Policy Update

Policy Update

Food Stamp Proponents Fear What’s Coming for Some States on March 1

WOTUS | Farm bill hearing | Supreme Court and student loan debt forgiveness program

February 26, 2023 05:51 PM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

Ukraine’s Ag Minister Delivers a ‘Wow’ Speech from Ukraine at USDA’s Outlook Forum

February 24, 2023 08:53 AM

Policy Update

USDA Ag Outlook Forum Begins with Initial Projections for 2023-24

February 23, 2023 08:44 AM

Policy Update

Supreme Court Nears Decision on Proposition 12 and U.S. Hog Industry

February 22, 2023 07:04 AM

Policy Update

Biden Visits Kyiv, More Support for Ukraine | U.S. Signals ‘Red Line’ for China Re: Ukraine

February 21, 2023 07:46 AM

Policy Update

U.S. Closely Watching to See if China Provides Russia with ‘Lethal Assistance’

February 19, 2023 02:25 PM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

Biden Wants to Speak with China’s Xi Over Downing of Alleged China Spy Balloon

February 17, 2023 07:17 AM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

Texas A&M Economists Comment on CBO Budget Forecasts

February 16, 2023 10:21 AM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

CBO Forecasts Huge and Growing Annual Cost of Servicing Bulging U.S. Debt

February 16, 2023 07:37 AM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

Reviewing CBO’s Baseline for First Trillion-Dollar-Plus Farm Bill

Increased cost of TFP alone greater than all other farm program spending combined

February 16, 2023 05:37 AM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

House Speaker McCarthy at Farm Bill Event Laments Decisions Made ‘For Fish, Not People’

U.S. retail sales surge way above expectations

February 15, 2023 08:57 AM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

Annual U.S. Inflation Rose 6.4% in January on Higher Housing, Still-Elevated Food Costs

Latest Mexican decree still bars GMO corn for food as of 2024, to transition away from GMO corn in animal feed

February 14, 2023 09:15 AM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

Policy Wonks Get Ready for CBO’s Updated Forecasts Released Wednesday

Top Republicans are mulling budget cuts to all but Medicare and Social Security

February 13, 2023 07:34 AM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

U.S. Shoots Down Fourth Flying Object; China Also Near Shooting Down Object

Inflation or disinflation | Farm bill update | CFTC report snafu | Biden snubs Fox on interview

February 12, 2023 07:00 PM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

Russia to Cut Oil Production Next Month by 500,000 Barrels a Day, or 5%

Senate Ag hearing focuses on crop insurance, disaster aid, climate programs

February 10, 2023 05:36 AM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

Russia Urges Investigation into New Nord Stream Sabotage Claims

House WOTUS hearing: Latest EPA announcement brings lots of uncertainty

February 09, 2023 08:45 AM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

Xi Pivots on Taiwan | A Warning About China’s Hog Industry | U.S. Lawmakers Press Vilsack on Bird Flu

USDA WASDE today | Brazil crop estimates | Ukraine grain exports fall sharply

February 08, 2023 07:11 AM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

Biden’s SOTU Address: Unusual and Clear Signal He Will Seek Re-Election

Speech could have been titled “Let’s Finish the Job” because he kept repeating the refrain

February 08, 2023 06:29 AM

Jim Wiesemeyer

Policy Update

Mexico Set to Publish New Decree Re: Imports of GMO Corn

Economists offer alternative plan for ag disaster program | Biden SOTU and ag sector

February 07, 2023 08:50 AM

Jim Wiesemeyer