Study: Soda taxes slash sugar-sweetened beverage consumption by one-third in five cities
But shutdown threat remains
USDA reports Friday | FAA orders temporary grounding of 171 Boeing aircraft | U.S. debt
Oil price volatility returns on fears of escalating Red Sea conflict | Pig antibiotic in focus
FOMC minutes | ERP | Oil prices drop | Panama Canal | Mo. farmland | Chevron and Calif.
Tesla vs China | Prop 12 begins | India food-security challenges | Ukraine grain exports
Employment report | FAO food price index | SEC and bitcoin | Key events in 2024
Biden extends suspension of Trump-era tariffs on European steel and aluminum | Mexican and U.S. officials announce border collaboration
Dollar faces backlash in oil market | SPR update | Beer sales plummet | Internet of cows

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.