A new milk pricing regulation implemented in Canada on 1 April has the U.S. dairy industry calling for the Trump administration to take action against that country.As the Trump administration prepares to renegotiate the NAFTA agreement with Canada and Mexico, the U.S. dairy industry is pressing it to take action against Canada’s new class of milk for dairy pricing. The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) noted that NAFTA has been a “roaring success” for trade with Mexico, but the relationship with Canada on dairy is “broken.” At issue is what Canada is calling its “National Ingredient Strategy” for processed milk ingredients, specifically ultrafiltered milk that wasn’t commercially developed when NAFTA was negotiated. Ultrafiltered milk is a...
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...
The Alaska marmot (Marmota broweri), also known as the Brooks Range marmot[3] or the Brower's marmot,[4] is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. Once considered to be the same species as the hoary marmot, it is now known to be unique. Alaska marmots are found in the scree slopes of the...
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.