Today’s WASDE report changed the picture for oilseeds but in an underwhelming fashion. For those betting that suboptimal U.S. weather this past growing season would reveal its toll, there was disappointment. Total U.S. oilseed production was reduced 0.186 percent and then only because the slight increase in soybean production was not enough to offset reductions in the smaller oilseeds. The reductions understandably occurred in the Dakotas and USDA says it will resurvey farmers this spring in five states with some residual un-harvested crops. The report was also slightly bearish from a global standpoint. There has been suboptimal weather in South America, but USDA is not ready to make reductions without clear evidence and given the pe...
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...
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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...
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.