There are a number of individuals finding a variety of things to criticize about the way food is produced, distributed and consumed. There is also another faction that is critical but for entirely different and conflicting reasons. They are the disciples of 18th century economist Thomas Malthus.When we were young, if one had a really strong interest in food beyond what was for dinner that evening, one could get involved in farming, the movement and marketing of food’s raw materials, its manufacturing, distribution and retailing or the associated complex sciences. All of those career choices are still available today, and they have apparently become increasingly popular among graduates from land-grant universities. However, there is another...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
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WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.