NAWG Press Releases

Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2018) – Today, President Trump released his FY2019 Budget which reduces the budget for the U.S. Department of Agriculture by 16-percent from the 2017 enacted level. The proposed budget also calls for cuts to vital Farm Bill programs, including crop insurance and other key safety net provisions. “The Administration’s proposed cuts […]

Washington, D.C. (February 09, 2018) – Today, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) officially recognized Senator Steve Daines (MT-R) as the 2017 Wheat Leader of the Year. NAWG President and Outlook, Montana farmer Gordon Stoner, presented Senator Daines with the Wheat Leader of the Year award yesterday. “In my home state of Montana, wheat […]

Washington, D.C. (February 06, 2018) Today, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) announced that the Illinois Wheat Association has officially joined NAWG, becoming the 21st affiliated state association. “The Illinois wheat industry carries a long and rich history within the state,” said Gordon Stoner, President of the National Association of Wheat Growers and Outlook, […]

Washington, D.C. (January 30, 2018) – Tonight, President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union Address as President. NAWG CEO Chandler Goule provided the following statement in response: “While the President addressed many issues of importance to the American people, it was unfortunate that he did not focus more of his remarks on […]

  415 2nd Street, NE l Ste. 200 l Washington, D.C. l 20004 l 202-547-7800 Web: www.wheatworld.org Twitter: @wheatworld For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Eannello 240-423-4345 (Cell) “Wheat Organizations from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico Call for Successful NAFTA Agreement”  Washington, D.C. (January 25, 2018) – Today, organizations along the North American wheat value chain […]

Washington, D.C. (January 23, 2-018) — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are expressing concern that a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that excludes the United States puts overseas demand for U.S. wheat at serious risk.   “On January 23, 2017, exactly one year ago, President Trump announced the United […]

Washington, D.C. (January 20, 2018) – In light of Congress not advancing legislation to fund government operations, NAWG President and Outlook, MT farmer Gordon Stoner made the following statement: “Funding the government is a basic charge of Congress, and failing to do so impacts farmers across the country. “Shutting down the government means vital agencies […]

Washington, D.C. (January 4, 2018) – Recent extreme winter conditions in major wheat-producing states re-affirm the need for a 2018 Farm Bill and strong federal crop insurance program. According to Radiant Solutions, a data collection and analysis company based in Herndon, Virginia, “solid snow cover in the northern Plains and Midwest gave wheat fields enough protection from […]

Washington, D.C. (January 03, 2018) – Attorneys General in Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin have filed an amicus brief in support of the preliminary injunction sought by agriculture groups against California’s flawed Prop 65 regulation. In addition, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the California Chamber of […]

Washington, D.C. (December 19, 2017) – In a new draft human health risk assessment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded that “glyphosate is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans,” a finding that bolsters the case of an agriculture coalition suing the State of California for falsely asserting the opposite. According to the draft finding, […]

Washington, D.C. (December 07, 2017) – A national coalition of agriculture groups led by the National Association of Wheat Growers is seeking to immediately halt the State of California’s misguided labeling requirement for Glyphosate citing irreparable harm to American farmers, consumers and the nation’s agriculture economy.  The agriculture coalition today filed a motion for a […]

Classification Ignoring Science Would Devastate American Food Supply, State & Farm Economies Washington, D.C. (November 15, 2017) – Agriculture groups from across the country today joined forces to file a lawsuit in federal court against the State of California for ignoring science and conclusions from regulatory bodies around the world in a fundamentally flawed regulatory […]