NAWG Press Releases

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org Wheat Groups Welcome New Funding for Food Assistance Washington, D.C. (April 18, 2024) – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are pleased that U.S. wheat farmers can help increase global food assistance under a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org Six National Commodity Groups Call on U.S. International Trade Commission to Nix Petition Related to Duties on Herbicides Washington D.C. (April 18, 2024) – Six of the nation’s major commodity groups sent a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission today encouraging it to vote negative […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Rivera | 202-547-7800 | erivera@wheatworld.org National Wheat Leaders Visit North Dakota Washington, D.C. (April 4, 2024) – This week, officers, committee chairs, and staff from the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and the National Wheat Foundation (NWF) visited the Red River Valley as part of their Bayer Leadership Training […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Westlin | 202-547-7800 | jwestlin@wheatworld.org NAWG Hires Director of Communications and Partnerships Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2024) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcomes Elizabeth Rivera as the new Director of Communications and Partnerships. Elizabeth comes to NAWG with experience on Capitol Hill, interning with the U.S. House […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Westlin | 202-547-7800 | jwestlin@wheatworld.org NAWG’s 2024 Spring Intern Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2024) – Texas A&M student Lee Thornton joined the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) as the spring policy intern. Lee Thornton grew up in Winnie, Texas on a calf-cattle ranch where he first became invested in […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Westlin | 202-547-7800 | jwestlin@wheatworld.org NAWG Responds to the State of the Union Address Washington, D.C. (March 7, 2024) – Tonight, President Joseph Biden delivered his third State of the Union remarks to Congress. NAWG CEO Chandler Goule provided the following statement in response: “While the President addressed many issues […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Westlin | 202-547-7800 | jwestlin@wheatworld.org NAWG Elects New Officers with Keeff Felty as President Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2024) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) elected Keeff Felty as President during their 2024 Annual Conference in Houston, Texas. Felty is a fourth-generation farmer in the Altus area of […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Westlin | 202-547-7800 | jwestlin@wheatworld.org NAWG Announces Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson as 2023 Wheat Leader of the Year Washington, D.C. (February 15, 2024) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) awarded Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA-15) with its 2023 Wheat Leader of the Year Award for his work as […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Westlin | 202-547-7800 | jwestlin@wheatworld.org Steve Mercer, U.S. Wheat Associates | 913-449-4134 | smercer@uswheat.org   National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) are pleased that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency reopened rail crossings in El Paso and Eagle Point today. These rail corridors are essential gateways […]

Washington, D.C. (December 20, 2023) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) have joined several other U.S. agricultural organizations in signing a letter encouraging U.S. Customs and Border Protection to reopen rail crossings in El Paso and Eagle Point for trade as quickly as possible. Given the huge volume […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Westlin | 202-547-7800 | jwestlin@wheatworld.org NAWG Statement on Prop 65 Permanent Injunction Washington, D.C. (November 7, 2023) – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) is thrilled to see the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit permanent injunction that prohibits California’s Proposition 65 warning requirement related to […]

For Immediate Release            Contact: Mariah Wollweber, 202.547.7800, mwollweber@wheatworld.org Steve Mercer, U.S. Wheat Associates, 913-449-4134, smercer@uswheat.org   Wheat Groups Welcome New Funding for Food Assistance and Market Development Washington, D.C. (October 24, 2023) – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are pleased that U.S. wheat growers now have the […]