Many of the nation’s agricultural bankers were in Omaha this week for their annual conference. The media was also there interviewing anyone willing to talk about the damage to farm income caused by the various trade wars. As it should, China and the soybean problem garnered the most attention. Several farm marketing advisory services were also there trying to convince the bankers they can offer marketing support to clients. One interesting note among this morning’s news stories about bankers and net farm income was a report that 85 percent of farm bankers believe farmers will have to sell some medium to long-term assets to improve cash flow over the next several years. What’s notable is that this hasn’t already star...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.