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: […]
U.S. Thanksgiving Office and Publication Schedules
Thanksgiving in the United States is a time set aside as a national holiday in late November each year. In 2023, U.S. Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 23. To celebrate the holiday, the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Headquarters and West Coast Offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23 and Friday, Nov. 24. In addition, the next […]
Video: Meet Yi-I Huang, USW’s New Country Director for Taiwan
The first event as U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Country Director for Taiwan Yi-I Huang was to lead his staff and 10 Taiwanese customers of U.S. wheat to the USW North Asia Marketing Conference in Bali, Indonesia. He handled it with ease. In this short video, we hear from Huang (his first name is pronounced “E-E”) […]
Video: USW Brings Together Wheat Buyers For ‘Unique’ North Asia Marketing Conference
Three different countries, three different languages, three different cultures and three different sets of consumers. Yet flour millers from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan actually have something in common: They have a strong interest in U.S. wheat. U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) invited wheat buyers from each country to Bali, Indonesia, August 28 and 29, 2023, […]
USW Board Welcomes North Dakota Farmer Jim Pellman to Officer Team
At their annual meeting the week of July 10 in Minneapolis, Minn., the Board of Directors of U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) will install North Dakota farmer Jim Pellman as 2023/24 Secretary-Treasurer. Pellman was elected to that position in February 2023. “After serving as a director on the U.S. Wheat Associates board representing North Dakota, I […]
Celebrating a Golden Anniversary of Wheat Promotion in South Korea
The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Seoul, South Korea, office commemorated its 50th year of service May 15, 2023, with honored guests from the flour milling, baking, and logistics industries, U.S. government officials, U.S. wheat farmer leaders and colleagues. Speakers during the event focused on the remarkable growth of the South Korean wheat foods supply system […]