Sentences with phrase «about organic crop»

• The fundamental principles of organic agriculture • Practical details about organic crop and livestock production • Marketing opportunities available to organic producers • Recordkeeping and other specific requirements of organic certification

• The fundamental principles of organic agriculture • Practical details about organic crop and livestock production • Marketing opportunities available to organic producers • Recordkeeping and other specific requirements of organic certification

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Rodale Institute's researchers visited organic farms and learned about their pest management, the increase of organic soil matter, crop rotation and cover crops.

In addition to their abundant organic crops, Hill Top Farms also offers a tour of the 30 acre farm which consists of a trip through the horse barn where participants get a up close, hands on education about equine care including feeding and grooming one or more of the nine resident horses, feeding the chickens and petting the goats and a hayride out to the fields where you get to see and taste organic vegetables in production and learn about how things grow and why organics is important.

Currently, only about one percent of global agricultural land is dedicated to organic crops, so there's room for expansion, according to the authors.

found that organic crops have considerably higher concentrations of antioxidants and other beneficial compounds — about 50 percent more, compared to conventional crops.

According to the Post, currently «only about one percent of global agricultural land is dedicated to organic crops.»

Watch and learn about how producers and researchers are experimenting with organic apples, cranberries, tomatoes, strawberries, cucumbers, hops and nutraceuticals to protect these crops from weeds and get good yields.

If you are concerned about potential impacts on your farm from GM crops in your region, or if you are considering moving into broadacre organic production (particularly canola), please email or call Australian Certified Organic 07 3350 5716 to find out how to manage these risks.

Are pomegranates one of those low - pesticide crops that we don't need to worry about buying organic?

He added that many US crops transitioning to organic have a yield drag of about 30 - 40 % below conventional crop yields, which «is not really acceptable to farmers long - term when you look at their economics.»

Additionally, for those concerned about have an organic product that has not been animal tested; it does meet the strict requirements to be USDA certified meaning no animal testing, no GMO crop or animal sourced ingredients.

A group at the Open University, led by Professor Andy Lane, has taken the first systematic look at what large - scale, commodity farmers - not those mainly involved in organic growing - think about genetically - modified crops.

A major concern about genetically modified (GM) crops is that they might spread their genes to nearby weeds or organic crops.

Over 2 decades, the average crop yield was about 20 % lower in the organic plots, the team reports in the 31 May issue of Science.

Thirty years after synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilizer had been applied to crops in 1982, about 15 per cent of the fertilizer N still remained in soil organic matter, the scientists found.

He said his organic seeds produced the highest yields by far, which is the opposite of what you hear when reading about the benefits of GMO crops.

For ideal health benefits, you'll want about 1 ounce of vinegar, and of course, it's always good to look for brands that are organic and GMO - free (especially if they're flavored with berries, a highly sprayed crop).

found that organic crops have considerably higher concentrations of antioxidants and other beneficial compounds — about 50 percent more, compared to conventional crops.

In this type of program — promoted nationwide by the Farm to School organization, connecting schools with local farmers — kids get their hands dirty by gardening organic crops while learning about seasonal cooking, food production, ecology, and nutrition.

The campaign features a foul - mouthed organic seed who delivers a bleeped - out rant about GMO (genetically modified) seeds which have led to the nutrient decline of 43 crops, over $ 15 billion in health costs in 2005 alone from agricultural pesticide exposure, and is responsible for an unsustainable food system.

The USDA / NASS studies tracked harvested acres without differentiating between irrigated and non-irrigated acreage; it gathered data on planted vs. harvested acres for some crops but not others; it did not account for systems in which «baby vegetable» crops (usually organic) are grown in short rotations on the same plot (such as spinach, lettuce, and carrots) and thus have lower yields; and it omitted some data that would have revealed too much information about individual farmers, in cases where very few growers produce a particular crop.

Pimentel noted that although cash crops can not be grown as frequently over time on organic farms because of the dependence on cultural practices to supply nutrients and control pests and because labor costs average about 15 percent higher in organic farming systems, the higher prices that organic foods command in the marketplace still make the net economic return per acre either equal to or higher than that of conventionally produced crops.

Soil analysis in 1990 suggested that nitrogen fertilizer application since 1967 had increased the organic carbon content in the surface soil layer by about 3 t / ha in a continuous wheat cropping system.

Indeed, what we are talking about here is really just an extension of the notion that organic farming or gardening is not a collection of techniques and technologies, but rather a philosophy that puts the life of the ecosystem, and as part of that, the life of the soil, at the heart of ensuring well - being for our crops, animals and ourselves.

Tom Vilsack even admitted to concern about the mixing of GMO and organic crops but he seemed to go back on that statement last week when the USDA announced that farmers will be allowed to grow genetically modified sugar beets this season, «while [the USDA] finishes work on a full environmental impact statement on the beets» effect on other crops and the environment.»

«pays farmers more money for crops grown on land undergoing transition and helps them choose rotational crops they can sell to supplement their income; [and] General Mills recently signed a deal to help convert about 3,000 acres to organic production of alfalfa and other animal feeds.»

From fertilizers and organic farming to maximizing crops and hybridization, read about advancements in agriculture.

From fertilizers and organic farming to maximizing crops and hybridization, read about advancements in agriculture.