NAWG Press Releases

For Immediate Release             Contact: Mariah Wollweber, 202.547.7800, mwollweber@wheatworld.org   NAWG Applauds USDA’s Announcement of Disaster Aid Implementation Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2022) – Today, the Administration announced that it would be making a $6 billion disaster relief payment through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Relief Program for crop years 2020-2021 available to […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For Immediate Release Contact: Mariah Wollweber, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers, 202.547.7800, mwollweber@wheatworld.org Steve Mercer, Vice President of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates, smercer@uswheat.org, (703) 650-0251   Joint Statement: Wheat Industry Applauds Administration’s Nomination of Alexis Taylor   Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2022) – Today, President Biden announced the nomination of Alexis Taylor to serve […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For Immediate Release            Contact: Mariah Wollweber, 202.547.7800, mwollweber@wheatworld.org Senate Agriculture Committee Holds Farm Bill Field Hearing Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2022) – National Association of Wheat Growers Past President and Cass City, MI wheat farmer Dave Milligan attended the Senate Agriculture Committee’s first field hearing on Growing Jobs and Economic Opportunity: 2023 Farm Bill […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For Immediate Release            Contact: Mariah Wollweber, 202.547.7800, mwollweber@wheatworld.org   NAWG Comments on White House Announcement of Supplemental Funding Request for Food Aid and Increased Food Production Washington, D.C. (April 28, 2022) – Earlier today, President Biden sent a supplemental funding request to Congress for additional assistance to Ukraine and included $1.6 billion for food aid […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For Immediate Release            Contact: Mariah Wollweber, Director of Communications, National Associate of Wheat Growers, 202.547.7800, mwollweber@wheatworld.org   Steve Mercer, Vice President of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates, smercer@uswheat.org, (703) 650-0251   Joint Statement: Wheat Industry Applauds USDA Food Aid Support Washington, D.C. (April 27, 2022) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat […]

25 Massachusetts • Ste. 500B • Washington, D.C. • 20001 • 202-547-7800 Web: wheatworld.org                                                                   Twitter: @wheatworld For Immediate Release            Contact: Mariah Wollweber, 202.547.7800, mwollweber@wheatworld.org NAWG Testifies Before the House on A Review of the 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: International Trade and Food Assistance Programs Washington, D.C. (April 6, 2022) – National […]

25 Massachusetts • Ste. 500B • Washington, D.C. • 20001 • 202-547-7800 Web: wheatworld.org                                                                   Twitter: @wheatworld For Immediate Release            Contact: Mariah Wollweber, 202.547.7800, mwollweber@wheatworld.org Celebrating Modern Agriculture – and Wheat Foods, From Farm to Flour Attend the Inaugural Ag on the Mall Event in Washington, D.C. on March 21-22 Washington, D.C. (March 17, […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 25 Massachusetts • Ste. 500B • Washington, D.C. • 20001 • 202-547-7800 Web: wheatworld.org                                                                   Twitter: @wheatworld For Immediate Release             Contact: Mariah Wollweber, 202.975.1249, mwollweber@wheatworld.org NAWG Elects New Officers with Nicole Berg as President Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2022) – Today, Nicole Berg was elected as the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 25 Massachusetts • Ste. 500B • Washington, D.C. • 20001 • 202-547-7800 Web: wheatworld.org                                                                   Twitter: @wheatworld For Immediate Release             Contact: Mariah Wollweber, 202.975.1249, mwollweber@wheatworld.org NAWG Responds to the State of the Union Washington, D.C. (March 1, 2022) – Tonight, President Joseph Biden delivered his first State of the Union remarks to Congress. […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 25 Massachusetts • Ste. 500B • Washington, D.C. • 20001 • 202-547-7800 Web: wheatworld.org      Twitter: @wheatworld For Immediate Release Contact: Mariah Wollweber, 202.975.1249, mwollweber@wheatworld.org NAWG Testifies Before the House Agriculture Committee on A Review of the 2018 Farm Bill  Washington, D.C. (March 1, 2022) – National Association of Wheat Growers Vice President and Paterson, […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 25 Massachusetts • Ste. 500B • Washington, D.C. • 20001 • 202-547-7800 Web: wheatworld.org                                                                   Twitter: @wheatworld   For Immediate Release            Contact: Mariah Wollweber, 202.975.1249, mwollweber@wheatworld.org House Members Call for Action Against India’s Wheat and Rice Subsidies Washington, D.C. (January 13, 2022) – Today, 28 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 25 Massachusetts • Ste. 500B • Washington, D.C. • 20001 • 202-547-7800 Web: wheatworld.org                                                                   Twitter: @wheatworld For Immediate Release            Contact: Mariah Wollweber, 202.975.1249, mwollweber@wheatworld.org 18 Senators Ask Biden Admin to Take India to the WTO on Wheat and Rice Subsidies Washington, D.C. (December 16, 2021) – Today, 18 U.S. Senators sent a […]