There’s still more information to digest among the details of Tuesday’s January Cattle Report (see WPI’s coverage here). Cattle on feed for 1 January for feedlots with 1,000 head-plus were down 3 percent per the monthly USDA report; this week’s semi-annual cattle inventory report estimates all cattle on feed on all size feed yards. Netting out the large feed yards, cattle being fed at smaller farmer/feeder operations were down about 7 percent compared to January 2022. Perhaps a combination of drought and high feed costs. The beef cow herd at 28.918 million head is down 4 percent from last year and hit its lowest since 1962 (28.691 million head) which is an attention grabber in and of itself, not to ment...
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.