According to Kansas State University’s Meat Demand Monitor, the willingness to pay for meat in November versus October is down among five items monitored in the retail sector, led by pork chops, followed by ground beef and chicken breasts.
In food service, however, the willingness to pay increased for ribeye, ground beef, and chicken breasts, while pork chops were down; bacon is not covered under the food service demand survey. Further, only 15 percent of those surveyed indicate their household finances are better than last year which has led to more concern about prices in the grocery store. Consumers reporting their finances are the same was 45 percent, and those reporting worse financial circumstances was 40 percent...
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...
