NAWG Actions:

  • Crop Protection Tools
  • Environmental Regulation

NAWG Submits Comments on the Use of Pesticide Treated Seed

NAWG submitted comments to the EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, asking for consideration of the duplicative nature of the proposed regulations for treated seed.
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February 9, 2024
  • Transportation

Ag Transportation Working Group Letter on Reopening Rail Corridors to Mexico

NAWG and other ag and supply chain sectors weigh in requesting the immediate opening of the El Paso and Eagle Pass international rail crossings.
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December 20, 2023
  • Tax & Finance
  • Trade & Food Aid

NAWG and Ag Groups Send Letter on WTO Reforms

NAWG joined agriculture groups to urge U.S. Trade Representative Tai and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to negotiate for improved agriculture trade policies at upcoming World Trade Organization meeting
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November 7, 2023
  • Conservation & Sustainability
  • Crop Protection Tools
  • Environmental Regulation

Ag Group Herbicide Strategy Letter

On October 19, NAWG joined over 60 farm groups in sending sent a letter to the Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, on the duties on phosphate fertilizer imported from Morocco.
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October 24, 2023
  • Conservation & Sustainability
  • Crop Protection Tools
  • Environmental Regulation

NAWG Herbicide Strategy Public Comments

On October 22, NAWG submitted public comment on the draft herbicide strategy framework to reduce exposure of federally listed endangered and threatened species and designated critical habitats from
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October 24, 2023
  • Conservation & Sustainability
  • Environmental Regulation

NAWG Shares Concerns with ESA’s Vulnerable Listed Species Pilot Project

NAWG President Brent Cheyne submitted a letter to Jan Matuszko addressing NAWG’s concerns with the ESA’s vulnerable listed species pilot project. President Cheyenne stated that the minimal timeframe
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August 6, 2023
  • Crop Protection Tools
  • Environmental Regulation

NAWG Joins Letter to the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs

NAWG joined over 200 organizations in sending a comment letter to the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs expressing ways in which grower and other pesticide user operations potentially would be subjec
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August 6, 2023
  • Transportation

NAWG and Ag Groups Send Letter on Supply Chain Bills

On May 19, NAWG and other ag groups in the Agricultural Transportation Working Group sent a letter addressed to Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen expressing gratitude for holding votes on seve
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May 24, 2023
  • Farm Bill

NAWG’s 2023 Farm Bill Priorities

As lawmakers continue to review the 2018 Farm Bill and start crafting the next Farm Bill, wheat growers will be advocating for these priorities with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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May 23, 2023
  • Farm Bill

Written Testimony of Brent Cheyne Before Senate Ag Subcommittee

Written Testimony of Brent Cheyne President, National Association of Wheat Growers Before the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade Commodity Programs,
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April 30, 2023
  • Farm Bill

Written Testimony of Brent Cheyne Before House Ag Subcommittee

Written Testimony of Brent Cheyne,President, National Association of Wheat Growers Before the House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Producer..
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April 25, 2023
  • Crop Protection Tools
  • Farm Bill

NAWG Sends Disaster Aid Letter to USDA

Earlier this week, NAWG sent a letter to USDA Secretary, Tom Vilsack, regarding the upcoming implementation of the Congressionally provided disaster aid funds for the crop year 2022.
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March 27, 2023