The Center for Science in the Public Interest looked at data from the Centers for Disease Control and concluded that fresh produce is the cause of most foodborne illnesses. Climate Change and Agriculture Researchers are warning that climate change presents a “low-probability, high consequence” potential to upset food production in parts of the world. 20 percent of the more than one thousand computer model runs indicate problems by the end of the century, but those models hold agricultural technology constant. At this juncture, corn is being bred for drought resistance, and researchers could add temperature endurance as well as other traits, which is likely why 78 percent of farmers responding to a Farm Journal Pulse survey did not conside...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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.