After the Weekend Update: July 22, 2024
Is Biden able to finish out remainder of his term? GOP leaders say no
Statement on X: Will focus on fulfilling his duties for remainder of term; will address nation later this week
Ag finance situation hearing | Netanyahu in DC | Question 3 | Chevron deference | WRDA | U.S./Mexico corn dispute | U.S./Brazil trade issues | OMB updates forecasts
Top Dem pressure on Biden to exit accelerates | WOTUS | Houthis | World IT outage
House Ag panel hearing July 23 will show ag sector price/financial pain; Groups urge support for sugar policy
Why food prices surged | Farm bill | Iranian plot | Deere flip-flops on DEI | More layoffs at Deere | Trump on Fed’s Powell | Commercial real estate crisis | Egypt’s big wheat buy
IMF forecasts | Vance on biofuels | GM tamps down expectations for EVs | Fed chair comments
A look at Vance’s bio, positions on key issues
Most stunning failure for Secret Service in decades

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.