Russian Export Updates As of 22 May, Russia exported 14.9 MMT of grain since the beginning of MY 2012/13. Grain exports made during 1-22 May amounted to 323,000 MT, including 188,000 MT of wheat, 87,000 MT of corn, 47,000 MT of barley and 1,000 MT of other crops. Russian Grain Harvest May Reach 100 MMT A Rusagrotrans official predicted that the total grain harvest in Russia may reach 97.2-100 MMT in 2013. The optimistic forecast was based on the increased grain planting areas in the Southern, North Caucasian and Central Federal Dsitricts. The expected increase in grain production allows the Russian grain export forecast to increase from 22-23 MMT to 23-25 MMT. Ukrainian Planting and Harvest Updates As of 28 May, Ukrainian farmers pla...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.