In a district court case decided last week in the state of Washington, a judge applied the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to dairy manure for the first time in history. Court Case Precedent on Manure Management The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is a 40-year old law governing the management and disposal of solid and hazardous waste. In a district court case decided last week in the state of Washington, a judge applied the law to dairy manure for the first time in history. The case will now go to trial in March. The court ruled that a dairy's means of storage, handling, and application of manure are akin to "open dumping" of "solid waste" that may present an "imminent and substantial" violation of RCRA regulat...
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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.