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Jim Wiesemeyer

Jim Wiesemeyer was a Pro Farmer contributor as the Washington Bureau Chief. His columns provided expertise and insight on farm policy, trade policy and Washington politics.

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President Biden's USDA FY 2023 budget proposal focuses on climate, conservation and research with $3.8 billion discretionary spending increase for USDA with climate, conservation and clean energy the major focal points.
Biden’s USDA Budget Proposal Seeks Big CRP Boost with $2.4B to Enroll Targeted 27 Million Acres
President Biden’s USDA FY 2023 budget proposal focuses on climate, conservation and research with $3.8 billion discretionary spending increase for USDA with climate, conservation and clean energy the major focal points.
March 29, 2022 01:05 PM
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Despite interest rate hikes, food inflation remains stubbornly high.
Inflation Already Costing Consumers, USDA Makes Large Upward Revisions in Food Price Forecast
USDA now expects food price inflation in 2022 to be from 4.5% to 5.5%, compared with 2021, based on the all-food Consumer Price Index. No category shows a potential decline.
March 25, 2022 04:35 PM
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Congress
Russian Invasion of Ukraine Overtakes Other Washington Issues as Congress Returns this Week
Congress returns Monday, but to a very different situation due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is expected to be one of the key issues President Biden talks about during his State of the Union address.
February 28, 2022 10:41 AM
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Senate leadership’s timeline for the BBB proposal is just before Christmas, according to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin is calling for a “strategic pause” for the vote, delaying it into 2022.
CBO Report Shows True Cost of Biden Administration’s Build Back Better Plan Closer to $5T
Senate leadership’s timeline for the BBB proposal is just before Christmas, according to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin is calling for a strategic pause for the vote, delaying it into 2022.
December 13, 2021 09:08 AM
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Pig farm at sunset
USDA Significantly Boosts Net Farm Income Forecast, Highest Since 2013
Net cash farm income, which tracks producers’ cash flow, is forecast by USDA at $134.7B for 2021. That number is up $6.4B from February’s forecast and would be an increase of 21.5% from 2020’s $110.9B.
September 03, 2021 01:00 PM
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Industry
The Week Ahead: Jan. 9-15, 2012
USDA reports | CFTC vote | Farm Bureau meeting | Argentine drought meeting | Geithner in Asia
November 12, 2020 11:57 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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Farm Bill
Stabenow Finally Releases Full Text of Senate Farm Bill; Here’s What It Means for Agriculture
The Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act, which builds on the proposal Stabenow released in May, includes $39 billion in new resources “to keep farmers farming, families fed and rural communities strong.”
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