The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has recommended the spawning of many mayors like former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg by suggesting that local governments begin taxing sugary foods and soft drinks.When asked last week whether new dietary guidelines would recommend against the consumption of red meat, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said, "I would be surprised if the recommendations on meat were fundamentally different than they have been." He also reportedly cautioned that "Everybody's getting wound up on this. It's premature." Well, apparently all of the upset was justified because today the advisory group empaneled by the Obama administration dinged red meat, sugar, sodium and amazingly morphed into behaviorists, tax advisors...
The Alaska marmot (Marmota broweri), also known as the Brooks Range marmot[3] or the Brower's marmot,[4] is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. Once considered to be the same species as the hoary marmot, it is now known to be unique. Alaska marmots are found in the scree slopes of the...
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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.