The super strong El Nino continues to be in the news on almost a daily basis. It is also starting to receive some press in agricultural markets as its impact across a number of important production areas becomes more evident.The super strong El Nino continues to be in the news on almost a daily basis. It is also starting to receive some press in agricultural markets. It wasn’t until late last week that more of the private weather services have acknowledged that all isn’t perfect in Brazil. WPI’s analysis last Friday was about the weather there. It is unusual to have back-to-back stories on this topic, especially in late December, but weather might become the driving force in early January based on the latest forecasts.Soybean futures were s...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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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...
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.