NAWG Press Releases

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Elects New Officers with Jamie Kress as President Washington, D.C. (January 29, 2026) – Today, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) elected Jamie Kress as President during their 2026 Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Jamie and her husband Cory own and operate an […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Awards Congressman Tracey Mann with the 2025 Wheat Leader of the Year Award Washington, D.C. (January 28, 2026) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) awarded U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) with its 2025 Wheat Leader of the Year Award for championing the […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Welcomes Supreme Court Decision to Hear Bayer’s Roundup Appeal Washington, D.C. (January 16, 2026) – Today the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to review Bayer’s petition to decide whether the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act preempts […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Promotes Anthony Peña to Vice President of Policy and Communications Washington, D.C. (January 14, 2026) – This week the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) is pleased to announce that Anthony Peña has been promoted to Vice President of Policy and Communications. Anthony joined […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Applauds Moving Food for Peace to USDA Washington, D.C. (January 12, 2026) – The National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Sam Kieffer issued the following statement in response to news of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reaching […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Response to Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030 Washington, D.C. (January 7, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030. “NAWG supports […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org USDA Announces Payment Rates for Bridge Payment Assistance Program Washington, D.C. (December 31, 2025) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the per-acre payment rates for the one-time Farmer Bridge Assistance Program (FBA). “Wheat growers are closing the books on a difficult year […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Statement on USDA Bridge Payment Announcement Washington, D.C. (December 8, 2025) – Today, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced $12 billon in one time bridge payments to U.S. farmers who have […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Statement on the Congress Reopening the Federal Government Washington, D.C. (November 12, 2025) – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Senate approved short-term continuing resolution to reopen the federal government and extend expired Farm Bill provisions for one year. The National Association […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Applauds Decision to Add Potash and Phosphate to the Critical Mineral List Washington, D.C. (November 6, 2025) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) commends the U.S. Department of the Interior for its decision to include potash and phosphate on the nation’s updated […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org Sam Kieffer to Serve as Next CEO of NAWG  Washington, D.C. (October 2, 2025) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) announced today that Sam Kieffer has been selected to serve as the organization’s next Chief Executive Officer starting November 1, bringing more than […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org NAWG Responds to MAHA Report Washington, D.C. (September 9, 2025) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) today issued a response to the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy, the MAHA Commission report, emphasizing the essential role of crop protection tools in sustainable wheat […]