A coalition of 11 livestock, poultry and dairy groups have called for committee hearings on the proposal by Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia) to repeal the corn ethanol provisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Livestock Groups Rally Around Corn Ethanol RFS Repeal In a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership, a coalition of 11 livestock, poultry and dairy groups called for committee hearings on the proposal by Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia) to repeal the corn ethanol provisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), known as the RFS Reform Act of 2013. Rep. Goodlatte has another proposal to repeal the whole RFS, but the committee decided last year that it would look at reform and not repeal. R...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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.