NAWG Press Releases

  For Immediate Release: September 25, 2019 Contact: Amanda J. Spoo, Director of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates ajae.spoo@uswheat.org, (571) 384-2847 Caitlin Eannello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers ceanello@wheatworld.org, (202) 547-7800 Washington, D.C. (September 25, 2019) – The tariff agreement signed today by U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe is […]

Washington, D.C. (September 12, 2019) – Today, Farmers for Free Trade held a rally on Capitol Hill to raise support for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Members of Congress, including House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and Ranking Member Mike Conaway, as well as farm leaders attended the event to discuss how USMCA provides growers with […]

Media Contact:    Caitlin Eannello, 240-423-4345 (Cell)    Washington, D.C. (September 03, 2019) – Today, the National Association of Wheat Growers submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s interim registration decision for glyphosate (Docket Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0361-2340). NAWG President and Lavon, TX farmer Ben Scholz made the following statement: “Glyphosate has been on the market for […]

  Wheat Industry Welcomes U.S.-Japan Trade Deal Washington, D.C. (August 26, 2019) – Yesterday, President Trump announced a trade agreement in principle between the United States and Japan that will keep exports of U.S. wheat flowing to a very large and crucial market for U.S. farmers. “We are very happy that this agreement will end […]

Washington, D.C. (August 06, 2019) – Yesterday, marked the closing of comment period for the U.S Department of Agriculture’s proposed rule changes to regulations in 7 CFR part 340, “Introductions of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering Which are Plant Pests or Which There is Reason to Believe are Plant Pests”. NAWG submitted comments […]

Media Contact: Caitlin Eannello, 240-423-4345 (Cell) Washington, D.C. (July 31, 2019) – Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture held a hearing looking at perspectives around reauthorizing the Grain Standards Act. Brian Linin, a wheat farmer from Goodland, Kansas, testified on behalf of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) on the importance of reauthorizing the Grain Standards Act. […]

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 […]