Ministry of Truth The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case involving the ag gag rule in the state of Kansas, effectively allowing surreptitious filming of animal agriculture operations and other practices considered deceptive by farmers. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration has created a Disinformation Governance Board, or what detractors are calling disinformation police or an Orwellian Ministry of Truth. However, farm organizations could use this new agency to press their case that a contributor to false information in social media are activists that oppose modern agriculture, some of whom receive funding from foreign organizations. Russia Upsets EU Ag Policy Some U.S. farm organizations have been warning that leaders in Brus...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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.