It is amazing that in what many believed to be a very challenging crop year the U.S. national average soybean yield was a record high. USDA Reports Indicate Record U.S. Soy Yields, Higher Stocks, and Lower Prices Today’s USDA crop production report raised the estimate for the average U.S. soybean yield in 2015 by 1.1 bushels/acre to a record high of 48.3 bushels/acre (3.25 MT/hectare). While the market was largely expecting an increase it was not expecting such a large increase. Because of the yield increase USDA raised its forecast for the 2015 soybean crop to a record 3.981 billion bushels (108.36 MMT). USDA raised its forecast for ending soybean stocks from 425 million bushels (11.57 MMT) to 465 million bushels (12.66 MMT). It al...
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...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
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...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
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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.