Dairy producers are challenging use of the term “milk” for products such as soy milk, almond milk, rice milk, etc., and the plant-based beverage makers' are starting to defend themselves. The soybean sector, however, is in a unique situation.What is in a name? When it comes to agricultural policy, the answer is “a lot.” Aside from the years-long debate about geographical indications (GIs), which refer to the use of certain names for products that originate from a specific region (i.e., Parmesan cheese from Parma, Italy or champagne from Champagne, France), product and commodity names are becoming a big issue of late with regard to consumer labeling of food and ag products. Instead of GIs, the new point of contention is the standard of ident...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
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...
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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.