The implication going forward is that corn acres are in jeopardy for the 2015 crop year under the current market price structure. Soybeans have had a significant financial advantage for the last year, which is why those acres are up so much from last year.It has been several years since agriculture production has seen prices drop this low this fast. Some futures markets declined to their lowest levels in four years today, and it seems very likely that prices will continue to decrease, although the pace should start to slow. How much more bearish news is left for the markets to trade?I spoke at a meeting of farmers in the northern Corn Belt a week ago. The mood, as you would expect, was pretty subdued. For the first time since back in 2009,...
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Kolkwitzia amabilis /kɒlˈkwɪtsiə əˈmæbɪlɪs/,[2] commonly known as beauty bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kolkwitzia.[1] It is a deciduous shrub grown as an ornamental plant. In China, where it originated, the plant is cal...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
The yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventer), also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus.[2] It is one of fourteen species of marmots, and is native to mountainous and semi-arid regions of southwestern Canada and western United States, includin...
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.