Syngenta to reduce 150 positions; Deere agrees to pay $9.93 million to settle SEC charges
NPPC pushes new farm bill, legislative solution to Prop 12 | Vilsack confident Clean Fuels Tax Credit finalized by end of Biden administration
Ag groups, lawmakers urge action on farm bill and SAF guidance
After the weekend update:
Will Tuesday’s presidential debate decide contest? House floor agenda | Salmonella outbreak
USDA revises forecast for farm income in 2024, projecting far less severe decline than anticipated, but figures show need for new farm bill
Harris tempers Biden capital gains tax increase proposal | More bad news for U.S. ag exports
Vilsack wants to keep his job | Slotting and supermarkets | Key votes in Montana | Oil prices plummet | Dockworker talks begin | Cargill
Trump on China | Koch | Trump & Harris tax proposals | U.S. farm income | CR | Ukraine caps wheat exports
Israel/Hamas | Russia/Ukraine | 45Z | Harris opposes Nippon Steel’s $15 bil. bid for U.S. Steel | China’s ag hit hard by extreme weather | Turkey seeks BRICS membership

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.