The Senate Agriculture Committee will begin its markup of the 2013 Farm Bill tomorrow, and the House Agriculture Committee is likely to follow suit on Wednesday, 14 May. Both Committees released their draft proposals last Friday (see WPI 10 May). There are 106 amendments filed for the farm bill markup, of which nearly two dozen are placeholders for second degree amendments. Some of the amendments of interest include the following:
Restoring marketing loans for cotton. Reducing the premium subsidy for the cotton Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) from 80 percent to 75 percent. Setting competitive research grants for animal agriculture. Providing crop insurance coverage for harvested seafood. Eliminating country of origin labelin...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
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...
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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...
