The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) is an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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 that supports the collective interests of wheat farmers in the United States.

NAWG was founded in 1950, and is structured as a federation of state grain growers associations.

It is affiliated with Wheat PAC, a political action committee

Political action committee

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National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation, a charitable organization.

The current chief executive officer is Dana Peterson.