Seven new Republicans were appointed to the House Agriculture committee: two farmers, a large animal vet and four others who have not been so steeped in the industry. Among the new Democratic members, there are none with a background in ag. Unlike the 2010 Democratic appointees, however, all but one (Ann Kuster of New Hampshire) are from agricultural states. The 2010 appointees were from Maine, Connecticut, Guam and Massachusetts.Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico: Michelle Lujan Grisham is the niece of former GOP Representative and Interior Secretary Manny Lujan, cousin of Representative Ben Lujan (D-New Mexico) and granddaughter of a former New Mexico State Supreme Court Chief Justice. Grisham was the director of the New Mexico Agency...
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...
Unlike the 2022 fertilizer shock, today’s disruption is rooted less in rerouted trade flows and more in damaged production capacity, raw material constraints and uncertain recovery timelines. That makes this a longer-duration risk for U.S. agricultural producers and retailers who must sec...
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.