Sentences with phrase «more small farms»

And if you don't want to order online, take a closer look at your farmer's market or health - food store: More small farms are starting to grow interesting grains.

Not exact matches

It takes more than 15,000 Christmas - tree farms to produce that annual harvest, most of them small, family - owned businesses with longstanding ties to their land.

More From Entrepreneur: MakerBot's 3 - D Printers Lead the Hardware Revolution What 3 - D Printing Could Mean for Small Businesses The Company Leading the Future of Farming

You start with a small farm, grow and sell your crops, then plow those profits (literally) into more land, more equipment, and more workers.

As much as Trump complains about Mexico taking jobs away from Americans, the truth is that NAFTA opened up the markets in Mexico to American goods to such an extent that most of the gasoline in Mexico (70 % now) comes from the U.S.. Most of Mexico's corn and poultry and many other farmed goods come from the U.S. also, as U.S. industrial farming was already far more efficient than Mexico's small scale farms.

Food > Smart Farming Utilising technological advancements like drip agriculture and access to real - time weather data is helping both large - and small - scale farmers produce more with less.

· Trump's plan would replace the estate tax with a capital gains tax on the appreciation of inherited assets of more than $ 5 million of gains per decedent or $ 10 million per married couple, subject to some exemptions for small businesses and family farms

Today, though, it is ironic that most of the concern for not only natural preservation but related (and arguably more relevant) issues like sustainable farming or small - scale economics are dismissed as the province of Vermont vegans.

I propose that in our country, more and more groups should develop relatively self - sufficient local economies with an agricultural base in family farming and an industrial base in small factories.

There are big conventional dairy farms, smaller organic dairy farms, organic CSAs, a winery, an alpaca farm and much more, all within a half hour drive of my place.

The discrepancy was largest for the smaller farms, partly because they had higher labor costs and lower yields from using more pasture for feed.

USDA surveyed U.S. organic dairy farmers in 2005, prior to implementation of these requirements, and found that pasture - based feeding was more common on smaller dairy farms and that 4 % of organic dairy farms never used pasture (McBride and Greene, 2007).

After customizing your organic fruits and veggies, you also have the option to add other farm products like unique, hand - crafted jams, pasture - raised eggs, organic milk and dairy products, artisan olive oil, small - batch honey, a «canning case» and more to your delivery.

«In this nation of more than more than 300,000 small, family - run coffee farms, the expansive Gemadro Estate stands as an exception.

olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 3 cloves garlic 1 large sweet potato, diced small (skin on or off) 3 cups Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage, sliced into 1» rounds or cubes 1 (19oz) can chickpeas (optional) 1 tsp paprika (sweet or smoked) 1/2 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp chipotle powder 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp salt (more if needed) 6 cups low - sodium chicken stock 4 cups kale or spinach feta or goat cheese, to garnish (optional) fresh ground pepper, to garnish

With the liberalization of the Kenyan coffee market, more and more specialty roasters are buying small lots directly from farmers, often providing detailed information on the farms.

For this reason, organic farms tend to be a lot smaller than non-organic manufacturers and more time (and usually more care) is given to the crops as they grow and are harvested.

We are delighted to announce that the next step of succession planning has been completed, and that Louise Luttikholt will join IFOAM - Organics International as our next Executive Director.Raised on a small family farm in the Netherlands, Louise has extensive experience in organic agriculture, fair trade and development cooperation at a strategic... more

Smaller farms and more egalitarian conditions ameliorated unrest over the 19th and 20th centuries.

Among the changes is a reduction of the premium costs by nearly 70 percent for small and medium sized farms and making more farms eligible for these lower premiums.

For nearly a century, animal agribusiness has forced farm animals into factory - like conditions, subjecting them to unspeakable cruelties: confining them in cages so small they can barely move, overcrowding them in massive warehouses, cutting off parts of their bodies without painkillers and more.

At Coombs Family Farms, we support small family farms because we believe they provide more than high quality Farms, we support small family farms because we believe they provide more than high quality farms because we believe they provide more than high quality food.

