Russia Saves Washington President Obama's Syria policy may have been rescued by Russia, which has proposed international oversight of the chemical weapons controlled by Damascus in lieu of American bombs. President Obama's proposed war powers resolution has sucked up all the oxygen in Washington at a time when he and Congress also need to address a continuing resolution for funding the government beyond 30 September, the debt limit, farm bill, immigration, health care and a slew of other domestic policy issues.The President's proposed war powers resolution is in trouble on Capitol Hill with opposition from both liberals and conservatives. Meanwhile, another critical part of the President's political base is voicing complaints – organiz...
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...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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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.