Mitt Romney last week blamed the lack of a completed farm bill out of Congress on the lack of leadership from the White House (see Gary Blumenthal, WPI 9 October 2012). On the other side, President Barack Obama has accused Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) for the lack of a farm bill. Ryan is the Chairman of the House Budget Committee and reported reconciliation instructions to the House Agriculture Committee, which lead to the reductions of $32 billion to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).Indeed, the farm bill has been an issue in congressional races. Christie Vilsack, the wife of USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, is running for Congress in Iowa in a newly formed district against sitting House me...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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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.