Many farmers across the northern Plains, the new Corn Belt, are saying that they won’t see yields like this year's corn crop again in their lifetimes, and they aren't the only ones. Many farmers across the northern Plains, the new Corn Belt, are saying that they won’t see yields like this year's corn crop again in their lifetimes. 200 bushels/acre corn yields across eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota are not uncommon. The bushels, in the words of one farmer, just continue flowing like water. It’s not like high yields were unexpected as this crop has looked amazingly good all summer. However, no one anticipated the magnitude. In fact, several farmers we know well had done extensive field surveys and yield estimates in late...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
What You Need to Know Today: Wholesale inflation was flat in July, with the Producer Price Index (PPI) unchanged versus expectations for a 0.2 percent increase. Core PPI rose 0.2 percent, also below expectations. The softer inflation data has reduced the odds of a September interest rate incre...
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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.