Congress is back after recess and facing a daunting schedule through December, which could even include the 2018 Farm Bill.After the traditional August recess, Congress has returned to Washington with a Sisyphean workload that is vastly complicated by several other major issues and developments. The regular to-do list includes passage of the following:
a federal budget resolution all 12 appropriations bills an increase in the debt ceiling
The first two items need to be accomplished by 30 September, and the third is facing a critical deadline of 29 September (see Ag Perspectives, 28 August). Those tasks are typically difficult enough, but there are a few extra layers of politics and circumstances this year that will complicate the ho...
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...
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...
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...
