Fund short-covering, worse-than-expected U.S. wheat conditions, and a hot, dry weather forecast for Argentina sent grains and oilseed futures sharply higher this morning. KC wheat gapped almost 3 cents higher at the start of the overnight and never looked back, finishing today up 16 cents. March Chicago wheat gapped higher in the overnight session too, though a brief mid-day bout of selling filled the chart gap. Corn and soybeans were higher overnight as well, though the fireworks were more prominent in wheat. Outside markets did not follow ags’ lead today, with the U.S. dollar falling 11 points as of this writing to 89.23, the Dow Jones index down 336 points (1.27%), and the S&P 500 off 24.2 points (0.85%). Of course, the...
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...
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...
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.