Joint USW-NAWG Winter Board Meeting Features Insights from USDA Officials and USW Staff
Updates from inside and outside ongoing efforts to grow wheat exports will be front and center during the Joint Winter Board Meeting of U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG in Washington, D.C. from January 26 to 29, 2026. USW’s portion of the meeting will include a look at the […]
Weather ‘A Pretty Good Place to Start’: USW, NAWG Partner to Engage Farm Broadcasters at ‘Trade Talk’ 2025
It was raining questions inside the U.S. wheat industry’s booth this year at Trade Talk, hosted by the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB). That’s hardly by coincidence as a fair share of the questions happened to be about rain. “When you want to strike up a conversation with a farmer, weather is a pretty […]
USW Vice Chairman Millershaski Strengthens Industry Ties During Bayer Leadership Program
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Vice Chairman Gary Millershaski recently joined a cohort of emerging wheat industry leaders in Austin, Texas, for the first leg of the Bayer Leadership Program. For Millershaski – as a multi-generation wheat farmer from Lakin, Kansas – the program offered more than personal professional development; it served as an important opportunity […]
U.S. Wheat Industry Meets in Austin
The boards of directors of U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) met jointly November 4-6, 2025, in Austin, Texas. Each organizations’ board includes wheat growers assigned to represent state wheat organizations and the industry leaders meet together two times each year. In addition to a joint policy session, USW […]
Video: USW Policy Team Update – Quarter 4 of 2025
The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Trade Policy Team is back at full strength – and just in time, as a number of issues that impact the U.S. wheat industry are getting more and more attention, both here at home and internationally. In this quarterly update, USW Vice President of Trade Policy Dalton Henry introduces new […]
Wheat Life: From Eastern Washington to the World Stage: Carstensen Elected as USW Officer
This article first appeared in Wheat Life magazine. View the original version and the rest of the magazine here. The Washington Grain Commission (WGC) is proud to celebrate that Commissioner Mike Carstensen has been elected Secretary-Treasurer of the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Board of Directors for the 2025/26 term. This significant milestone recognizes Carstensen’s long-standing […]
Pellman Brings Economics, Family Farming Experience to Role as USW Chairman
The degree in Ag Economics Jim Pellman earned from North Dakota State University came in handy during his long career off the farm, but today his job relies on a much different type of education – one that teaches hard work, patience, preparation and persistence can be spoiled by a snip of bad weather or […]
USW Board Team Explores Challenges, Opportunities in Egypt, Morocco and Portugal
Producers from Arizona, Idaho and Nebraska explored three unique markets and met with customers to exchange information about U.S. wheat as part of U.S. Wheat Associates’ (USW) Board Team trip to Egypt, Morocco, and Portugal. The two-week trip took place in early May, led by USW staffers Erica Oakley, Ian Flagg, Peter Lloyd, and Tarik […]
Video: ‘Legacy of Success’ in Spotlight at USW’s 2025 North Asian Marketing Conference
Partnerships formed between the U.S. wheat industry and customers in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan decades ago were revisited during U.S. Wheat Associates’ (USW) 2025 North Asian Marketing Conference (NAMC). Aptly themed, “Legacy of Success,” the conference was held May 21-23 in Da Nang, Vietnam. It preceded USW’s South and Southeast Asia Marketing Conference, held […]
VIDEO: USW Board Team Explores Important Markets in Southeast Asia
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) made efficient use of time during the recent Southeast Asia Board Team trip to the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. As USW Regional Vice President Joe Sowers put it, “Boots were always on the move.” The team, made up of farmers and wheat industry representatives from Washington, Oregon and South Dakota, was […]