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From Brownfield Ag News An Oregon wheat farmer remains concerned about exports in 2025. Former president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, Brent Cheyne, says there aren’t enough markets domestically to support the current U.S. wheat crop. “Eighty-nine percent of our crop is exported to the Pacific Rim, so I have no idea how you would consume all of ... Read More »

This week, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcomes Anthony Peña as the new Policy Manager. Anthony brings valuable experience from his nearly three-year tenure as Government Relations Manager at the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA). Before PNWA, Peña served for years with U.S. Sen. Patty Murray as Regional District Director and Representative. Anthony is from Vancouver, Wash., and ... Read More »

The Fence Post At the Commodity Classic on Sunday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollis declined to promise to maintain crop insurance premium subsidies at current levels, but said conservation funds blocked by the Trump administration will be released. Asked by a reporter at a news conference before she delivered her speech if she would promise to maintain current crop insurance premium ... Read More »

From Reuters Chinese imports of U.S. farm goods, which have declined sharply since the Washington-Beijing trade war during President Donald Trump’s first term, are expected to drop further as Beijing prepares retaliatory measures against fresh U.S. tariffs. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From agweb.com It’s been just over two months since Congress passed the American Relief Act, which contains $9.8 billion in market relief payments. Congress gave USDA 90 days to issue the payments, and with less than 30 days left before the deadline, farmers are asking one question: when will those payments be released? Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From the Capital Press The Treasury Department reset the deadline for businesses to report under the Corporate Transparency Act to March 21 after a federal judge lifted his order that had been blocking the law. U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle in Tyler, Texas, said Feb. 18 lifting the stay was consistent with a ruling in January by the U.S. Supreme ... Read More »

From Successful Farming Farmers across the United States are finding themselves in precarious economic positions, as they attempt to navigate a strained farm economy and a barrage of executive orders from the Trump administration that put some farm programs in limbo. In his first month in office, President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders to pause or ... Read More »

U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcome new legislation introduced Feb. 11 that would move the Food for Peace international food assistance program under USDA’s administration. The legislation is sponsored by Reps. Tracey Mann of Kansas, Rick Crawford of Arkansas, Dan Newhouse of Washington, David Rouzer of North Carolina and House Agriculture Committee Chairman ... Read More »

On Feb. 6, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) reintroduced the Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025 to increase funding to the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) and help American farmers compete in global markets. “On ... Read More »

On Feb. 5, National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) President and Altus, Okla., wheat, cotton, and pasture-land farmer Keeff Felty testified before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry during the “Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 1” hearing. “As I enter my 40th year in farming, the agricultural economy is facing ... Read More »