China's Agriculture Minister Han Changfu has announced government plans regarding future corn plantings that could have an impact on the country's soybean production. China’s Plan to Reduce Corn Area May Impact Soybean Production Chinese Agriculture Minister Han Changfu has indicated that the government plans to decrease corn plantings 9 percent to a total area of 33.3 million hectares (2.3 million acres) by 2020 in order to better balance supply and demand. It wants farmers to replace those plantings with more soybeans, silage crops and other commodities. China currently has as much as 240 MMT of corn in state reserves as a result of guaranteeing high prices for that crop over a number of years. According to the ag minister, however, it...
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...
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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.