WOTUS Volatility The White House is reviewing EPA’s latest attempt to definitively define the waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) for regulatory purposes under the Clean Water Act. Like fossil fuel extraction policy, wetlands policy changes with each shift in political party control of the White House. Farmers remain perplexed over how the government can regulate what they often deem to just be temporary and non-navigable wet areas on their farms. Notable is the fact that the Biden White House is trying to rush the rule out ahead of an expected Supreme Court ruling on Sackett v. EPA, which may give leverage to landowners challenging EPA restrictions on land use. G7 Dreams G7 trade ministers met in Germany and espoused their hopes for a full...
From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.