Last week, USDA released the combined U.S. and Canada livestock inventory report, which added a little additional clarity on the hog and pork situation. USDA reported that the combined hog and pig inventory in the U.S. and Canada at the start of June 2020 was 93.634 million head, up 4 percent on the year. Most of the inventory is in the U.S. at 79.634 million head (an increase of 5 percent). Canada’s herd at 14 million head is slightly higher than the year before. That combined total includes a market herd of 86.1 million head, 5 percent above the June 2019 total, and a breeding herd of 7.57 million head, a year to year decline of 1 percent. The pig crop was 84.2 million head, up 3 percent, while the number of sows farrowed during th...
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...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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...
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.