The FY 2017 agriculture appropriations bill includes a provision offered by Senator John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), initiated by concerns that some North Dakota and South Dakota counties netted lower payments than anticipated for 2014.The Senate could take up the FY 2017 agriculture appropriations bill this week. That measure passed out of committee in May by a 30-0 vote and included a provision offered by Senator John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), which creates a pilot program for reassessment of how the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) program is implemented. This was initiated by concerns that some North Dakota and South Dakota counties netted lower payments than anticipated for 2014.There were also similar reports from some counties in Iowa. I...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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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.