2023 Land Rental and Custom Rates Survey
Colorado State University Extension conducts an annual survey of custom rates charged for various crop and livestock operations and lease arrangements in Colorado in the preceding year. Results of the survey are used by producers, ag lenders, county assessors, the Colorado Department of Agriculture, land appraisers, and more. The Land Rental and Custom Rates Survey in […]
Wheat Organizations Welcome Reopening of Border Rail Crossings
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are pleased that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency reopened rail crossings in El Paso and Eagle Point today. These rail corridors are essential gateways to many loyal flour millers and their wheat food customers in Mexico who rely […]
2024 CAWG Scholarships
The Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) will award two $1,000 scholarships in 2024. One scholarship will be awarded to a graduating high school senior who plans to attend an accredited college, university, junior college or community college. The student must enter college the same year as their graduation from high school. The second scholarship […]
Closed Rail Crossings on the Mexican Border Puts Crucial Wheat Exports at Risk
Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) have joined several other U.S. agricultural organizations in signing a letter encouraging U.S. Customs and Border Protection to reopen rail crossings in El Paso and Eagle Point for trade as quickly as possible. Given the huge volume of U.S. wheat sales that […]
Bennet, Moran, Bipartisan Colleagues Push USDA for Answers on Emergency Relief Program for Farmers and Ranchers
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of their colleagues in a letter calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide greater transparency on how the 2022 Emergency Relief Program (ERP) payments were calculated and administered. The ERP covers agricultural […]
NAWG Statement on Prop 65 Permanent Injunction
The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) is thrilled to see the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit permanent injunction that prohibits California’s Proposition 65 warning requirement related to glyphosate. Today the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s permanent injunction enjoining Proposition 65 warning requirement for glyphosate. “NAWG members […]
Wheat Groups Welcome New Funding for Food Assistance and Market Development
ARLINGTON, Virginia — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are pleased that U.S. wheat growers now have the opportunity to increase global food assistance and expand export market access under new USDA funding programs announced Oct. 24, 2023. USW and NAWG thank Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for releasing […]
National Wheat Yield Contest 2023 Winners
The National Wheat Yield Contest is thrilled to announce the achievements of its 24 national winners, hailing from 12 different states, who have achieved an average yield of 144 bushels per acre across all categories. Additionally, we proudly recognize the 83 state winners representing 28 states, with their remarkable yields averaging 127 bushels per acre […]
2023 Colorado Wheat Stem Sawfly Survey Report
Research Assistant Authors: Ashley Raffa, Anne Sellman, Johanna Merkel, Zhi Mei Maria Lee, Ella Stankiewicz Adam Osterholzer: adam.osterholzer@colostate.edu, 970-222-9568 Dr. Punya Nachappa: Punya.Nachappa@colostate.edu, 785-383-4873 Colorado state-wide wheat stem sawfly survey The CSU Wheat Entomology Program, with the support of Colorado Wheat, conducts an extensive annual state-wide survey for wheat stem sawflies. For over a decade, […]
USW, NAWG Applaud Senate Introduction Of American Farmers Feed The World Act
ARLINGTON, Virginia — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) today thank Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) for introduction of the American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023 in the U.S. Senate. The bi-partisan legislation would restore the […]