Mon 10/16/2017 12:00 pm Cotton & Wool Outlook: October 2017 ERS 12:00 pm Oil Crops Outlook: October 2017 ERS 3:00 pm Feed Outlook: October 2017 ERS 3:00 pm Rice Outlook: October 2017 ERS 3:00 pm Wheat Outlook: October 2017 ERS 4:00 pm Crop Progress NASS Tue 10/17/2017 3:00 pm Feed Grains Yearbook tables ERS 3:00 pm Turkey Hatchery NASS Wed 10/18/2017 11:00 am Fruit and Tree Nut Data ERS 11:00 am Vegetable and Pulses Data ERS 12:00 pm Livestock, Dairy, & Poultry Outlook: October 2017 ERS 3:00 pm Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook: October 2017 ERS 3:00 pm Broiler Hatchery NASS Thu 10/19/2017 USDA is not scheduled to release any reports at this time. Fri 10/20/2017 USDA is not scheduled to...
Illuminating the value of technical research
On behalf of a commodity producer organization, WPI evaluated the outputs from a project that featured a $5 million investment into technical research over multiple years. WPI’s team captured the results of this extensive effort and synthesized them for presentation to the organization’s governing board; among the findings uncovered and presented for the first time was the development of genomic traits proven, via rigorous testing, to provide crop yield advantages of 50 percent or more to U.S. farmers in times of drought. Capturing measurable results from long-term efforts can be challenging. Educating clients on the dynamics of success measurement when quantifiable results are not readily available requires deep client-consultant collaboration and an ability to consider both near- and long-term client aspirations with market/policy dynamics – attributes that WPI brings to every consulting engagement.