Today's USDA Stocks Report found total U.S. soybean supplies on 1 March did not quite meet the average analyst estimate but showed an impressive change against a year ago. Soybean and Sunflower Plantings to Increase, While Canola and Cotton to Decline As expected, today's USDA Prospective Plantings Report indicated U.S. farmers intend to expand soybean and sunflower plantings but reduce those for canola and cotton. However, the report suggested soybean plantings will increase by less than the average analyst estimate and total 84.635 million acres in 2015. That would be an increase of 934,000 acres (+1.1 percent) over last year and the highest ever for any year. The average plantings estimate of analysts polled by Reuters was 85.87 millio...
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...
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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...
Kolkwitzia amabilis /kɒlˈkwɪtsiə əˈmæbɪlɪs/,[2] commonly known as beauty bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kolkwitzia.[1] It is a deciduous shrub grown as an ornamental plant. In China, where it originated, the plant is cal...
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