White House blaming Putin for inflation it believes will be ‘extraordinarily elevated’
Some lawmakers push special counsel at USDA re: meat industry competition | Biden to Iowa
New U.S. gun regulations coming | Vilsack tested Covid-positive
EPA again upsets biofuel proponents as they give 31 refiners end-around RINs
Skips credit requirement for 31 refiners
USDA grants big money to UNL for a study of meatpacking industry since Covid
FOMC minutes | Big fertilizer, seed, labor woes in China | FJ surveys chemical retailers
World’s largest container port hit by Covid surge in Shanghai
In letter to NGFA, Vilsack indicates less CRP re-enrollments in the latest general signup
Reports include WASDE, Brazil and China ests., FAO food prices, FOMC minutes

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.