More layoffs at John Deere | Wheat market rally | Farm bill food policy issues | Spike in shipping rates and delays
CBO analyst takes on GT Thompson and staff on CBO scoring, but facts dispute CBO reasoning
Iran president missing | Israel in crisis | Fed’s Powell positive for Covid-19 | Food prices | Anti-dumping duties on 2,4-D imports from China, India
House bill favors production ag; Senate bill puts lid on food stamp/TFP, conservation and CCC program changes
Text and other provisions released for proposed House farm bill
Reference prices | Crop insurance | Payment limits | Base acres | Trade promotion | CCC
Big increases for Democratic priorities of conservation and nutrition
Sluggish sales of U.S. ag goods to China persist | Xi, Putin scold U.S. | Deere | Walmart | Biden asserts executive privilege over Hur audio files
Copper surge | IEA cuts 2024 global oil demand growth | Presidential debates | New farm bill
New farm bill | Panama Canal | Potential Canada port & rail strike | FERC’s new transmission rules

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.