheat grower representatives focused on in interviews with broadcasters.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint International Trade Policy Committee Chairman Dale Schuler discuss his committee’s actions at the NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates fall meetings in Snowbird, Utah.

Listen to NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Chairman Jeff Newtson discuss his committee’s happenings at their fall 2009 meeting, held Oct. 21, 2009, in Snowbird, Utah.

Listen to NAWG Operations and Planning Committee Chairman David Cleavinger discuss his committee’s happenings at their fall 2009 meeting, held Oct. 21, 2009, in Snowbird, Utah.

Listen to NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates Joint Biotechnology Committee Chairman Mark Darrington discuss his committee’s actions at the NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates fall meeting, held Oct. 21, 2009, in Snowbird, Utah.

Listen to NAWG Research and Technology Committee Chairman Byron Richard discuss his committee’s happenings at their fall 2009 meeting, held Oct. 21, 2009, in Snowbird, Utah.

Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Chairman Paul Penner discuss his committee’s happenings at their fall 2009 meeting, held Oct. 21, 2009, in Snowbird, Utah.

A short discussion with NAWG Secretary-Treasurer Erik Younggren about the Research and Technology Committee meeting at Snowbird.

Listen to NAWG Research and Technology Committee Chairman Scott Swenson discuss his committee’s happenings at their meeting at the 2009 Commodity Classic.

Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Chairman Paul Penner discuss his committee’s happenings at their meeting at the 2009 Commodity Classic.

Listen to NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Chairman Paul Penner discuss his committee’s actions at the NAWG/U.S. Wheat Associates winter meetings in Washington, D.C.