NAWG Press Releases

Media Contact: Caitlin Eannello, 240-423-4345 (Cell) Washington, D.C. (July 25, 2019) – On July 25, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced details of its latest $16 billion in aid to offset trade damages, including another round of market facilitation program (MFP) payments of $14.5 billion for farmers who are being impacted by the current trade war with […]

For Immediate Release Contact:    Caitlin Eannello, NAWG Director of Communications, 240-423-4345 (Cell)  Washington, D.C. (June 13, 2019) – Nearly 1,000 groups representing the U.S. food and agriculture value chain at the national, state and local levels have called on Congress to support the ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). In a letter sent to Congress, […]

  For Immediate Release: June 7, 2019 Contact: Caitlin Eannello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers ceannello@wheatworld.org, (202) 547-7800 Steve Mercer, Vice President of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates smercer@uswheat.org, (703) 650-0251     Joint Statement from USW and NAWG on New Discovery of GE Wheat Plants U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of […]

Washington, D.C. (June 06, 2019) – On June 05, 2019, the National Association of Wheat Growers submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s request for comments on a petition filed by several special interest groups to reduce the tolerance of glyphosate in or on oats and requiring glyphosate-containing product labels to explicitly prohibit preharvest […]

For Immediate Release: May 31, 2019 Contact: Caitlin Eannello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers ceannello@wheatworld.org, (202) 547-7800 Steve Mercer, Vice President of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates smercer@uswheat.org, (703) 650-0251   Washington, D.C. – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are shocked and dismayed by President Donald Trump’s unilateral […]

For Immediate Release                     Contact:    Caitlin Eannello, 240-423-4345 (Cell)  Washington, D.C. (May 23, 2019) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that the White House has authorized the Agency to provide up to $16 billion dollars in assistance to farmers who are being impacted by the U.S. trade war with China and other trade […]

For Immediate Release: May 17, 2019 Contact: Caitlin Eanello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers ceanello@wheatworld.org, (202) 547-7800 Steve Mercer, Vice President of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates smercer@uswheat.org, (703) 650-0251   Washington, D.C. – The announcement today that Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Mexico and Canada will be removed is an […]

Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2019) – Today, the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that it will hold a continuous signup period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) beginning June 3, 2019 and offer extensions for expiring CRP contracts. NAWG commends the Agency for recognizing the need to provide producers an option to extend contracts […]

  For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Eannello, NAWG, ceannello@wheatworld.org 202-547-7800 Wendy Brannen, ASA, wbrannen@soy.org 202-969-7040 Liz Friedlander, NCGA, friedlander@ncga.com 202-362-0644   Washington, D.C. (May 10, 2019) –Today, the U.S. Trade Representative moved forward with increasing the tariff rate from 10 to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Farmers across the country are […]

Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2019) – It is with much disappointment to announce that the North Dakota Grain Growers Association (NDGGA) has decided to withdraw their membership from the National Association of Wheat Growers, effective June 30, 2019, the end of NAWG’s current fiscal year. NAWG President Ben Scholz made the following statement in response: […]

Hill Meetings Focused on House Ways and Means, Senate Finance, and Freshman Lawmakers   Washington, D.C. (May 01, 2019) – This week NAWG officers traveled to Washington D.C. for their annual Fly-in to meet with Members of Congress and their staff to discuss trade, 2018 farm bill implementation, and other issues of significance to wheat […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Eannello 240-423-4345 (Cell) ITC Report Underscores Importance of NAFTA and Passing USMCA for US Agriculture   Washington, D.C. (April 18, 2019) – Today, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) released its report on the economic benefits of the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement (USMCA). NAWG President and Lavon, Texas farmer Ben Scholz issued the […]