Gary Blumenthal yesterday wrote about the newest Republican members of the House Agriculture Committee and the controversy surrounding the removal of Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas). The following is a closer look at the new members and the Kansas situation.Dan Benishek (Michigan-1) is a private practice medical doctor and surgeon who also works at a Veteran's Administration Hospital. Benishek was elected in 2010 and previously served on the Veterans Affairs and Natural Resources Committees. Michigan's first district covers the northern part of the state and is the largest non-at-large district in the country. This is not a heavily agricultural district outside of Michigan's cherry producing region. It is, however, a big forestry area with a Mas...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
What You Need to Know Today: Harvest pressure in the U.S. sent corn and soybeans lower as supplies increased and there were signs USDA’s upward revisions to yields in the October WASDE could be close to right. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated over the weekend, with Ukrai...
Developer's Note 24 August 2026: WPI recently completed an exercise that updated the codebase for this app and solved some of the discrepancies between our five-year average calculation and USDA's. There are a few lingering cases where early (late) starts (finishes) to the crop cycle resu...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.