The Nebraska legislature is receiving a great deal of attention this week for ending capital punishment in the state, but it also decided against passing a bill to end the ban on packer ownership of livestock. Scapegoating Scale The anti-agribusiness group called Food & Water Watch looked at a consistent and obvious trend in USDA data and takes credit for having "unveiled" the fact that U.S. farms are getting larger. Staffed with communications specialists and lacking an economist who could explain the natural trend toward specialization, the group blames the trend on "unchecked" food company mergers and corporate acquisitions. Apparently, they missed the Obama administration's earlier witch hunt against agribusiness by antitrust chie...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
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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...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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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.