A Farm Foundation debate today on prospects for the next farm bill, post the election of Donald Trump, brought much enlightenment and a variety of opinions.A Farm Foundation debate today on prospects for the next farm bill, post the election of Donald Trump, brought much enlightenment. The prescription from the activist left, represented by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), has not changed – more regulation of farming and fewer subsidies. EWG Vice President Scott Faber warned that when it comes to complaints from activists about the food system, “You cannot put the genie back in the bottle.”Daren Bakst of the Heritage Foundation softened the far right’s demand from the 2014 Farm Bill that the nutrition program and farm supports move th...
From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.