The inability of farmers to use neonicotinoid insecticides along with poor weather in some areas resulted in EU rapeseed production falling 10.6 percent from last year to an estimated 19.95 MMT in 2016. Because of the resulting smaller rapeseed crush, Europe's demand for two by-products of a different oilseed has grown. USDA’s U.S. Soybean Plantings Forecast USDA today released its long-range projections for major crops through 2026/27. The report indicates U.S. farmers will plant 85.5 million acres of soybeans in 2017, up from 83.7 million acres this year, and forecasts the total at 85 million acres in 2026. The average soybean yield is projected to fall to 47.9 bushels/acre next year from 52.5 bushels/acre in 2016, a record that the age...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
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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...
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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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.