As the end of this year and the beginning of the next one nears, it is hard to resist looking back at what has occurred and speculating about what lies ahead.As the end of this year and the beginning of the next one nears, it is hard to resist looking back at what has occurred and speculating about what lies ahead. There are a number of things that stand out in 2016 as having considerable importance to markets and the business of agriculture. Following are a few that make our own highly subjective list:
2016/17 will be a year for new production records and the fourth consecutive one of very large grain and oilseed crops for both the U.S. and the world. The U.S. had record-large corn and soybean production in 2016 and set yield records fo...
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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...
Kolkwitzia amabilis /kɒlˈkwɪtsiə əˈmæbɪlɪs/,[2] commonly known as beauty bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kolkwitzia.[1] It is a deciduous shrub grown as an ornamental plant. In China, where it originated, the plant is cal...
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...
