NAWG Press Releases

For Immediate Release:                September 27, 2017 Contact:         Steve Mercer, Vice President of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates, (703) 650-0251, smercer@uswheat.org Caitlin Eannello, Communications Manager, National Association of Wheat Growers, (201) 547-7800, ceannello@wheatworld.org (Washington, D.C.) — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat […]

Washington, D.C. (September 27, 2017) – Visiting almost all House and Senate Agriculture Committee Members and their offices, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) concluded its annual policy Fly-in today. From September 26-27, 2017, NAWG hosted around thirty growers from twelve top wheat producing states who spoke on the importance of the Farm Bill. […]

Washington, D.C. (September 26, 2017) – On September 25, 2017, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) submitted comments on the withdrawal of the Waters of the U.S Regulation, Docket Number: EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203. NAWG supports the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s action to withdraw and revise the regulation. NAWG President and Sharon Springs, KS farmer David Schemm […]

Washington, D.C. (September 20, 2017) – Today, Senators Angus King (I-ME), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Joe Donnelly (D-IN) introduced the “Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Trade and Exports (CREAATE) Act” which will increase the funding for the Foreign Market Development Program from $34.5 million to $69 million annually and the Market Access Program from $200 […]

Washington, D.C. (September 04, 2017) — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) strongly urge the Trump Administration not to withdraw from the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). “We believe it would be irresponsible to unilaterally walk away from this or any other trade agreement,” said Mike Miller, USW Chairman and […]

Washington, D.C. (August 30, 2017) – On August 28th and 29th, NAWG President David Schemm and CEO Chandler Goule visited wheat farmers in Bismarck, ND, Pierre, SD, and Mitchell, SD to learn more about how the drought is impacting growers. As part of the trip, NAWG met with the North Dakota Grain Growers Association’s Board […]

Washington, D.C. (August 21, 2017) – As formal renegotiation discussions for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) begin in Washington, NAWG continues to stress “Do No Harm.” In the next couple of weeks, negotiators from Canada, Mexico and the United States will commence the second round of NAFTA renegotiations in Mexico City, before heading […]

Washington, D.C. (August 9, 2017) – Today concluded the summer internship for Texas A&M intern Carolann (CJ) Wackerlin. Wackerlin has been working in NAWG’s office since the end of May, helping staff members with various tasks and learning about the policy making process. “Having grown up on a corn and soybean farm in Northern Illinois […]

Washington, D.C. (July 26, 2017) – Today, the House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing to discuss possible opportunities for agriculture in the renegotiation of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NAWG President and Sharon Springs, Kansas farmer David Schemm made the following statement: “NAWG’s number one priority in the NAFTA renegotiation is ‘Do No […]

Washington, D.C. (July 25, 2017) – Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing titled “Commodities, Credit, and Crop Insurance: Perspectives on Risk Management Tools and Trends for the 2018 Farm Bill.” NAWG President and Kansas farmer David Schemm testified to the Committee on the need for growers to have access […]

For Immediate Release:       July 20, 2017  Contact:                         Caitlin Eannello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers, (202) 547-7800, ceannello@wheatworld.org Steve Mercer, Vice President of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates, (703) 650-0251, smercer@uswheat.org   WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 19, 2017, the Trump Administration announced a […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 17, 2017) — The Trump Administration released its objectives for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) today and U.S. wheat farmers, who are facing low prices and increasingly aggressive wheat exporting competitors, are encouraged to see that the interests of agriculture are an important part of the Administration’s priorities. “Because […]