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.

Split Ticket: ‘Democrats may very well be favored to retain their majority’ in Senate
IRA gives USDA Sec. Vilsack $324 million in administrative/implementation funds
California governor’s climate advisor: Mission is to ‘move state away from oil’
Agency takes system offline and is retracting weekly export sales info initially released
California to announce today a ban on sales of new cars that use gasoline by 2035
Lawyer says reports are ‘much ado about nothing’
White House unveils $3 billion military aid package for Ukraine
Dollar is dominant as euro moves below dollar and China’s currency at weakest in two years
Drought, other bad weather now key focus in ag markets around the world
Fed Chair Powell speaks Friday at Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium