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NAWG Responds to Ways and Means Advancing Reconciliation Tax Changes
September 16, 2021
Washington, D.C. (September 16, 2021) – Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committees advanced its contributions to the proposed $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package, which included provisions to offset components of the bill. The National Association of Wheat Growers is … Continue reading
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NAWG Launches Advocacy Campaign to Protect Family Farms
September 14, 2021
The House of Representatives and Senate are currently moving forward with a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package. NAWG has launched an advocacy campaign to urge lawmakers to oppose proposals that would effectively eliminate the stepped-up basis on capital gains taxes, … Continue reading
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NAWG Opposes Changes to NWPR
September 2, 2021
Washington, D.C. – On July 9, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced their intent to initiate a new rulemaking process that replaces the Navigable Waters Protection Rule and announced a request for stakeholder input. … Continue reading
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U.S. Wheat Associates Welcomes Suspension of Vietnam Wheat Import Tariff
August 25, 2021
ARLINGTON, Virginia — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is grateful to the Biden Administration and USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) for their work alongside Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance to reduce the cost of wheat for Vietnam’s millers and consumers. As part … Continue reading
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USDA Accepts 2.8 Million Acres for the Conservation Reserve Program
August 23, 2021
From USDA-FSA Expects to reverse the trend of declining enrollment The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has accepted 2.8 million acres in offers from agricultural producers and private landowners for enrollment into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in 2021. This … Continue reading
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Colorado and Kansas Lead Effort to Promote Hard White Wheat
August 23, 2021
By Brad Erker – Executive Director, Colorado Wheat I remember looking at my first field of hard white winter (HWW) wheat many years ago, it was probably about 1994. I honestly can’t remember the variety, but I do remember thinking … Continue reading
