NAWG Press Releases

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 […]

Washington, D.C. (July 13, 2017) –Steve Censky, CEO of the American Soybean Association, has been nominated by President Donald Trump as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “NAWG extends our congratulations to Steve Censky on his nomination for Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture,” stated Chandler Goule, CEO of […]

Washington, D.C. (June 29, 2017) Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry held a Full Committee hearing on “Conservation and Forestry: Perspectives on the Past and Future Direction for the 2018 Farm Bill”. Members heard testimony from several USDA representatives including Mr. Tom Tidwell, Chief of the Forest Service; Mr. Jimmy Bramblett, Deputy […]

Washington, D.C. (June 28, 2017) – Today, the National Association of Wheat Growers joined more than a dozen other prominent agriculture organizations calling on President Donald Trump to quickly to fill vacancies within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). NAWG CEO Chandler Goule made the following statement: “Farmers have had to deal with a rapidly […]

Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2017) – Today, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) CEO Chandler Goule and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Director of Policy Ben Conner testified to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico. Since the Trump administration announced […]

Washington, D.C. (June 21, 2017) – Today, the Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing to discuss the Administration’s trade agenda and its FY18 Budget Request for the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Members heard testimony from USTR Robert Lighthizer who spoke on the Administration’s top trade priorities and defended the Administration’s […]

WASHINGTON (June 20, 2016)— The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) supports President Donald Trump’s nomination of Gregory Doud to be the chief agricultural negotiator, with the rank of Ambassador, under the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Gregory Doud, of Kansas, is a former U.S. Wheat Associates staff member and the current President of the Commodity […]