Food definitions are an emerging policy topic. The dairy industry doesn’t like the term soymilk, and the rice industry is concerned about the marketing of cauliflower rice. Those issues are minor, though, compared with the question of whether lab-cultured proteins can be called meat or beef. Indeed, the matter of cultured meat is so complex because it raises issues that go beyond definitions such as the next generation debate over livestock cloning and which agency should regulate the product. Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a hearing on the topic of cultured meat, also referred to as “clean” meat since the ultimate product is not derived directly from harvesting livestock and thus avoids slaughter...
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.
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The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
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