Shutdown As both parties attempt to shift blame on the federal government shutdown, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) is considering going back to the strategy he used to get the farm bill and the nutrition-only bill through the House – craft narrowly drafted appropriations bills (like splitting the farm and nutrition bills) and pass them with Republican votes only to get to the measures before the Democratic majority-controlled Senate. That process could start this weekend and the bills would be targeted to key issues. To date, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has refused to appoint conferees on the continuing resolution measures sent by the House, because the various versions contain language to reform or def...
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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.