Restaurants were originally opposed to it, but with a spate of state and local laws creating a regulatory patchwork, many national chains came around to support a federal standard as part of the health care reform.This past Tuesday before the Thanksgiving holiday when Americans usually eat their largest meal of the year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the long-awaited menu labeling rule that requires calorie counts on menus and vending machines. The rule was promulgated under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Restaurants were originally opposed to it, but with a spate of state and local laws creating a regulatory patchwork, many national chains came around to support a federal standard as part of the he...
Key Takeaways: Sugarcane is the world’s largest crop by total production volume, surpassing major commodities such as corn, wheat, and soybeans, and supplies roughly 80 percent of global sugar production. Sugarcane’s perennial growth cycle allows farmers to harvest multiple crops f...
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has reached a critical point after the Supreme Court ruled on 25 June that Bayer is shielded from state-level lawsuits because federal regulation does not require the company to warn of alleged cancer risks from such products. Thousands of "failure...
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.