Video: Scenes from the USW-NAWG Joint Winter Board Meeting in Washington, D.C.
It was an interesting time to gather in the nation’s capital, as U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) held a joint winter board meeting in mid-January, just a week before the Presidential Inauguration. Watch the brief video below to capture scenes from the meeting, including the annual visit to […]
U.S. Wheat Associates Marks 45 Years of Service
On January 12, 1980, wheat farmer leaders with Great Plains Wheat and Western Wheat Associates voted to officially merge into one organization, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW), to focus on building overseas demand for U.S. wheat. As we did in 2020 to mark our 40th anniversary, in our 45th year USW will recognize and celebrate the […]
U.S. Organizations Have Allied to Provide Much-Needed Mental Health Resources for Farm Families
A communications professional group of which I am a member recently shared information about a topic that is difficult, but vitally important to continue U.S. wheat’s promise of “Dependable People, Reliable Wheat.” It is mental health and other wellness issues for wheat farm families and within their rural communities who make up the U.S. wheat […]
Promoting U.S. Wheat Around the World
As U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) President Vince Peterson often says, at any given hour of the day there is someone, somewhere, talking about the quality, reliability and value of U.S. wheat. Wheat Letter is sharing some of the ways USW was working in the third quarter of marketing year 2023/24 to promote U.S. wheat in an ever more complex […]
Video: Wheat Farmers from Kansas, Ohio and Oklahoma Explore Opportunities, Challenges in African Markets
Kansas wheat farmer Gary Millershaski summed up the 10-day Sub-Saharan Africa Board Team trade mission with a perfect sentence to describe U.S. Wheat Associates’ (USW) efforts on the African continent. He said, “It’s not what we did yesterday, but it’s the knowledge we accumulate today to make us better understand how to deal with (the […]
Video: Longtime Arizona Wheat Industry Leader, USW Collaborator Al Simons to Retire in June
From working dairy cows in upstate New York to certifying seed in Minnesota to helping promote and export wheat in Arizona – the career backstory of Allan “Al” Simons is fascinating. Simons, who has served as part-time Executive Director of the Arizona Grain Research and Promotion Council (AGRPC) since 1994, announced that he is retiring […]
Wheat Organizations Gather in Washington, DC
Farmer leaders of U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are meeting in Washington, DC, Jan. 23 to 26, 2024, for a joint board of directors meeting. Activities included a plenary policy session, separate meetings with members of Congress, and consideration of USW’s producer-funded operating budget for fiscal year 2024/25. […]
Watch Episode 2 of New “Stories of Stewardship” Video Series
Episode 2 of the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) “Stories of Stewardship” series features Tom Cannon, a wheat farmer and cattle rancher from Blackwell, Oklahoma. Cannon, who operates Goodson Ranch with his family, went “all-in” and became a 100% no-till farmer. And he didn’t stop there. Watch Episode 2 here: Stories of Stewardship – U.S. Wheat Associates […]
Watch Episode 1 of New “Stories of Stewardship” Video Series
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is happy to share a new video series featuring farmers explaining how they responsibly manage the land and natural resources entrusted to their care. “Stories of Stewardship” premiered Jan. 10, 2024, on Facebook with Episode 1 focusing on the sustainable practices applied by five farm families growing different classes of wheat […]
Season’s Greetings and 2023/24 Holiday Office Schedule
On behalf of the dedicated U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) colleagues around the world and the wheat farmers we represent, we wish you all a joyous, healthy holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous 2024! U.S. Office Schedule In recognition of Christmas and New Year’s holidays, the USW Headquarters and West Coast Offices will be closed: […]
