Markets & News: Signal to Noise with Jim Wiesemeyer

Signal was hard to find through all the noise this week, but Pro Farmer Washington analyst Jim Wiesemeyer found the news buried in the noise in an exclusive interview with House Ag Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX). The chairman explains what's holding up the farm bill and why getting a bill moved yet this week is so personal for him. 

We also feature some exclusive comments from new National Corn Growers Association CEO Jon Doggett on the farm bill delays and tariff pain.

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Trade deals with Canada and China and a final farm bill seem to stretch further from reach this week according to Pro Farmer DC Analyst Jim Wiesemeyer. He breaks down the latest in talks and has the details on what may blow up the farm bill talks in this week's DC Signal to Noise.

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Unflattering and "off the record" comments President Donald Trump made about his Canadian counterparts to Bloomberg reporters came to light in a Canadian newspaper Friday, putting a wet blanket on last-minute NAFTA talks. But, the White House moved forward with notification to Congress of a new NAFTA deal. Pro Farmer Washington Analyst Jim Wiesemeyer discusses what comes next in the tenuous trade talks in this week's DC Signal to Noise.

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This week, AgDay host Clinton Griffiths fills in and talks about the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour with Jim Wiesemeyer and other signal and noise happening in Washington D.C.

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China is back in play as both the U.S. and Chinese governments indicated trade talks are back on. But is it all just noise? Pro Farmer Washington analyst Jim WIesemyer breaks through the clutter to find some real positive signs on trade.

Meanwhile, the signal grew much more murky on the farm bill side this week as the Senate Whip fanned the fire over work requirements for food stamp recipients. 

This week's DC Signal to Noise also includes analysis of the renewed push on the Renewable Fuels Standard, the return of WOTUS, fallout from the Roundup court loss and a crystal ball look at the midterm elections.

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The WASDE report dumped a load of beans on the market Friday, triggering price slides across the board. Pro Farmer Washington Analyst Jim Wiesemeyer says that adds to the pressure on Congress to pass a farm bill before the November Election. AgriTalk host Chip Flory also joins the conversation this week to highlight the signal in the Friday USDA reports, including some bullish hope on corn. There's also analysis of the half billion dollars in judgements against North Carolina hog farms in nuisance lawsuits. 

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The Senate this week finally announced conferees to hash out a farm bill agreement with the House. Pro Farmer Washington analyst Jim Wiesemeyer reads the tea leaves to tell us the signal behind who is and is not on the conference committee. He also reveals some hidden signs of hope in the latest trade tit-for-tat with China on this week's DC Signal to Noise.

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Are this week's developments actually positive signs for resolution to the trade standoff? Pro Farmer Washington Analyst Jim Wiesemeyer thinks so. And he is now bullish on seeing a vote on the farm bill before the November elections. Listen to this week's DC Signal to Noise podcast to hear why.

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Chip Flory fills in for John Herath and discusses the latest comments made by Peter Navarro about agriculture and trade.

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AgriTalk host Chip Flory joins the DC Signal to Noise podcast to talk about the political message being sent with this week's WASDE report. Is the export picture really as glum as the World Board makes it out to be, especially for soybeans? Chip, Pro Farmer Washington Analyst Jim Wiesemeyer and Farm Journal News Director John Herath separate the signal from the noise on trade, SCOTUS, the first meeting between the House Ag Committee chair and ranking member in eight weeks, test tube meat and more.