Interstate Pig Rivalry Farmers receive some state-level protections from NIMBYism (not in my backyard) in that someone cannot generally move next to a farm and then complain about odors. However, what about a new pig farm opening next door to a pre-existing landowner? Federal courts have been ruling in favor of the latter. U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) ought to be sympathetic to the farmers since he represents a farm state, but the lawsuits have been in North Carolina, the number two pig-producing state competing with his number one producing state of Iowa. He believes it is a state-level issue. Meanwhile, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia) represents his state’s livestoc...
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Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
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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.