A petition has been launched in Europe that would require the European Commission to consider a complete ban on the use of glyphosate as well as mandatory reduction targets for the use of pesticides. Naked Farming A petition has been launched in Europe that would require the European Commission to consider a complete ban on the use of glyphosate as well as mandatory reduction targets for the use of pesticides. Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world because it is effective while concurrently being less toxic than alternatives. For some crops, the use of chemicals has enabled production to increase four-fold. Ironically, the recent merger of several companies in the plant life space has been in part due to the envisioned...
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...
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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.