The Administration has proposed a new rule, Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets, designed to clarify unfair practices under the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA). This is the fourth in a suite of livestock marketing rules promised in 2021 via President Biden’s Executive Order on “promoting competition in the economy.” Effectively it is also a redux of the Obama Administration’s rules – then known as the “GIPSA rule” called for in the 2008 farm bill but blocked by Congressionally passed appropriations bills (FYs 2012 through 2015). Note that Secretary Vilsack also headed USDA during the promulgation of that rule. As WPI reported on 14 June, USDA proposed the Poultry Grower Paymen...
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...
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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.