Press Releases

  • Amplify SF Takes Top Spot in Variety Survey

    March 5, 2024

    Fort Collins, Colo. – Amplify SF was the most popular winter wheat variety planted in Colorado, according to the 2024 Colorado Winter Wheat Variety Survey released by the National Agricultural Statistics service on March 1. This marks the first year … Continue reading

  • 2023 Land Rental and Custom Rates Survey

    February 23, 2024

    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 … Continue reading

  • Wheat Organizations Welcome Reopening of Border Rail Crossings

    December 22, 2023

    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 … Continue reading

  • 2024 CAWG Scholarships

    December 21, 2023

    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 … Continue reading

  • Closed Rail Crossings on the Mexican Border Puts Crucial Wheat Exports at Risk

    December 20, 2023

    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 … Continue reading

  • Bennet, Moran, Bipartisan Colleagues Push USDA for Answers on Emergency Relief Program for Farmers and Ranchers

    December 6, 2023

    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 … Continue reading

  • NAWG Statement on Prop 65 Permanent Injunction

    November 7, 2023

    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 … Continue reading

  • Wheat Groups Welcome New Funding for Food Assistance and Market Development

    October 27, 2023

    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 … Continue reading

  • National Wheat Yield Contest 2023 Winners

    October 23, 2023

    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 … Continue reading

  • 2023 Colorado Wheat Stem Sawfly Survey Report

    October 11, 2023

    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 … Continue reading

  • USW, NAWG Applaud Senate Introduction Of American Farmers Feed The World Act

    September 20, 2023

    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 … Continue reading

  • Summer 2023 Edition of The Colorado Wheat Farmer

    August 21, 2023

    Check out the latest edition of The Colorado Wheat Farmer, the official publication of the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee. Click here to download the full publication.

  • 2023 Colorado Wheat Harvest Update

    August 3, 2023

    August 3, 2023 Multiple days of warm temperatures allowed harvest to progress across Eastern Colorado over the past week, but continued rain showers have slowed completion of harvest. As of today, we are calling Colorado’s 2023 wheat harvest roughly 85% … Continue reading

  • Great Plains Sawfly Survey Project

    July 9, 2023

    There is currently a multi-state collaborative project taking place to determine areas of wheat stem sawfly infestation and current practices related to its mitigation on farm yields and profits. If you are the primary operator of a farm located in … Continue reading

  • Colorado Wheat Field Days Technical Report

    June 27, 2023

    The technical report from the 2023 Colorado Wheat Field Days is now available thanks to the CSU Crops Testing Program. Click here to download the full report. 

  • Colorado Wheat Stem Sawfly Survey

    June 27, 2023

    Researchers from the department of agricultural and resource economics at  Colorado State University are conducting a research study on the economic impact of Wheat Stem Sawfly in Colorado. The title of our project is Assessing the Economic Impacts of Wheat … Continue reading

  • Wheat Entomology Newsletter – June 26, 2023

    June 26, 2023

    Adam Osterholzer: adam.osterholzer@colostate.edu, 970-222-9568 Dr. Punya Nachappa: Punya.Nachappa@colostate.edu, 785-383-4873 Grass sawfly We have not observed any grass sawfly larvae in our field surveys. This suggests that the larvae have matured and have dropped to the soil. They will form pupae … Continue reading

  • Wheat Disease Newsletter – June 20, 2023

    June 20, 2023

    Dr. Robyn Roberts Field Crops Pathologist and CSU Assistant Professor Robyn.Roberts@colostate.edu* 970-491-8239 *Email is the best way to reach me Disease Observations Stripe rust Stripe rust has been spotted at low incidence and severity across much of Colorado’s wheat growing … Continue reading

  • Wheat Entomology Newsletter – June 12, 2023

    June 12, 2023

    Adam Osterholzer: adam.osterholzer@colostate.edu, 970-222-9568 Dr. Punya Nachappa: Punya.Nachappa@colostate.edu, 785-383-4873 Wheat field days It was so great to see many of you during Wheat field days and to see the wheat crop looking so gorgeous! Thanks to Sally and her team, … Continue reading

  • Wheat Disease Newsletter – June 7, 2023

    June 7, 2023

    Dr. Robyn Roberts Field Crops Pathologist and CSU Assistant Professor Robyn.Roberts@colostate.edu* 970-491-8239 *Email is the best way to reach me Thank you to all who attended the Colorado Wheat Field Days! We certainly lucked out with the weather, and it … Continue reading