As we reported on 16 November, a transition memo for USDA was issued from Duke University’s Climate 21 Project proposing a CCC-run carbon bank. Robert Bonnie, formerly Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment at USDA in the Obama Administration, was the primary author of the memo; he’s now Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Senior Advisor for Climate to the Secretary on Climate. USDA’s plans for a carbon bank are moving forward and could be unveiled yet this year. Depending on what is developed, it could meet with some controversy. There is, however, near unanimous agreement from the agriculture sector that farm and pasture land present a great opportunity for greenhouse gas (GHG) sequestration and an opport...
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...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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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.