Bill Watts, Editor, Pro Farmer

Bill Watts

Editor, Pro Farmer

Bill Watts is the Editor of Pro Farmer, bringing over three decades of expertise as a financial and agricultural journalist. His career has spanned the globe’s most influential financial hubs—including London, Frankfurt, New York, and Washington, D.C.—where he has provided deep-dive analysis on commodity markets, international politics, and economic policy. A central Illinois native raised on a grain and livestock farm, Bill’s perspective is rooted in the field. He began his career covering the trading floors of the CME and CBOT, bridging the gap between the farm gate and the global market.

Latest Stories
January 29, 2026
Fed on hold; Bessent embraces ‘strong dollar’ policy; ethanol production resilient; ADM settles SEC case; potential Singapore SAF project
Trump reiterates E15 support; dollar at 4-year low; tariff threat; China buys more Canadian canola
Argentine weather; Trump in Iowa; Xi’s military purge; shutdown redux; tariff ruling wait
Triple-digit silver; dumping the dollar; tight cattle supplies continue
December placements down slightly less than expected
Farm and ethanol groups blast Congress; USDA portal; Greenland thaw continues; strong GDP, sticky inflation; EU-South America trade pact timing
Farm leaders press for more aid in spending bills; soybeans erase post-WASDE fall
Japan shakes up bond market; Big Oil, ethanol groups strike a deal; Brazil early-harvest weather
Domestic importers and farmers ‘bore the tariff burden substantially, says new research from North Dakota State University.