The United Soybean Board, the national soybean checkoff organization, has approved a new five-year strategic plan aimed at increasing the value and competitiveness of U.S. soybeans.The United Soybean Board, the national soybean checkoff organization, has approved a new five-year strategic plan aimed at increasing the value and competitiveness of U.S. soybeans by improving and promoting the industry’s sustainability as well as in developing and producing varieties that have superior soyoil quality and produce more nutritious soymeal. The industry sees this approach as the best way to boost farmers’ income and make U.S. soybeans and soy products more competitive in the global marketplace. It is also hoped that the plan achieves these goals wi...
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...
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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.