Soy Planting Substantially Delayed in Brazil A late beginning of the rainy season in Brazil continues to delay the planting of soybeans in Brazil. The firm Safras & Mercado reports only 0.9 percent of the planned area of soybeans had been planted in Brazil as of 27 September. That compares with 4.9 percent a year ago and the 5-year average of 2.3 percent. In Mato Grosso, the largest soybean producing state, only 1 percent of soybeans had been planted versus 5 percent a year ago. It remains dry in most of Mato Grosso where plantings are expected to reach 2 percent by the end of this week. More rainfall has been received this week in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and much of Parana. In Parana, the second-largest soybean pr...
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...
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.