NAWG Press Releases

25 Massachusetts • Ste. 500B • Washington, D.C. • 20001 • 202-547-7800 Web: wheatworld.org                                                                   Twitter: @wheatworld For Immediate Release                     Contact: Caitlin Eannello, 202.547.7800 NAWG Vice President Appointed to FCIC Board of Directors   Washington, D.C. (September 28, 2020) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) is announcing that its Vice President, Nicole […]

25 Massachusetts • Ste. 500B • Washington, D.C. • 20001 • 202-547-7800 Web: wheatworld.org                                            Twitter: @wheatworld For Immediate Release  Contact:    Caitlin Eannell0, 202.547.7800 NAWG Applauds USDA’s Decision to Include All Classes of Wheat Into […]

NEWS RELEASE 25 Massachusetts • Ste. 500B • Washington, D.C. • 20001 • 202-547-7800 Web: wheatworld.org                                             Twitter: @wheatworld Contact:  Caitlin Eannello, 202.547.7800   NAWG Applauds House COVID-19 Wheat Letter to USDA Washington, D.C. (September 04, […]

NEWS RELEASE 25 Massachusetts • Ste. 500B • Washington, D.C. • 20001 • 202-547-7800 Web: wheatworld.org                                             Twitter: @wheatworld Contact:  Caitlin Eannello, 202.547.7800   NAWG Applauds Senate COVID-19 Wheat Letter to USDA Washington, D.C. (September 02, […]

  For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Eannello, 202.547.7800 Web: wheatworld.org/Twitter: @wheatworld  Washington, D.C. (July 13, 2020) – On July 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a list of additional commodities that have been added to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) and indicated that additional commodities could be announced as eligible in the coming […]

For Immediate Release: July 1, 2020 Contact: Steve Mercer, Vice President of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates smercer@uswheat.org, (703) 650-0251 Caitlin Eannello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers ceannello@wheatworld.org, (202) 547-7800 U.S. Wheat Organizations Welcome USMCA Entry into Force Washington, D.C. – The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is set to cross its final hurdle to […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Eannello, 202.547.7800  NAWG Responds to Bayer’s Announcement to Settle Pending RoundUp Lawsuits Washington, D.C. (June 24, 2020) – Today, Bayer issued a statement announcing that it has decided to settle thousands of U.S. lawsuits around the company’s Roundup® products. NAWG President and Michigan farmer Dave Milligan made the following statement in response: […]

Wheat Industry Applauds Bipartisanship Around the Grain Standards Reauthorization Act For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Eannello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers ceannello@wheatworld.org, (202) 547-7800 Amanda Spoo, Director of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates ajae.spoo@uswheat.org, (541) 314-5504 Washington, D.C. (June 24, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture held a business meeting to […]

For Immediate Release                     Contact:    Caitlin Eannello, 202.547.7800, ceannello@wheatworld.org   Judge Rules in Favor of the American Farmer Over California’s Prop 65 Labeling of Glyphosate Washington, D.C. (June 22) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), lead plaintiff of the national agriculture coalition fighting California’s false and misleading Prop 65 labeling requirement for glyphosate, […]

Media Contacts: Wendy Brannen, American Soybean Association, wbrannen@soy.org Marjory Walker, National Cotton Council of America, mwalker@cotton.org Mike Tomko, American Farm Bureau Federation, miket@fb.org Caitlin Eannello, National Association of Wheat Growers, ceannello@wheatworld.org Liz Friedlander, National Corn Growers Association, friedlander@ncga.com Jennifer Blackburn, National Sorghum Producers,  jennifer@sorghumgrowers.com   “Respect EPA’s Dicamba Decision & Protect Farmers’ Livelihoods During Growing […]

Media Contact: Caitlin Eannello, 202.547.7800 Washington, D.C. (May 19, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released details of its Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) which includes $16 billion in direct payments to farmers and ranchers, including producers of durum and hard red spring wheat. Other classes including hard red winter, soft red winter, and […]

For Immediate Release                       Contact:    Caitlin Eannello, 202.547.7800 Washington, D.C. (April 19, 2020) – To aid farmers, ranchers, and consumers to effectively respond to the COVID-19 national emergency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This $19 billion program will provide immediate relief with direct payments to […]