Sentences with phrase «as agricultural interests»

For example, MPs with an agricultural background are less Eurosceptic, as agricultural interests are likely to lose out from Brexit because of a loss of CAP payments and EU migrant labour.

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His personal firm, Zeihan on Geopolitics, provides custom analytical products to wide variety of sectors, such as, energy majors, financial institutions, business associations, agricultural interests, universities and the U.S. military.

Lying on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, the one - time backwater was transformed by an economic boom as the winding down of the conflict and a spike in commodity prices drew oil companies and multinational agricultural interests to areas that were previously off limits.

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 people I met ranged from fellow students to senior researchers, and from people interested in agricultural science, such as plant breeding, to people working on the social and economic aspects of agricultural development.

Farming interests have largely been opposed to Brexit as it could threaten the subsidies they receive under the Common Agricultural Policy, and their ability to recruit cheap migrant labour.

«After the campaign, I was asked if I would be interested in a part - time job as a constituent liaison because of my small business, construction and agricultural experience, and I accepted,» Tague said.

The space isn't only confined to pharma either, as science company DuPont also formed alliances with Lithuania's Vilnius University and Caribou Biosciences, with a specific interest in plant breeding and agricultural applications.

In agricultural applications, that means you also need a strong background in areas such as soils, crop production, pest management, crop biology, and / or social sciences such as economics and sociology, depending on the type of position you're interested in.

While both can be obtained from petroleum or natural gas, ethanol may be the most interesting because many believe it to be a renewable resource, easily obtained from sugar or starch in crops and other agricultural produce such as grain, sugarcane or even lactose.

To address environmental concerns, commercial vegetable growers are increasingly interested in using organic mulches derived from agricultural or urban byproducts and waste, paper - based mulches, and biodegradable plastic films and fabrics as alternatives.

A team led by microbiologist Steve Carlson at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service lab in Ames, Iowa, was interested in harnessing microcins as antibiotics but wondered whether bacteria would eventually learn how to evade these too.

For example, there has been much interest in the potential of large - scale, indoor agricultural production - often referred to as vertical farming - as a means to produce high quantities of produce.

The CNAG takes part in genome sequencing and analysis projects in areas as cancer genetics, rare disorders, host - pathogen interactions, the preservation of endangered species, evolutionary studies and improvement of species of agricultural interest, in collaboration with universities, hospitals, research centers and companies in the sector of biotechnology and pharma.

CSHL's Ware, who is also a scientist at the USDA, has a keen interest in thinking about maize in terms of its identity as agricultural germplasm.

Conventional arguments that promote plant - based diets as the most beneficial for health, the environment, and feeding the world neglect to address the way in which those diets are compatible with the agricultural policies that benefit large agricultural corporations and undermine the interests of farmers.

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This Black Earth interest came about when I began i) seeking agricultural plays on the increasing global demand for protein as living standards improve around the world, which evolved into ii) identifying the most fertile farmland, generally accepted to be the Black Earth region of Ukraine & Russia and the Pampas of Argentina (followed by the Canadian Prairies), and iii) finding the cheapest (but acceptably fertile) farmland globally.

My interest in Cresud came about when I began i) seeking agricultural plays on the increasing global demand for protein as living standards improve around the world, which gradually evolved into also ii) identifying the most fertile farmland in the world, generally accepted to be the Black Earth region of Ukraine & Russia and the Pampas of Argentina (followed by the Canadian Prairies), and iii) the cheapest (but acceptably fertile) farmland globally.

If you've been following the attempts to revamp the state's Dog Law as it pertains to puppy mills, this tactic is all too familiar and underscores the power of an agricultural community that now encompasses commercial dog breeders and the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association. By banding together these farm and animal related special interest groups, and their lobbyists, have held hostage the will of the majority of Pennsylvanians who realize that the state's laws, especially as they pertain to dogs, are largely antiquated and ineffective.

Rep. Steve King, R Iowa, has once again shown his true colors — and his servitude to corporate agriculture interests — by introducing the Protect Interstate Commerce Act, H.R. 4879, which is set to dismantle state and local agricultural laws and will threaten public health and safety, as well as weakening states» abilities to govern.

To cooperate with veterinary and agricultural organizations and regulatory agencies of government to encourage the adoption of such technical and managerial programs and policies as will promote health and productivity of small ruminants, to increase public and government awareness of the expertise of small ruminant practitioners and involvements of AASRP and elevate the standards of practice for the public interest.

This is hardly surprising given that puppy mills are regulated by agricultural departments at the state and federal levels, and agribusiness, which sides with the mills, is a powerful lobby and sees every concession to humane interests as the thin end of the wedge for broader, animal - friendly reform in farming.

The magazine unearths issues of interest to those in the veterinary field, pet owners, agricultural and environmental professionals, as well as to the general public, and demonstrates how the school's work is relevant and affecting their lives.

above sea level, the next interesting site you can visit is thought to have been used primarily as an agricultural plantation.

Famous for its artichokes, the entrance to Benicarlo is deceptively plain, as this fishing and agricultural town has good beaches, an interesting old quarter with some notable examples of fine architecture and...

I'm interested in seeing how Kiwanga will use an agricultural textile to build on this history while exploring economic and environmental issues as well.

Born in Beijing, she became interested in painting in the Western tradition as a child, but because of the Cultural Revolution she spent her teens doing agricultural labor in the countryside.

With temperate - zone countries seeing possible agricultural benefits through 2050 under the 2007 assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, even as conditions grow tougher near the Equator, how much does self - interest trump broader responsibilities?

UPDATE 5/19: John Tierney has an interesting piece up on his blog reviewing how non-governmental funding for agricultural research aiding poor countries dried up as foundations and international lenders shifted priorities away from boosting food production, partly due to rising pressure from green groups.

However, as NECSI's president Yaneer Bar - Yam points out, «Because of large profits for speculators and agricultural interests, a very strong social and political effort is necessary to counter the deregulation of commodities and reverse the growth of ethanol production.»

These actions mostly address sectoral interests, such as agricultural practices (e.g., altering sowing times, crop cultivars and species, and irrigation and fertilizer control), public health measures for heat - related risks (e.g., early warning systems and air pollution control), disaster risk reduction (e.g., early warning systems), and water resources (e.g., supply and demand management).

In addition, technological developments are expected to increase future interest in more efficient «second generation» liquid biofuels, which are not derived from food crops, but from plant materials such as agricultural residues, forestry residues, and wood from forest plantations.

According to «Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity,» a 2005 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, «farmers in regions of the country that are highly dependent on a single crop, such as tobacco or wheat, have shown interest in hemp's potential as a high - value alternative crop...» (Read the report here.)

Similarly, according to the Independent People's Tribunal of the World Bank Group in India, the role of the World Bank in reducing state subsidies, reduced access to low interest loans for the poor and the «opening up of the Indian economy to an uneven playing field in international trade in agricultural commodities» resulted in the dramatic phenomenon of India's infamous farmer suicides, with an estimated 137,000 farmers killing themselves due to their inability to pay off their loans once their crops failed (for more information, see here and this interview with Indian environmental activist Vandana Shiva as well).

Bick Law's legal team has represented the California Farm Bureau and other agricultural interests as well as other businesses and municipalities concerned with water and natural resources.

We have a particular interest in representing and advocating alongside migrant workers — such as live - in caregivers or workers in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program or «Low Skilled» Temporary Foreign Worker Program - who suffer injuries on the job.