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Jim Wiesemeyer
Jim resides in the Washington D.C. area and is a frequent contributor to Pro Farmer’s coverage of farm policy and world trade. He graduated from Southern Illinois University and has reported on farm legislation and trade policy since 1978.
 

March 29 -- Washington Watch: Winter wheat growers shift to revenue insurance products
March 29, 2001
Greater premium subsidies get a strong response from winter wheat producers -- Pro Farmer Editors ... Read More

March 29 -- Inside Washington Today: ASA offers up farm policy plans
March 29, 2001
ASA wants no loan-rate change, but says soybeans deserve program-crop status ... Read More

Mar. 28 - Inside Washington Today: Farm groups disagree on House budget plan
March 28, 2001
Cattle, hog groups and Iowa Farm Bureau note concerns ... Read More

March 28 -- Washington Watch: States taking a hard line on FMD
March 28, 2001
State vet officials also figure into the federal plan to keep FMD from landing here -- Pro Farmer Editors ... Read More

March 27 -- Washington Watch: Pork checkoff issue takes an ugly turn
March 27, 2001
Groups descend on NPPC office in Washington, DC -- Pro Farmer Editors ... Read More

Mar. 27 - Inside Washington Today: FMD is not Foreign Market Development
March 27, 2001
And it's not BSE, but many Americans think so ... Read More

March 23 -- Inside Washington Today: Washington week in review
March 26, 2001
House budget panel moves on some spending issues ** UPDATED as of Monday a.m. **; some USDA nominees announced ... Read More

March 26 -- Washington Watch: How the 2000 Crop Disaster Program works
March 26, 2001
No end set yet for signup period -- Pro Farmer Editors ... Read More

Mar. 26 - Inside Washington Today: Washington Agenda
March 26, 2001
Focus on quick tax relief, House budget resolution ... Read More

March 23 -- Washington Watch: Some deadlines to remember
March 23, 2001
Update on some dates that you need to remember for farm programs and emergency aid plans -- Pro Farmer Editors ... Read More

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