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NAWG Responds to the State of the Union Address
For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Westlin | 202-547-7800 | jwestlin@wheatworld.org NAWG Responds to the State of the Union Address Washington, D.C. (March 7, 2024) – Tonight, President Joseph Biden delivered his third State of the Union remarks to Congress. NAWG CEO Chandler Goule provided the following statement in response: “While the President addressed many issues […]
NAWG Elects New Officers with Keeff Felty as President
For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Westlin | 202-547-7800 | jwestlin@wheatworld.org NAWG Elects New Officers with Keeff Felty as President Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2024) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) elected Keeff Felty as President during their 2024 Annual Conference in Houston, Texas. Felty is a fourth-generation farmer in the Altus area of […]
Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson 2023 Wheat Leader of the Year
For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Westlin | 202-547-7800 | jwestlin@wheatworld.org NAWG Announces Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson as 2023 Wheat Leader of the Year Washington, D.C. (February 15, 2024) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) awarded Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA-15) with its 2023 Wheat Leader of the Year Award for his work as […]
Wheat Organizations Welcome Reopening of Border Rail Crossings
For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Westlin | 202-547-7800 | jwestlin@wheatworld.org Steve Mercer, U.S. Wheat Associates | 913-449-4134 | smercer@uswheat.org   National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) are pleased that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency reopened rail crossings in El Paso and Eagle Point today. These rail corridors are essential gateways […]
Closed Rail Crossings on the Mexican Border
Washington, D.C. (December 20, 2023) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) have joined several other U.S. agricultural organizations in signing a letter encouraging U.S. Customs and Border Protection to reopen rail crossings in El Paso and Eagle Point for trade as quickly as possible. Given the huge volume […]
Prop 65 Permanent Injunction
For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Westlin | 202-547-7800 | jwestlin@wheatworld.org NAWG Statement on Prop 65 Permanent Injunction Washington, D.C. (November 7, 2023) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) is thrilled to see the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit permanent injunction that prohibits California’s Proposition 65 warning requirement related to […]
New Funding for Food Assistance and Market Development
For Immediate Release            Contact: Mariah Wollweber, 202.547.7800, mwollweber@wheatworld.org Steve Mercer, U.S. Wheat Associates, 913-449-4134, smercer@uswheat.org   Wheat Groups Welcome New Funding for Food Assistance and Market Development Washington, D.C. (October 24, 2023) – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are pleased that U.S. wheat growers now have the […]
Congress Passes a Continuing Resolution
For Immediate Release Contact: Mariah Wollweber | 202-547-7800 | mwollweber@wheatworld.org NAWG Statement on Congress Passing a Continuing Resolution Washington, D.C. (October 2, 2023) – Over the weekend, Congress passed a short-term continuing resolution, which will fund the federal government through November 17, 2023. While the stopgap appropriations bill is necessary to avoid a government shutdown, […]
Senate American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023
Washington, D.C. (September 20, 2023) – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) today thank Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) for the introduction of the American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023 in the U.S. Senate. The […]
NAWG Hosts Farm Bill Fly-In
For Immediate Release Contact: Mariah Wollweber | 202-547-7800 | mwollweber@wheatworld.org NAWG Hosts Farm Bill Fly-In Washington, D.C. (September 14, 2023) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) completed the second part of its 2023 summer Farm Bill fly-ins. The first round of hill visits happened earlier this summer in July. During the hill visits, […]
NAWG Hires 2023 Fall Interns
For Immediate Release Contact: Mariah Wollweber | 202-547-7800 | mwollweber@wheatworld.org NAWG Hires 2023 Fall Interns  Washington, D.C. (September 11, 2023) – This fall, NAWG is welcoming Rachel Mendez and Bethany Cumming as 2023 Fall Interns. With 2023 being a Farm Bill year, both Mendez and Cumming will be busy supporting the NAWG team in their respective […]
NAWG Statement on Final WOTUS Rule
For Immediate Release Contact: Mariah Wollweber | 202-547-7800 | mwollweber@wheatworld.org NAWG Statement on Final WOTUS Rule Washington, D.C. (August 29, 2023) – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps announced the final definition of the Water of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The National Association of Wheat Growers released this statement: “While […]