Potential Canadian rail strike threatens economic impact | NABE economic policy survey | Pro Farmer Crop Tour
Focus on Friday’s speech by Fed Chair Powell at Jackson Hole confab
Greg Henderson | Cotton export reporting glitch | ASA responds to CARB’s Proposed Changes to LCFS | Vilsack on 45Z credits | Bayer
Retail sales | Deere earnings | Fed rate watch | JD Vance gaffe | Harris and food prices | Calif wine grape growers’ challenges
U.S. inflation falls below 3% for first time since early 2021
Rising inventories and declining auction values strain dealers, farmers, and manufacturers, leading to layoffs and financial pressures across the industry
Agricultural credit conditions in the Tenth Federal Reserve District tightened further in the second quarter of 2024
USDA reports | Starbucks | Musk/Trump interview | Iran & Hezbollah preparing for possible attack
Key USDA reports today | Trump/Musk interview tonight | SPR | UCO | Consumer spending
Weekend Updates: Aug. 11, 2024

Jim Wiesemeyer

Jim Wiesemeyer is well known to Pro Farmer Members for his long tenure as Washington Bureau Chief for Pro Farmer. Now with agricultural consulting firm Informa Economics, formerly Sparks Companies, Inc., he is still offering his expertise and insight on farm policy, trade policy and Washington politics as a consultant to Pro Farmer. His Inside Washington Today column on AgWeb.com is a must-read item to keep up with the latest in Washington developments.