VIDEO: Scenes from the USW Summer Board Meeting in Fargo
North Dakota welcomed U.S. Wheat Associates for the summer Board of Directors meeting June 22-25. The three-day session included updates from USW state wheat commission members and USW staff during budget, long range planning, transportation and wheat quality committees and working groups. The full USW Board of Directors meeting on June 25 featured updates on […]
From Kansas Fields to Global Markets: Millershaski Brings Perspective to U.S. Wheat Leadership
Standing in a Nigerian flour mill, Gary Millershaski couldn’t have imagined the thought forming in his head would eventually become a line repeated by fellow wheat farmers and by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) staff around the world. The message was shared once again last month at the USW Summer Board Meeting in Fargo, North Dakota […]
VIDEO: Meet Mark Jossund, USW’s New Secretary-Treasurer
Mark Jossund farms in northwest Minnesota, which is only a short drive from the U.S. Wheat Associates Summer Board Meeting in Fargo, North Dakota, where Mark will officially join the USW Officer Team as Secretary-Treasurer. Jossund, wife Brendy, and family grow about 5,000 acres of hard red spring (HRS) wheat, corn, and soybeans. He also […]
Mark Jossund Prepared to Join USW Officer Team, Not Ready to Stop Farming
It was a brisk morning in late May when Mark Jossund swiftly strode across one of his emerging wheat fields near Hendrum, Minnesota, to get a good look at the 2026 crop. There was no time to lollygag. His son Carson was a quick drive away – and in need of assistance to plant corn. […]
USW Summer Board Meeting to Highlight Market Challenges, Export Successes and Leadership Transition
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) will convene its Summer Board of Directors Meeting June 22-25 in Fargo, North Dakota, bringing together wheat growers, industry leaders and USW staff to discuss market conditions, export opportunities and challenges facing the U.S. wheat industry. The gathering will feature committee meetings, market analysis presentations and discussions focused on trends in […]
USW Board Team Learns How U.S. Wheat Powers Taiwan’s Milling and Baking Industries
“Show the world how you imagine it to taste!” That was the challenge issued to the competitors in the 2026 UIBC International Competition for Young Bakers, sponsored by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) at the 2026 Taipei International Baking Show. The finalists, all of which were 23 years or younger, came to Taipei from all over […]
U.S. Wheat Associates Elects 2026-2027 Officer Team
The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Board of Directors elected a new slate of officers for the 2026-2027 fiscal year during the organization’s board meeting on January 29, during the 2026 Joint USW/NAWG Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. The new USW officer team will be officially installed at the USW Summer Board Meeting this June in […]
USW Recognizes Stacy Meade for 36 Years of Service
Over decades, Stacy Meade worked closely with four different presidents of U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and organized more than 100 USW Board Meetings in dozens of states. From advance planning to agenda building to the registration table to the meeting’s closing gavel, she made sure everything went smoothly – even when odds were everything wouldn’t. […]
2026 Joint USW/NAWG Winter Board Meeting Productive Despite Winter Storms
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Chairman Jim Pellman was pleasantly surprised by the number of USW directors and state wheat association staff able to brush off Winter Storm Fern and make it to Washington, D.C. for the 2026 Joint USW/NAWG Winter Board Meeting. But he was not surprised at how productive the Jan. 26-29 meeting turned out to be. “Many things in the nation’s capital shut down for the week, […]
VIDEO: Scenes from the 2026 USW-NAWG Joint Winter Board Meeting
A few wintry days in Washington, D.C. were packed with meetings, discussions, and planning. U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) held a Joint Winter Board Meeting to allow interaction between staff of both organizations, wheat farmers, USDA and legislators who represent wheat states. Again this year, the entire wheat […]