Sentences with phrase «as big agriculture»

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Willemse was a pioneer in what's now known as precision agriculture, and which may be the biggest advance in farming since tractors replaced horses.

Large biofuel firms like Abengoa Bioenergy U.S., Iberdrola U.S.A., Pacific Ethanol, and POET joined the pledge, while some of the biggest agriculture firms — like Cargill and Monsanto (MON)-- did as well.

Regulation is also starting to play a bigger role, as regulators explore cellular agriculture as a viable food source in the future.

As Africa's biggest exporter of iron ore to China, South Africa is suffering from a slump in mining, as well as in other sectors like manufacturing and agriculturAs Africa's biggest exporter of iron ore to China, South Africa is suffering from a slump in mining, as well as in other sectors like manufacturing and agriculturas well as in other sectors like manufacturing and agriculturas in other sectors like manufacturing and agriculture.

Sustainable agricultural practices, such as those we promote through the Sustainable Agriculture Network standard, offer simple, practical solutions, such as maintaining big buffer zones, preferably planted with native trees, between farm fields and waterways.

Record global wheat stockpiles may be even larger than expected, as China cuts back on use and the EU harvests a bigger crop, a US Department of Agriculture report showed.

My sense is that we've hit upon a perfect storm of sorts: the financial interests of Big Agriculture and Big Food are part if it, surely, but we also have a society in which, as Marion Nestle noted, [j] unk food and obesity are key indicators of political divisions in our society.

Schools across the country have made big changes in the cafeteria as a result of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's updated nutrition standards for school meals.

Albany, N.Y., May 1 — State Senator Tom O'Mara (R,C,I - Big Flats) tonight honored Kathryn J. Boor, a native of Chemung County and currently the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Cornell University, as his 2018 New York State Senate «Woman of Distinction.»

Among the biggest bureaucratic challenges faced by the UK Space Agency is its management of applications for new satellites, which are viewed as critical because of their ability to provide data on the environment, climate, weather, security agriculture, coastal management and disaster mitigation.

Dangote, whose cement unit is Nigeria's biggest listed company, has been investing in agriculture as the country's government seeks to diversify away from oil, which accounts for 90 percent of the nation's export earnings and the bulk of revenue.

The loudest voices on the proponent side are typically cast as shills for Big Agriculture (some of them are), while the loudest on the anti-GMO side are typically cast as fear - mongering luddites (some of them are).

Josh Tickell, whose new book, Kiss the Ground, explores the potential of regenerative farming practices like these to transform agriculture as we know it, told mbg late last year, «The biggest misconception about U.S. agriculture is that we can somehow make it work without dealing with the soil.»

No industry has a bigger impact on climate change than agriculture and food, both as a source of the problem and as a solution.

I find it interesting that everyone points to big bad meat and dairy, but conveniently forgets Big Ag and most of Big Food along with it, as processed foods depends largely on grain agricultubig bad meat and dairy, but conveniently forgets Big Ag and most of Big Food along with it, as processed foods depends largely on grain agricultuBig Ag and most of Big Food along with it, as processed foods depends largely on grain agricultuBig Food along with it, as processed foods depends largely on grain agriculture.

But he left that to tackle what he saw as the biggest problem facing Earth: animal agriculture.

The Big History shows that civilizations flourished in favorable areas for agriculture and trade, such as river basins and coastal areas.

I also grew up in a poor valley region in California where we have a lot agriculture and huge Hmong immigrant population so I went to school with a lot of Hmong people (little known by Americans - as there are mostly Chinese, Thai, Korean people in the bigger cities) and got to go to a few food / culture festivals and see their beautiful embroidery -

Having gone to high school and college in Sacramento, right next to Davis CA, I know that school has always been a big, as in corporate, school in some ways, so even their sustainable study might be a little blind to or at least sympathetic to big agriculture.

And the right thing simply can not include funding dirty energy and false solutions in any of their forms — fossil fuels and CCS, climate smart agriculture, biofuels, waste incineration, nuclear energy and big dams (and surely a few others as well).

Over the past 15 - 30 years, depending on the country, large - scale commodity production for urban and international markets has replaced subsistence agriculture as the biggest driver of tropical deforestation worldwide.

Less expensive energy will be a big boost to American agriculture, as well.

DES MOINES (AP)-- Warmer and wetter weather in large swaths of the country have helped farmers grow corn, soybeans and other crops in some regions that only a few decades ago were too dry or cold, experts who are studying the change said... The change is due in part to a 7 % increase in average U.S. rainfall in the past 50 years, said Jay Lawrimore, chief of climatic analysis for the Asheville, N.C. - based National Climactic Data Center... Brad Rippey, a U.S. Department of Agriculture meteorologist, said warming temperatures have made a big difference for crops such as corn and soybeans... For example, data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service show that in 1980, about 210,000 soybean acres were planted in North Dakota.

As Jason Clay, senior vice president of the World Wildlife Fund, writes, «I think we need a new kind of agriculture — kind of a third agriculture, between the big agribusiness, commercial approach to agriculture, and the lessons from organic and local systems.»

The Romans were busy writing it all down daily because, as you noted, agriculture (and I would add construction) was the biggest deal in their lives.

As humans push agriculture to ever - high levels of productivity, crops become an ever - bigger contributor so seasonal changes in atmospheric CO2, researchers say.

This guidance document contains examples of technology and knowledge transfer in new markets, as well as the use of big data to improve climate adaptability in agriculture, and water management.

He's even filed a law suit against the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, Interior, and Agriculture, as well as three U.S. timber importers for importing big - leaf mahogany from Peru, a violation of the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

Forests, Farming, Deforestation Malaysia's Big Agroforestry Fail: Land Converted to Rubber Plantations Still Classified as Protected Forest Slash - and - Burn Agriculture Isn't Great for Southeast Asia's Forests, But Monoculture Plantations are Even Worse Cattle Pastures in Deforested Amazon Now the Size of Iceland

But looking at the bigger picture, it isn't necessarily even households that should get the focus, but rather businesses such as agriculture and manufacturing.

Above all, take this as a reminder that GM crops are far far more about big business and big profits for their developers than they are about increasing crop yields, feeding more people either in rich or poor nations, or developing climate - resistant agriculture.

We can now present a bigger and better private client offering and bolstered corporate service offer, as well as expertise in the agriculture sector.»

The agriculture in Arkansas is a big part of the state as they export poultry, eggs, soybeans, cattle, cotton, rice, milk and hogs.