Iowa easily top state receiving CRP payments at just over $402 million
Jordan gives assurances on farm bill, appropriations, other issues to woo naysayers
U.S./EU trade issue decision looming | Putin goes to Beijing | More U.S. sanctions on China
Brent nears $90 as the U.S. signals stricter sanctions enforcement | China looks for wheat
Is USDA’s CCC Charter Act going to be the creative ‘surprise’ in any new farm bill?
House GOP begins speaker election | ExxonMobil’s huge buy | Milk pricing differences
China mulls new stimulus, higher deficit | IMF forecasts | Ukraine farmland abandonment
U.S. congressional delegation in Beijing meets with Xi | Senior spending | OPEC raises forecasts for global oil demand
USDA reports Thursday | Inflation reports Wed. & Thurs. | IMF forecasts Tuesday
Reference price increase debate | Gas prices tumble | Exxon seeking acquisition of Pioneer

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.