Regional News Warm, moderately dry conditions were featured across Europe this week with southern parts of the continent receiving better precipitation. The 1-7-day forecast features widespread precipitation for the region, though Southeast Europe will remain in a notable drought. The two-week forecast has better chances for rain across western and northern Europe, which will benefit the French and German crops. With the COVID-19 pandemic all but stopping commercial airline travel, long-range weather forecasts have been less accurate this spring. Therefore, there is little confidence in the 8-14-day outlook. The threat of dryness in Europe remains until actual rains prove otherwise. Drought conditions in the Black Sea region e...
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...
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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...
From WPI Consulting
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.