USMCA Gains Offset by Section 232 A report commissioned by the Farm Foundation and conducted by Purdue University projects that the newly-negotiated USMCA will add a “relatively modest” expansion of U.S. agricultural exports of $450 million, mostly in the dairy and poultry sectors. However, the retaliatory measures taken by Canada and Mexico, a response to the U.S. Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, will more than offset that and cause U.S. agricultural exports to those two markets to contract by $1.8 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively. Mexico has placed retaliatory tariffs on pork and cheese, and Canada imposed them on miscellaneous food products. The U.S. and Mexico are working toward a settlement on the...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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...
Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and includes the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated.[3] The most common English names are...
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.