NAWG Press Releases

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org Senate Confirms Brooke Rollins to be Secretary of Agriculture Washington, D.C. (February 13, 2025) – Today, the United States Senate confirmed Brooke Rollins as our next Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture. The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) CEO Chandler Goule responded […]

Elizabeth Rivera, Director of Communications and Partnerships, National Association of Wheat Growers, (916) 217-2964, erivera@wheatworld.org Ralph Loos, Director of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates, ralphloos@uswheat.org, 303-717-6296 NAWG and USW Support USDA Administration of Food for Peace Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2025) – Today, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) welcome […]

NAWG Testifies Before Senate Agriculture Committee During “Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 1” Hearing Washington, D.C. (February 5, 2025) – Today, National Association of Wheat Growers President and Altus, OK wheat, cotton, and pasture-land farmer Keeff Felty testified before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org Senate Ag Committee Advances Brooke Rollins to be Secretary of Agriculture Washington, D.C. (February 3, 2025) – Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry voted unanimously to advance Brooke Rollins to be the Secretary of Agriculture. Rollins will now be considered by the […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Congratulates President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance Washington, D.C. (January 20, 2025) – Today, President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office as the 47th President of the United States. In response, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) President Keeff Felty […]

NAWG Awards Chairman “GT” Thompson with the 2024 Wheat Leader of the Year Award Washington, D.C. (January 16, 2025) – Today, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) awarded House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) with its 2024 Wheat Leader of the Year Award for getting a long-term bipartisan farm bill passed […]

NAWG Elects New Officers with Pat Clements as President Washington, D.C. (January 16, 2025) – Today, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) elected Pat Clements as President during their 2025 Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Clements is a 6th generation wheat grower and livestock farmer from Springfield, KY, and has spent 47 years in […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Statement on Congress Passing Economic Assistance for Farmers Washington, D.C. (December 21, 2024) – Today, Chandler Goule, CEO of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), provided the following statement in response to Congress passing the American Relief Act of 2025: “NAWG applauds members […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Statement on the Continuing Resolution Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2024) – Today, Keeff Felty, President of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), provided the following statement in response to the release of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act for […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Responds to Breakdown in Negotiations Over Whether to Include Economic Assistance for Farmers as Part of a Continuing Resolution Washington, D.C. (December 14, 2024) – Today, Chandler Goule, CEO of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), provided the following statement: “NAWG opposes any […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera, Director of Communications and Partnerships, National Association of Wheat Growers, (916) 217-2964, erivera@wheatworld.org Steve Mercer, Vice President of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates, smercer@uswheat.org, (913) 449-4134 U.S. Wheat Organization Statement on USTR Pick  Washington, D.C. (November 27, 2024) – Following is a statement from U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and National […]

For Immediate Release   Contact: Elizabeth Rivera, Director of Communications and Partnerships, National Association of Wheat Growers, (916) 217-2964, erivera@wheatworld.org Ralph Loos, Director of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates, ralphloos@uswheat.org, (303) 717-6296 NAWG and USW Congratulate Brooke Rollins on Secretary of Agriculture Nomination Washington, D.C. (November 25, 2024) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) […]