Wheat Showcased to Public in Washington DC – AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

Wheat Showcased to Public in Washington DC

US Wheat Associates took part in the Modern Ag event on the Mall in Washington DC recently, providing an opportunity to speak and educate the general public about agriculture. US Wheat Associates Vice President of Communications, Steve Mercer.

“This is largely an event where agriculture and the aim is promoting agriculture to members of Congress and the administration. And so the National Association of Wheat Growers, the North American Millers Association, and the American Bakers Association, we’ve joined with them to have a display. And it’s really the story of wheat really from the farm to the fort. So we’ve got blades of bread from a local baker, very beautiful artists in red. We’re telling folks the breadth of wheat production across the United States and specifically where those classes of wheat are grown.”

Mercer says this was a unique opportunity to put us wheat directly in front of tourists and others. I think people are amazed that wheat is just that wheat. There are six specific classes that are grown in different parts of the United States. Versus says they also handed out food samples such as pretzels and other snack food to demonstrate the diversity of wheat.