This week it was announced by the National Association of Wheat Growers that association president David Schemm has resigned from his position to pursue other professional opportunities in his home state. The High Plains Journal says Schemm, a Sharon Springs, Kansas, wheat grower, has reportedly been tapped to accept the position of Kansas Farm Service Agency executive director.
To fill the role of president and lead the organization the organization choose Outlook, MT farmer and past president of NAWG Gordon Stoner to lead the association for the next several months. Stoner returns to the leadership role a critical point when wheat growers are experiencing low prices, drought, a new Farm Bill and the threat of U.S. withdrawing from trade deals, like NAFTA.
Each year U.S. wheat production is about 58 million metric
“With U.S. wheat farmers already enduring financial distress, open access to the Mexican and Canadian markets is needed now more than ever. Our farm economy is struggling, and we look to current and new trade markets to sell our high-quality product,” continued Stoner. “As the Administration continues to be flippant about NAFTA re-negotiations, Mexico has already begun sourcing wheat from other countries. NAWG continues to stress for the Administration to ‘Do No Harm’ and to look ahead for opportunities for new trade deals.”
• Dr. Dermot Hayes, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor
• Mr. Bob Peterson, Chairman & CEO of Melton Truck Lines, Inc.
• Dr. Albert M. Green, CEO, Kent Displays, Inc.
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About NAWG
NAWG is the primary representative in Washington D.C. for wheat growers, working to ensure a better future for America’s growers, the industry, and the general public. NAWG works with a team of 20 state wheat grower organizations to benefit the wheat industry at state and national levels. From their offices in the Wheat Growers Building on Capitol Hill, NAWG’s staff members are in constant contact with state association representatives, NAWG grower leaders, Members of Congress, Congressional staff members and the public.
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