3 cloves garlic, peeled 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, tenders removed 1/4 cup cold water 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar, divided 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning herb mix 1 teaspoon salt, divided 1/2 loaf hearty farm bread cut into thick slices 1/4 cup best quality extra-virgin olive oil plus more for oiling grill rack 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 large slicing tomato, such as beefsteak, cut into 1 - inch chunks 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced 4 ounces Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar or Cabot White Oak Cheddar, cut into cubes 1/2 cup pitted calamata olives 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil

As the food supply chain in Australia became steadily more centralised over the decades, the viability of the small - scale, diversified family farming model was increasingly threatened, as Gary explained:

The proposal to allow cattle feedlots of up to 1,000 cattle in the Farming Zone without a permit nor a setback from neighbours, while 100 pigs or 450 poultry in highly mobile systems trigger the notice and review process, suggests that there may not merely be ignorance of small - scale farming systems, but something more sinister aFarming Zone without a permit nor a setback from neighbours, while 100 pigs or 450 poultry in highly mobile systems trigger the notice and review process, suggests that there may not merely be ignorance of small - scale farming systems, but something more sinister afarming systems, but something more sinister at play.

And so as the Polyfaces, White Oaks, Gunthorps, Jonai, Buena Vistas, and Old Mill farms of the world toil to grow food deeply embedded in our local communities and imbued with their values of respect for people and animals and care for the land, we must support them / us, just as we must find ways to help others get onto the land to grow more food in small - scale agroecological systems.

Animals from smaller farms vary more in terms of size and taste than their factory - farmed brethren.

· Key Highlights: o Conference Programming: Educational sessions will be offered by the Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA), ranging from small batch chocolate making from bean to bar, leveraging and creating trends, sustainability in chocolate, the lifecycle of chocolate from the farm to table and more.

Small farms are also more likely to grow more variety, too, says CNAD, protecting biodiversity and preserving a wider agricultural gene pool, an important factor in long - term food security.

Sustainable - food advocates have called for schools to serve more local food, a tactic they say would not only improve flavor but also help support small farms and renew rural communities.

Visit the Farm to School website for resources and more; this month's theme is «One Small Step,» highlighting simple ways to get informed and involved.

TPC's analysis defined a small - business or small farm estate as one with more than half its value in a farm or business and with the farm or business assets valued at less than $ 5 million.

In the dairy industry you're seeing more small and medium sized farms that are looking into robotic milking systems.»

Since I was sworn in, I've made over 660 stops across the district at small businesses, farms, schools and more speaking with the hardworking families I'm proud to represent.

WASHINGTON - As the U.S. Senate gets set to again take up the Farm Bill in the coming weeks, New York Junior Senator Senator is saying there needs to be long - term support and a fair safety net for small dairy farmers in New York State and across the... [Read more...]

«From our farms and wineries to the small businesses on Main Street, our rural communities have the potential to reinvigorate local economies in every region of the state and help make New York a more affordable and prosperous state,» Helming said.

That measure is a more comprehensive set of reforms that would build upon the SLA revisions by allowing farm wineries to consolidate and simplify distilling manufacturing licenses, raise production limits and lower licensing fees for craft manufacturers, expand marketing opportunities, modernize shipping laws, and increase retail outlets where small craft manufacturers can sell, serve and offer samples.

Just sending more pollinators into action on small farms around the world could significantly boost crop yields, says a massive new study.

Coaxing more bees, beetles and other pollinators to buzz around small fields could on average boost crop yields enough to close the gap between the worst and the best of these farms by almost a quarter, says agroecologist Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi of...

According to a 1992 agricultural census report, small, diversified farms produce more than twice as much food per acre than large farms do.

This is already happening by default in Latin America and elsewhere: in Vietnam, forest area has been increasing since the 1990s after small - scale, unproductive agriculture was made uncompetitive by more intensive, larger - scale farming in the more open market economy.

«Larger - bodied species often need larger territories and are fewer in number than smaller - bodied species,» he explained, so they would have been more susceptible to extinction as hunting, logging, farming and other human activities took their toll.

But a growing number of chickens today are roaming or are caged on small family farms and in backyards, as suburban and urban poultry gains more popularity among consumers.

«A small farm is much more likely to grow multiple things and have a diversified approach,» Lavera said.

Myers said the shift to technified coffee production changed the process to look more like traditional large wheat or soybean farms in the United States as opposed to allowing coffee plants to grow in smaller shaded areas.

But a growing number of smaller family farms are transitioning toward organic farming and more diversified crops to gain more value from their land, she said.

«Small - scale farming tends to be relatively more efficient than large landholding enterprises... which continue to keep considerable amounts of land idle,» it said.

«This study also shows that you can not ignore small geographic areas with pig farms — places in which the 2009 pandemic originated and which the next, perhaps more severe global flu, may come from.»

Bad agriculture, not population growth, he contends, is the continent's main predicament — and in this essay, he describes how more people, employed on ecologically friendly, small - scale farms will be key to African sustainable development.

It will collect data at pixels measuring a little more than 200 feet (70 meters) on a side, about the size of a large backyard, small farm or part of a big farm.