Stories for April 26th 2018

Thursday, April 26th 2018 - 08:31 UTC
Brazil soybean planting forecast to break a record for the ninth year running

Soybean planted area in Brazil is forecast to set a record for the ninth consecutive year at 35.8 million hectares, according to an April 24 Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Thursday, April 26th 2018 - 08:26 UTC
“World Penguin Day”: funny on land and graceful and rapid in the sea

April 25th is “World Penguin Day”, undoubtedly the world’s most popular bird – think of Happy Feet, March of the Penguins, Pingu just to name a few uses in popular culture. These charismatic flightless birds are funny to watch on land but are graceful and rapid in water. They occur only in the seas of the Southern hemisphere; there are seventeen species of penguin ranging from the Galapagos to Antarctica.

Brazil soybean planting forecast to break a record for the ninth year running