Sentences with phrase «alfalfa seeds»

Saudi Arabia, the largest importer of alfalfa seed, banned the import and / or use of GE seeds in 2004.

Saudi Arabia imported $ 38 million of U.S. alfalfa seeds in 2007.

Additionally, Dairyland Seed Company, a major alfalfa seed producer and exporter, reported contamination of 11 - 16 sites at distances of up to 1 1/2 miles — far beyond the recommended 900 foot isolation distances.

Alfalfa seeds lower low density lipoprotein cholesterol and apolipoprotein B concentrations in patients with type II hyperlipoproteinemia.

During the two years that GE alfalfa was permitted to be grown commercially, approximately 200,000 acres of Roundup Ready alfalfa were planted — amounting to less than 1 % of the total alfalfa acres in the U.S. Cal / West Seeds, a major alfalfa seed exporter, reported that 12 % of 200 + lots and all 6 of its research lots had tested positive for GE alfalfa in 2008 and that preliminary data indicated that 30 % of 10 seed stock lots had tested positive in 2009.

There is nothing speculative regarding the loss of foreign alfalfa seed and forage markets.

I know how to sprout alfalfa seeds.

It said alfalfa seeds contain the amino acid canavanine, which can be toxic to man and animals when congested in large quantities?

Alfalfa sprouts can be bought or germinated at home from certified alfalfa seeds.

sprouted raw sunflower and alfalfa seeds mixed in (see sprouting instructions below).

And images that link Michelle Obama's partnership with Subway and her White House garden initiatives are intermixed with Monsanto's genetically modified alfalfa seeds deregulated by the very same Obama Administration, in handmade paper wall pieces.

Not only that, one pound of alfalfa seed, for example, yields 10 - 14 pounds of fresh «mini-salad» greens.

Based on those figures, alfalfa producers could lose at least $ 197 million annually in alfalfa seed and forage exports as a result of GE alfalfa deregulation.

We believe that GE contamination will occur and it will result in significant economic harm to both the alfalfa seed and forage export markets and to the organic dairy industry.

Caryn Hartgrass: I have some alfalfa seeds at home that every now and then I sprout just looking at these this morning thinking I should finish them up... maybe not..

Alfalfa seeds are a controversial plant to sprout as they contain canavanine, which some sources say are harmful to humans because it can inhibit the immune system.

Alfalfa seeds were also traditionally made into a poultice to treat boils and insect bites.

For gardening purposes, alfalfa seeds are readily available in plant nurseries and online.

One study treated 15 people who had high blood lipid levels with 40 grams of alfalfa seeds, three times daily, for eight weeks.

Alfalfa seeds have tiny cracks that can store bacteria even when washed and rinsed, so Dr. G. says that even homegrown alfalfa sprouts may be risky.