Articles tagged under: U.S. Wheat Associates

Millershaski Succeeds Pellman

Published June 29, 2026

U.S. Wheat Associates has a new chairman. Kansas wheat farmer Gary Millershaski took over the gavel this past week at USW's summer board meeting in North Dakota. He succeeds North Dakota grower Jim Pellman. Mark Jossund of Minnesota was installed…
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Export Opportunities

Published June 23, 2026

U.S. Wheat Associates Treasurer Mike Carstensen is seeing potential in the international markets. “There’s promise in Latin America, South America and, in the long run, there could be something happening in Africa, but that one is more questionable.” The USW…
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Wheat Included in Food for Peace Program

Published May 14, 2026

U.S. Wheat Associates is applauding USDA’s first wheat award under the Food for Peace program, with 20,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat designated for emergency feeding programs in East Africa. The organization said the shipment reinforces America’s role as both…
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Trade Deal Inked with Bangladesh

Published February 10, 2026

The U.S. and Bangladesh have signed a reciprocal trade agreement. U.S. Wheat Associates said this is a win for American wheat farmers. U.S. Wheat signed a memorandum of understanding last summer with Bangladesh, committing to annual purchases of 700,000 metric…
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USW Board Elects ’26-’27 Officer Team

Published January 30, 2026

U.S. Wheat Associates has elected Gary Millershaski of Kansas as its new chair, succeeding McClusky, North Dakota grower Jim Pellman. Mike Carstensen of Washington is vice chair. Mark Jossund of Moorhead, Minnesota, was elected secretary-treasurer. Jossund is the current chair…
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HB4 Wheat Development Takes Important Step

Published September 23, 2025

Bioceres Crop Solutions and the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation have announced a strategic collaboration to jointly develop and commercialize HB4 wheat in the United States. This biotech wheat is drought tolerant and tolerant to glufosinate. The trait will be available…
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USW Leadership Changes

Published July 15, 2025

Mike Spier is the new president of U.S. Wheat Associates, succeeding Vince Peterson, who retired. Brian Liedl joined USW as its vice president of overseas operations. Previously, Liedl worked for United Grain Corporation and CHS Hedging. Julia Debes has rejoined…
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Mercer Retiring from USW

Published June 24, 2025

Steve Mercer is retiring from U.S. Wheat Associates as of July 1. Mercer has been the USW vice president of communications for nearly 19 years. Before that, Mercer spent time at AdFarm, Geoff Howe Marketing Communications, Weber Shandwick and Dudnyk.
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Harvest Report Released

Published June 23, 2025

U.S. Wheat Associates has released its weekly harvest report. Less than 40 samples from Texas and Oklahoma Hard Red Winter Wheat crop have been submitted for quality analysis. The early data suggest an average test weight of 61.5 pounds per…
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