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.

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IMF Anticipates Global Inflation Will Peak in Late 2022
Global inflation will likely decrease to 6.5% in 2023 and to 4.1% by 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast.
October 11, 2022 01:10 PM
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Jim Wiesemeyer
Winding River Ranch
Ag Policy
Expect New WOTUS Testing Rules by the End of 2022, According to Government Lawyer
By the end of the year, the Biden administration is expected to issue new rules that Government Lawyer Brian Fletcher told the court will “provide greater clarity to the regulated public on all parts of the test.”
October 05, 2022 04:56 PM
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“We’re not going to negotiate on this,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre reiterated to reporters Tuesday, insisting that the debt limit will be raised “without conditions.”
Ag Policy
$670 Million Awarded by USDA to Farm, Meatpacking and Grocery Workers for their ‘Essential Role’ in U.S. Food Systems During Pandemic
USDA says the organizations were selected for their proven track records working with farmworkers, meatpacking workers, and grocery workers. The funds amount to $600 per person and will be dispersed in the fall.
October 05, 2022 02:37 PM
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Money
Ag Policy
USDA Forecasts Farm Sector Profits to Remain Above Average in 2022
When adjusted for inflation, 2022 net cash farm income is forecast to increase by $13.5 billion (8.7%) from 2021 and be at its highest level since 2012.
October 05, 2022 01:44 PM
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Rivian
Ag Policy
California Approves Plan to ‘Move State Away From Oil’ by 2035
More than 16% of new cars sold in California in 2022 were zero-emissions vehicles, the state said, up from 12.41% in 2021 and 7.78% in 2020.
October 05, 2022 01:44 PM
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Ag Policy
What You Need to Know About Biden’s Hunger Conference
A pandemic-era program that provided free breakfast and lunch to all schoolchildren expired this year. Republicans voted against efforts to include free school meals this week. Biden’s plan reinstates the program.
October 03, 2022 12:59 PM
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Ag Policy
Supreme Court to Hear WOTUS Arguments on Monday
The WOTUS case, Sackett v. EPA, centers on a long-running dispute involving an Idaho couple named Chantell and Michael Sackett. The Sacketts have won at the Supreme Court before.
October 03, 2022 07:57 AM
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Jim Wiesemeyer
White House
Ag Policy
White House to Host First Hunger, Nutrition and Health Address in More Than 50 Years
President Richard Nixon hosted the last White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health in 1969. That confab led to expansions of the food stamp program, the school lunch program and WIC.
September 26, 2022 05:46 PM
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Ag Policy
Congress Likely to Extend the Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting Program
Farm-state lawmakers will eventually add billions to the aid package, but Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) agrees it could take until a later omnibus spending measure to be approved.
September 21, 2022 09:56 PM
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White House Reaches Tentative Accord to Avert National Rail Strike
The details of the tentative agreement reached on Thursday morning have not been shared, and could still be voted down by members who need to ratify the agreement to settle the matter.
September 20, 2022 01:18 AM
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