Even with soybeans offering a better profit opportunity, U.S. farmers seem to favor another crop, much like their counterparts in Argentina apparently do. Increase in Soybean Plantings Not as Expected Today’s USDA crop plantings report indicated U.S. farmers planted 83.688 million acres of soybeans this year, a 1.7 percent increase over its March estimate of 82.236 million acres. However, the number was below the average estimate of analysts surveyed by Reuters of 83.834 million acres. Soybean plantings were not any greater because USDA found U.S. farmers raised their corn plantings by 547,000 acres over the March estimate to 94.148 million acres. The average estimate of analysts was for 92.896 million acres,This year’s U.S. soybean plant...
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.