Farmers were sent checks from the government when corn was $7/bushel but now will not receive a direct payment when corn is down to $4/bushel. Contradictions in Ag Policy Yesterday's Wall Street Journal report about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ignoring a statutory exemption by redefining the family farm in order to regulate them reminds us of other confusions being heard across the farm fields. For example:
Trans fats are being banned at the same time cigarettes remain legal. Localities are attempting to tax or limit portion sizes for sugary drinks at the same time marijuana is increasingly being legalized, including for recreational use. Farmers were sent checks from the government when corn was $7/bushel but n...
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...
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...
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...
