On 17 January, we reported the list of new Republican majority members of the House Agriculture Committee. At the time, the Republican side increased from 23 members to 27 under the new majority. Representative Randy Feenstra (IA-4) moved off the ag panel for a seat on the Ways and Means Committee. Now, that has already changed. Feenstra received a waiver to sit on both committees and will return becoming the 28th member of the Republican majority. House Agriculture Committee chairman Glenn Thompson said the move was to accommodate the Democratic side’s interest to have 24 members. Some new Democrat members will be named today, but at least three seats have not been determined and will be announced “at a later date.&rdqu...
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...
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) enters its mandated six-year review on 1 July. The original intent of the review is outlined in Article 34.7, which obligates members to: Provide recommendations and decide on appropriate actions. Extend the USMCA for another 16 years and meet aga...
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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.