Ben Scholz, a wheat producer from Lavon, Texas, was recently selected as the president of National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) during their annual meeting at Commodity Classic on March 1. Scholz has been farming since his graduation from Texas … Continued
National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers Contact: Liz Friedlander, NCGA, friedlander@ncga.com 202-362-0644 Wendy Brannen, ASA, wbrannen@soy.org 202-969-7040 Caitlin Eannello, NAWG, ceannello@wheatworld.org 202-547-7800 Jennifer Blackburn, NSP, jennifer@sorghumgrowers.com 806-749-3478 The National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat … Continued
U.S. Wheat Associates Contact: Steve Mercer, USW Vice President of Communications, smercer@uswheat.org, (703) 650-0251 U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) welcomes the ruling today by a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel that Chinese government payments to farmers for wheat exceed China’s aggregate measure … Continued
National Association of Wheat Growers Contact: Caitlin Eannello 240-423-4345 (Cell) Washington, D.C. (February 15, 2019) – The National Association of Wheat Growers and U.S. Wheat Associates held its annual winter conference from February 11-15, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Conducting meetings with … Continued
AMARILLO, Texas (February 1, 2019) – The Texas Wheat Producers Board (TWPB) will hold its biennial election to elect five board members to fill expiring positions. The election, to be held by mail, officially begins March 22, 2019, and will conclude April … Continued
USDA Contact: USDA PressEmail:press@oc.usda.gov (Washington, D.C., January 22, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the lapse in federal funding. Certain FSA offices … Continued
National Wheat Foundation Contact: Caitlin Eannello240-423-4345 (Cell) Washington D.C. (January 17, 2019) – The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) is pleased to announce that it is accepting grower enrollment for the 2019 National Wheat Yield Contest! The Contest is divided into … Continued
USDA Contact: USDA PressEmail:press@oc.usda.gov (Washington, D.C., January 8, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today extended the deadline for agricultural producers to apply for payments under the Market Facilitation Program as provided by the trade mitigation program administered by the U.S. Department … Continued
AMARILLO, Texas (December 20, 2018) – The Texas Wheat Producers Association (TWPA) would like to express appreciation to all members of Congress who played a part in passing the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the 2018 Farm … Continued
National Association of Wheat Growers Contact: Caitlin Eannello, 240-423-4345 (Cell) Washington, D.C. (December 20, 2018) – Today, President Trump officially signed The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, commonly known as the Farm Bill, into law. The signing ceremony was held in the … Continued