North Dakota Small Grains Withdraws from NAWG

The North Dakota Grain Growers Association this week voted to withdraw from the National Association of Wheat Growers. North Dakota farmers cited a belief that the organization is “no longer seeing an adequate return on investment” from membership in the national group. The association said North Dakota has consistently “paid some of the highest dues out of all states” represented by NAWG.

The National Association says staff and leadership “did everything possible” to address North Dakota’s Concerns, and President Ben Scholz says the organization “went above and beyond to meet the concerns of NDGGA by giving them a national voice on Capitol Hill.”

NAWG charges that over the past two years, North Dakota “put their interests ahead of all wheat growers” across the country by withholding half their dues, making it difficult to carry out the overall mission of the organization. The state organization has been a member of the national organization since 1977. It’s membership contract will expire at the end of June.

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