A bill that would prohibit the use of the term “milk” on the labels of soy, almond and other plant-based milks is working its way through the committees of the Virginia General Assembly. It is a companion bill to legislation that was already passed and enacted in North Carolina (and Maryland), but the Virginia and North Carolina legislation can’t be enforced until 11 other states enact similar legislation. Both bills use the authority of the Southern Dairy Compact (SDC), which was modeled after the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact (NEIDC) in place to regulate milk prices from 1996 to 2002. The states in the SDC adopted compact implementing legislation from 1997 to 2001. Maryland is not part of the compact. The 14 states...
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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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.