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.

Omicron may cause milder illness: study
RFS | Debt limit | BBB | FY 2022 funding
SRE decisions could also come alongside RVO announcement, Vilsack indicates
Congress clears stopgap spending bill through Feb. 18, but no waiver of pay-as-you-go rules
Higher crop prices drive increase in 2021 forecast farm income
Dems want CR until Jan. 28; GOP wants into mid-Feb. | Some progress on debt limit talks
Update on WHIP+ for 2020 and 2021 ag disasters
China watching House legislation | Biden to speak today about Omicron | Congress returns
Will EPA this week finally release much-delayed RFS decisions?
More questions than answers on new Covid variant but fear, uncertainty rule markets today