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.

Crisis could squeeze farm margins in way that Russia-Ukraine war did not: NDSU study
March 10, 2026
March 9, 2026
Grains rally as crude oil soars above $100 a barrel
Bloomberg Spot Commodity Index surpasses 2022 peak as energy markets soar
March 6, 2026
March 4, 2026
Future expectations gauge falls to lowest since September 2024, Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer shows