The U.S. government's has announced a decision regarding water distribution this year to farmers in California's hyper-productive Central Valley that should have quite an impact. TPA Threatened by Left Organized labor and environmental groups have enlisted influential U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) in their effort to take down Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the pending trade agreements it would enable. Using a Washington Post newspaper op-ed, Warren trashed the Investor State Dispute Settlement provision that has also upset left-wing parties in Europe. The White House felt compelled to quickly respond, issuing a point-by-point rebuttal to the charges. Still, the Obama administration's counter-parry was sugarcoated, s...
A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically several centimeters in length and half a centimetre wide. They were made by humans from at least the Upper Paleolithic, across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. The microliths were used in spear points and arrowhea...
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 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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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.