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U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers are pleased that U.S. wheat growers now have the opportunity to increase global food assistance and expand export market access under new USDA funding programs announced Oct. 24, 2023.

Farmers across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho proved their fields of gold are gold medal worthy in three of the four National Wheat Yield Contest categories.

Over the weekend, Congress passed a short-term continuing resolution, which will fund the federal government through November 17, 2023.

U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers today thank Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Sen. Pete Rickets (R-NE) for the introduction of the American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023 in the U.S. Senate.

The National Association of Wheat Growers completed the second part of its 2023 summer Farm Bill fly-ins.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army (the agencies) issued a final rule to amend the final “Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” rule.

Organizations representing Pacific Northwest wheat growers and the U.S. milling industry are celebrating the latest Food for Peace donation of 28,000 metric tons of U.S. soft white wheat.

U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers are disappointed that the Surface Transportation Board approved the merger of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern Railroad.  The organizations believe the STB has given a green light to rail consolidation without regard for the consequences on agricultural shippers from a lack of competition in the U.S. rail s...

On Thursday, Klamath Falls-area farmer Brent Cheyne was elected President of the National Association of Wheat Growers.  Cheyne farms with his son Rodney where they raise wheat, barley, oats, alfalfa and Angus cattle.  In 2011, Cheyne began his time with the Oregon Wheat Growers League as the president before accepting the position of NAWG Secretary in 2015.   "It is an ...

Both the National Association of Wheat Growers and U.S. Wheat Associates applauded the tentative agreement between the railroads and rail union representative announced last week.  That agreement averted the Friday strike and shutdown that had so many in the farming community concerned.  While t...