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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Food Inflation Outlook for 2023 Drops Below Previous Projections
For 2024, USDA projects that food price inflation will be lower than that seen in 2023 and significantly lower than the rise seen in 2022.
July 26, 2023 03:34 PM
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Dairy Policy Hearing Set to Address the Federal Milk Marketing Order
The hearing, which will take place in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, Indiana, could potentially result in the first significant reform of milk marketing orders since 2000.
July 24, 2023 01:32 PM
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New Farmland Bill Would Create a Public Database for Foreign Land Ownership
The Farmland Security Act of 2023 seeks to further boost transparency in foreign ownership of U.S. farmland.
July 21, 2023 10:07 PM
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Organic dairy farmers emphasized the need for consideration of an organic exemption in any forthcoming federal order hearing, citing the current system as insupportable for their industry.
Policy
Organic Milk Producers Look to Differentiate from Traditional Milk
Organic dairy farmers emphasized the need for consideration of an organic exemption in any forthcoming federal order hearing, citing the current system as insupportable for their industry.
July 21, 2023 04:24 PM
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Dr. Carl Zulauf of Ohio State University, via a FarmDoc Daily article, proposes merging General CRP and Continuous CRP into a Site Specific CRP.
Policy
Is it Time to Repurpose CRP?
Dr. Carl Zulauf of Ohio State University, via a FarmDoc Daily article, proposes merging General CRP and Continuous CRP into a Site Specific CRP.
July 11, 2023 03:09 PM
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Most farmers know that if they collect crop insurance, they are allowed in most cases to defer those proceeds for one year. But in many cases, they can't defer all of it.
Policy
Farm Bill Will Not See an Increase in Funds
Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow, (D-Mich.) says there will be no new funding for the 2023 farm bill. However, Stabenow stressed she will not allow a cut in conservation funding.
June 07, 2023 03:00 PM
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Policy
When Will Dairy’s Minimum Pricing System Change?
USDA will soon decide whether to hold a formal hearing and propose changes to dairy’s minimum pricing system, which would then require a vote from dairy farmers.
June 06, 2023 12:06 PM
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Meanwhile, service prices and the core index (which excludes food and energy) remain high, with the core CPI descending to 4.8%.
Policy
Bipartisan Group Pushes for Stepped-Up Basis Tax Rule Protections
A resolution introduced Tuesday would support the “preservation” of the rule and “oppose efforts to impose new taxes on family farms or small businesses.”
March 22, 2023 12:54 PM
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Canada's Fresh Produce Alliance calls for financial protection legislation
Policy
U.S. Expands Dairy Clash with Canada Through the USMCA
Under the USMCA, Canada conceded to granting lower tariff access across dairy products. But Canada was allocating a bulk of those imports to processors, limiting the ability of other groups to buy U.S. products.
December 21, 2022 04:03 PM
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Policy
CFAP 3 Is Coming, Is It Needed?
The ag provisions of the bill include $13 billion allocated to ag programs.
January 18, 2021 04:51 PM
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Senator Stabenow “Holds The Keys” to the Farm Bill Getting Done in 2024
Some long-time Washington contacts still give the odds of a farm bill this year at only 15%.
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