NAWG Pleased With Senate Approval of Conference Report
(05-15-08) -- NAWG and its grower-members were pleased to see the Senate pass the farm bill conference report...we are pleased to see it has now passed both chambers.

NAWG Applauds House Approval of Conference Report
(05-14-08) -- NAWG applauds the House of Representatives for passing the farm bill conference report moments ago by a 318 to 106 vote. We look forward to a strong vote in the Senate and getting the new farm bill finalized as soon as possible.

NAWG Supports Approval of Conference Report
(05-12-08) -- NAWG supports and will advocate for Congressional approval of the farm bill conference report. We urge President Bush to sign the bill when it reaches his desk but, if he does not, we urge Congress to override his veto.

More Details Needed On Conference Compromise
(05-08-08) -- The National Association of Wheat Growers will not comment on its support or lack of support for the farm bill conference compromise announced this afternoon until more details, including report language, are available for review.

Growers Offer Concerns, Ideas on Futures Market
(04-03-08) -- Two NAWG grower-leaders told market participants and overseers Thursday that the commodity futures market is not reflecting market fundamentals, posing risks to local elevators and the producers who utilize them.

Open Markets Essential for U.S. Wheat Growers
(03-12-08) -- While the U.S. wheat industry understands the concerns of bakers and other flour users who have not forward contracted to meet their flour needs, we must respectfully disagree with them on how best to handle trade and CRP contract policy.

Cleavinger Picked for NAWG Presidency
(03-04-08) -- The National Association of Wheat Growers’ Board of Directors finalized a new slate of officers at its meeting Saturday, picking David Cleavinger from Wildorado, Texas, for the NAWG presidency.

Thaemert: Check-Out Week a Reminder of the Need for a New Farm Bill
(02-06-08) -- Food Check-Out Week, when Americans have symbolically earned enough to cover their food expenses for the year, is a reminder to wheat growers of the need to finalize a new farm bill.

Peterson Presented With Highest Wheat Award
(02-05-08) -- House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) was presented with the wheat industry’s highest award Monday by NAWG officers and a contingent of wheat producers from around the country.

2008 WOLF Program Begins in Washington
(02-01-08) -- Nine growers are arriving in Washington, D.C., Friday to participate in the 2008 Wheat Organization Leaders of the Future (WOLF) program being held this weekend in advance of NAWG and U.S. Wheat Associates Board meetings next week.

Energy Bill Will Help Spur Cellulosic Ethanol
(12-18-07) -- The energy bill passed by the House Tuesday will help spur the development of commercialized cellulosic ethanol, which would provide significant value-added opportunities for American agricultural producers.

NAWG Pleased to See Senate Farm Bill Passage
(12-14-07) -- Statement from John Thaemert, president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, regarding the Senate’s passage of its version of the 2007 Farm Bill.

NAWG Applauds Defeat of Unfriendly Amendments
(12-13-07) -- The grower members of the National Association of Wheat Growers thank the many Senators who voted against a series of unfriendly amendments to the 2007 Farm Bill on the floor Thursday.

NAWG to Hill: Pass a Farm Bill in 2007
(12-06-07) -- Wheat growers are feeling the effects of unfinished farm legislation and need a new farm bill by the end of 2007, NAWG President John Thaemert told Senators in letters sent Thursday.

Passage of U.S.-Peru Trade Agreement Good News for U.S. Wheat Producers
(12-04-07) -- A statement from Ron Suppes, chairman of U.S. Wheat Associates, and John Thaemert, president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, on the Senate’s passage Tuesday of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.