Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer talks changes to ag policy under Biden

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Nov. 16 with Jim Wiesemeyer, policy analyst with Pro Farmer about the November elections and what is ahead for agricultural policy in a Democratic administration

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Nov. 16 with Jim Wiesemeyer, policy analyst with Pro Farmer about the November elections and what is ahead for agricultural policy in a Democratic administration

Wiesmeyer, who has covered agricultural issues since 1978, offers his perspective on possible candidates for the Secretary of Agriculture under a Joe Biden administration, and changes that can be expected to farm and trade policy over the next four years.

“I wouldn’t call Biden a moderate; he is a liberal, and we are going to see whether or not his party has moved him further left,” Wiesemeyer said.

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