Press Releases
McReynolds Elected NAWG President at 2010 Commodity ClassicMarch 6, 2010 Kansas wheat producer Jerry McReynolds was elected president of the National Association of Wheat Growers at the organization’s Board of Directors meeting Saturday.
 
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Vilsack, Association Leaders Highlight General SessionMarch 5, 2010 Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and grower-leaders of the Commodity Classic sponsoring organizations highlighted the 2010 Classic general session held Friday before thousands of attendees.
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Wheat Industry Booth Offers Information, 500 Pounds of PastaMarch 4, 2010 The Wheat Industry booth at the 2010 Commodity Classic trade show offers a full view of wheat grower organizations, featuring the National Association of Wheat Growers, U.S. Wheat Associates and the Wheat Foods Council.
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NAWG and U.S. Wheat Talk Trade at ClassicMarch 4, 2010 Trade is the top wheat industry priority on the agenda at Commodity Classic, with representatives from NAWG and U.S. Wheat Associates taking the convention as an opportunity to emphasize the importance of trade to policy makers, their fellow growers and the media.
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NAWG Policy Committees Start Discussions on 2012 Farm BillMarch 3, 2010 National Association of Wheat Growers policy committees meeting Wednesday at Commodity Classic focused their discussions on farm bill programs and timelines for development of 2012 Farm Bill concepts.
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Wheat Leaders Applaud Obama’s Emphasis on Trade in SOTUJanuary 28, 2010 Following is a joint statement from U.S. Wheat Associates Chair Janice Mattson, a wheat grower from Chester, Mont., and National Association of Wheat Growers President Karl Scronce, a wheat grower from Klamath Falls, Ore.
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House Agriculture Chairman Peterson Named Wheat LeaderJanuary 25, 2010 House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) was presented Monday with the Wheat Leader of the Year Award, the wheat industry’s highest public service award.
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Kansas Policy Specialist Named New NAWG CEOJanuary 8, 2010 Dana Peterson, a longtime policy staffer at Kansas Wheat, will be the next chief executive officer of the National Association of Wheat Growers.
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NAWG Applauds Committee Approval of Rail BillDecember 17, 2009 NAWG grower-leadership applauds Thursday morning’s approval of the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009 by the Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
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WILOT Training Program Starts Sunday in St. LouisOctober 30, 2009 The 2009 Wheat Industry Leaders of Tomorrow (WILOT) training program will begin Sunday in St. Louis.
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