The 2009 Wheat Industry Leaders of Tomorrow (WILOT) training program will begin Sunday in St. Louis.

A statement from NAWG Chief Executive Officer Daren Coppock and National Wheat Improvement Committee Chairman Dr. Jim Peterson on the debut of USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), launched Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

National Association of Wheat Growers Chief Executive Officer Daren Coppock announced his resignation Friday. He will become president and chief executive officer of the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) as of Jan. 1, 2010.

Visitors to www.wheatworld.org, the online home of the National Association of Wheat Growers, will notice a new and refreshed look, debuted Thursday.