NASA has combined with Columbia University to produce a study (Geophysical Research Letters), which claims that fine particulate matter from food production creates as much PM2.5 pollution as all other human activities combined. Regulating Farm Dust U.S. EPA fought back hard against charges a few years ago that it was planning to regulate and stop dust blowing from farms. The agency was mocked by the agricultural sector for buffoonery. Now NASA has combined with Columbia University to produce a study (Geophysical Research Letters), which claims that fine particulate matter from food production creates as much PM2.5 pollution as all other human activities combined. However, regulating farm dust is now recognized as conceptually silly, and...
What You Need to Know Today: Grain futures fell hard overnight after the USDA’s Crop Conditions report showed better-than-expected ratings for corn and soybeans, despite difficult weather last week. The Conditions report was even more bearish in light of meaningfully beneficial rains acr...
Key Takeaways: New Mexico’s Clean Transportation Fuel Program expands demand for low-carbon fuels and creates another market for renewable feedstocks, adding incremental pressure to already limited supplies of lower-carbon inputs. Growing competition for waste-based feedstocks such as an...
As WPI reported on 17 July, the recently passed budget reconciliation bill in the House Budget Committee includes $12 billion in emergency farm assistance. This would be the seventh of the past nine years with ad hoc farm payments (FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, and potentially...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.