Sentences with phrase «agricultural purposes in»

A 2015 UCS report, Clearing the Air: Palm Oil, Peat Destruction, and Air Pollution, explains the role of deforestation and the use of fire for agricultural purposes in producing the deadly haze.

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Agricultural chemicals are labeled by the manufacturers, in collaboration with regulators, to specify the exact methods and purposes of use that are allowed.
Boorowa Agricultural Research Station (BARS) will be a purpose - built 290 hectare facility designed to help develop Australian farms of the future by testing emerging technologies in crop science, agronomy and farming systems.
Although the wine industry and most other agricultural industries are considered low producers of carbon emissions, GHG issues, such as gaining market access to retailers interested in carbon foot printing, providing data for marketing purposes and / or carbon credit accounting, are becoming more significant to brands and image.
The Brewers Association has signed an agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA - ARS) to fund public hop breeding for the purpose of developing and releasing disease resistant aroma hop cultivars into the public domain, in support of hop growing efforts throughout the U.S..
Recommendation: create more flexibility for the construction of dwellings built in support of the agricultural purposes on farms, while maintaining and strengthening guards against converting farms to purely residential, lifestyle properties.
create more flexibility in the regulation for the construction of dwellings built in support of the agricultural purposes on farms, while maintaining and strengthening guards against other non-agricultural development of land in the Farming Zone.
So while AFSA strongly supports the need to recognize agriculture as the priority activity in the Farming Zone, we see a need to offer more flexibility to enable farms to construct suitable dwellings for the rich community of workers needed to manage these systems, where those dwellings are genuinely built in support of agricultural purposes.
The regulations state that human consumption of food does not constitute «exposure» for purposes of warning notification under the Act to the extent that chemicals are naturally - occurring in agricultural products, were not added by any known human activity, and were not avoidable by good agricultural or good manufacturing practices [Title 27, California Code of Regulations, Section 25501 (3)(1)-RSB-.
Rep. Faso Vote Record Tracking Rep. Faso in the Age of Trump fivethirtyeight.com California Drought Prevention — Vote Passed (230 - 190, 13 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would require the Interior Department to take certain actions to increase the availability of water for agricultural and other purposes in California's Central Valley, including a -LSB-...]
In the US, we spend a great deal of money on agricultural subsidies for the purposes of maintaining steady agricultural markets for farmers and food prices for the poor and middle class.
The Governor recalled that in the last one year, the State Government joined the Oodua Investment Group in addition to the acquisition of land in Ogun and Oyo States for agricultural purposes, saying that government would scale up the economic integration of the South West States as well as the cultural heritage of the region.
They found that consolidation drainage, or the drainage of smaller wetlands into another wetland — typically for agricultural purposes — results in fewer and fuller wetlands with less shoreline nesting space for piping plovers.
It is now essential to find out how these fundamentally novel observations translate to whole tissue or organisms, to make us better equipped to influence them in complex organisms for future medical and agricultural purposes
That could mean less food in the long run for a region that is extremely dependent on the glaciers for agricultural purposes.
«The purpose of the Jones Fellowship is to develop the capacity of future researchers and teachers in an agricultural and natural resources context,» said Sukant Misra, professor and associate dean for research in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Naturaagricultural and natural resources context,» said Sukant Misra, professor and associate dean for research in the College of Agricultural Sciences and NaturaAgricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
If Demeter takes us back to an agricultural way of life that imagined Earth and its manifestations as aspects of maternal nurturing, the strident gods of Olympus, challenging and overthrowing one another, males always primed for battle and sexual conquest, females seizing control only by wheedling indirection, are projections of a warrior culture that set victory in armed combat above all other goals — or at least seemed to, for there are always, deep within any society, dreams that run in another, even in a contrary, direction from its articulated purposes.
a) the loan is free of interest; b) the minimum maturity period of the loan is seven years; c) The amount of loan is received by inward remittance in free foreign exchange through normal banking channels or by debit to the NRE / FCNR account of the non-resident lender; d) The loan is utilised for the borrower's personal purposes or for carrying on his normal business activity but not for carrying on agricultural / plantation activities, purchase of immovable property or shares / debentures / bonds issued by companies in India or for re-lending.
The fund may be expended by the commissioner of agricultural resources without further appropriation for the purposes stated in this section and any funds remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for use in subsequent fiscal years.
Also, at the top of the Huayna Picchu you will see the Andenes (structures in the shape of terraces that were used for agricultural purposes and semi circular walls).
In contrast, when fossil carbon is used for creating fertilizers and other agricultural purposes the carbon is added to the atmosphere.
In my case the purpose is to try to get a jump on the agricultural commodities markets.
Photo: nwnyteam Victory for Air Quality Just in the US, there are at least 900,000 stationary diesel engines generating electricity, mostly for agricultural and industrial purposes.
This bill would create «a separate program for the growth and cultivation of industrial hemp and produce agricultural hemp seed in this State,» allowing the crop to be grown for commercial purposes.
any nuclear reactor wherever located; any nuclear fuel cycle facility; any radioactive waste management facility; the transport and storage of nuclear fuels or radioactive wastes; the manufacture, use, storage, disposal and transport of radioisotopes for agricultural, industrial, medical and related scientific and research purposes; and the use of radioisotopes for power generation in space objects
The property is a former orchard in the Town of Lloyd, Ulster County., and recognizing the importance of farming to the community, Scenic Hudson seeks to lease the land at an affordable price for the purpose of returning it to productive agricultural use.
Major Environmental Issues: Soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species is threatened by clearing for agricultural purposes; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources.
A change in this definition would allow for the state - sanctioned cultivation of industrial hemp as an agricultural commodity for commercial purposes.
That could mean less food in the long run for a region that is extremely dependent on the glaciers for agricultural purposes.
The pesticide — which is sold under several different brand names — is now widely used for agricultural purposes though it once served as a potent neurotoxin in chemical bombs during World War II.
«This commonsense amendment will allow colleges and universities to grow and cultivate industrial hemp for academic and agricultural research purposes in states where industrial hemp cultivation is already legal.
• similarly with restrictive covenants for the use of land for agricultural purposes only) and user covenants in tenancies;
The state prohibits ATV use on public highways, except to cross those roads for agricultural purposes or while in Buchanan County.
When bitcoin came, they were an excellent proxy for what a server could do in terms of emulating heat, and whether we could use that heat for agricultural purposes.
«When bitcoin came, they were an excellent proxy for what a server could do in terms of emulating heat, and whether we could use that heat for agricultural purposes,» said Mr. Hardy.
The principal purpose of the Fund, with an expected lifecycle of 10 years, is to directly invest in existing agricultural farms or in suitable land to be transformed and developed into agricultural land.
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