As noted previously, there is increasing attention to what a Biden Administration will mean to both agriculture and broader economic policy. It is not so much what Mr. Biden thinks, since he has proven to be a lifelong moderate, but rather the swirl of political forces around him that deserve attention. There is a cabal on the left that is at minimum suspicious and likely outright hostile to Big Ag. A trio in that group, Reps. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut), and Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) have filed legislation that would block USDA’s approval of faster line speeds at meatpacking plants. Senator Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) is expected to file the companion bill in the Senate. There is no evidence that faster l...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
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.