Sentences with phrase «as farm systems»

The best players from high school and college will hear their names called as farm systems across the league replenish in one fell swoop.

What Wenger will sign is a one or two central defenders as the farm system does not seem to have any worthy of the role.

He inherited Vernon Wells and his awful contract, as well as a farm system full of future relievers, and eventually turned it all into Toronto's first playoff appearance since 1993.

A particular challenge for science is the growing evidence that social - ecological interactions across scales can generate regime shifts where profound and abrupt changes can occur in systems ranging from local ecosystems (such as lakes) to large biomes (such as the Arctic); from local communities (such as farming systems) to regional economic sectors (e.g., global fisheries).

But I think part of the motivation for this piece was frustration in the indie author community at the fact that many of the best ones get signed up by traditional houses, who view indie publishing as a farm system, and very few established authors will actually turn down an advance to go indie.

Not exact matches

Whether it's switching to «no till» farming (which stirs up the soil less and requires less fuel), buying GPS - tracking systems to efficiently apply fertilizer or — as the Lambricks do — selling their products at a stand on the side of the road, many growers have already tried squeezing as much profit as they can from their operations.

James went on to say that he wishes the NCAA would have a stronger minor league or farm system, and mentioned European soccer academies as an example.

On the other side is the U.S. solar installation industry, which has benefited from low - cost panels that have led to explosive growth in rooftop systems on homes and commercial buildings as well as massive solar farms.

Current company / position: DiGirolamo currently works as a senior business systems analyst at Driscoll's, a family - owned berry farming company.

New Zealand and Canada have a lot in common as former British colonies with Westminster - style political systems, big farming interests and significant immigration populations.

The anthropologist Claude Lévi Strauss argued that symbolic structures within human societies, including their kinship systems and their mythologies, could be analyzed in the same way, as systems of differences structured according to binary oppositions (e.g., life / death; male / female; hunting / farming; outside / inside).

But now, because of organic permaculture farming systems, you can buy some bush foods — such as the bush tomato — by the ton.

Among other things Andre pointed out Rodale research from the Compost Utilization Trial and Farming Systems Trial ™ as key research to support regenerative organic agriculture.

As André Leu pointed out: «The widespread introduction of regenerative organic farming systems can make a considerable contribution to stabilizing atmospheric CO2.

«IFOAM shall position Organic Agriculture better in its own and the public perception as a holistic, sustainable farming system that is committed to further develop its practices to meet traditional and new challenges.

The Argentinian delegation listens as Dr. Emmanuel Omondi, Director of the Farming Systems Trial (FST) at Rodale Institute, explains details of the side - by - side comparison of organic and conventional agricultural sSystems Trial (FST) at Rodale Institute, explains details of the side - by - side comparison of organic and conventional agricultural systemssystems.

The Argentinian Delegation stands by as Klaas Martens describes his farming operation and explains how a particular farming system or crop rotation can impact soil health.

By implementing organic farming as an alternative production system, growers may substitute cultural and biological inputs for synthetically - made chemicals and fertilizers... Continued

As we mentioned earlier this week, Seafood Watch has given the green light to the very first farmed salmon — as long as it's Coho that was farmed in a closed system in the UAs we mentioned earlier this week, Seafood Watch has given the green light to the very first farmed salmon — as long as it's Coho that was farmed in a closed system in the Uas long as it's Coho that was farmed in a closed system in the Uas it's Coho that was farmed in a closed system in the US.

Langhout, Jos and Wagenaar, Jan - Paul (2004) Suckling as an alternative rearing system for replacement calves on dairy farms.

Langhout, MSc Jos (2003) Suckling as rearing method on dairy farms: The effect on farm system aspects of two dairy farms in the Netherlands.

Some studies have found early evidence of fish farming in China as far back as 3500 B.C.. But, looking at today's worldwide population trends, it is easy to see why a company like InnovaSea Systems could have a very bright future.

Unlike sun coffee systems, which do not provide pollinators with resources throughout the year (Jha and Vandermeer 2010) and are less permeable to dispersing organisms (e.g., Muriel and Kattan 2009), shade coffee farms can promote pollinator populations and serve as corridors for organisms moving regionally between forest fragments.

As another example, 53 Hannaford stores have partnered with a local anaerobic digestion system at a dairy farm to recycle Hannaford's packaged food waste.

«Business as usual (chemical farming) is no longer an option, we should instead strengthen agroecological system of producing food if we are to survive for the next 50 years.

And the top veal and pork producers in the country — such as Smithfield Foods, Strauss Veal and Marcho Farms — have begun to phase out crates and move toward group housing systems for pigs and calves.

The site makes it possible for CSIRO to conduct long - term farming systems experiments that investigate changes to the soil over time and provide a better understanding of the impact of factors such as soil organic matter and soil acidity on farm profitability.

Organic farming — a system aimed at producing food with minimal harm to ecosystems, animals or humans — is often proposed as a solution3, 4.

Cristina Grandi, IFOAM Food Security Campaigner, presented a poster on the «Benefits of organic farming systems» examining environmental, economic and social aspects as well as data on soil health, water efficiency, biodiversity, energy efficiency, yields, profitability, nutrition and employment.

To establish organic agriculture as an important tool in sustainable food production, the factors limiting organic yields need to be more fully understood, alongside assessments of the many social, environmental and economic benefits of organic farming systems.

National policies should be created to incentivize producers to change the way they manage their farming systems and adopt natural water retention measures used in organic agriculture such as green cover and intercropping as well as diversifying farmers» crop and income base so they have something to fall back on when drought strikes.

While it is vitally important to be a specialist in one area so you can give the most up - to - date advice in your research area, having an understanding of how your research fits into the wider system increases its relevance and practicality, as the end goal of international agricultural research is to develop technologies and methods to increase efficiencies on farm and in the supply chain.

The Australian organic accreditation standards stipulate that, in order to label or sell produce as organic, no GM material may be used or contained in the produce or farming systems.

The industry claims that this farming system requires less skills and knowledge than the conventional farming system because farmers do not have to select among a range of herbicide active ingredients, carefully time their herbicide application and apply other non-chemical control practices such as plowing, deep tillage or manual weeding.

The new project focuses on the broader dissemination of knowledge and is build around an intensive training course for agents of the agriculture knowledge dissemination system (e.g. technical advisors, farm managers, government representatives etc.) Materials and teaching methodology will be developed and passed on to the trainees as part of the course and a first round of replication will be carried out and technically supported in the framework of the project.

«The USDA is always trying to evolve its standards, but, as an organic dairy farmer, I know this model represents an integrated sustainable organic farming system.

This year, Bruce Pascoe is set to highlight the importance of events such as the Food Sovereignty Convergence in recognising the impact of First People's land management practices, and how the future of farming could look if we work with the First Peoples of Australia to utilise their «grossly undervalued» knowledge to improve farming systems in this country.

As for the farmers building the new system like those listed above and across Australia and the rest of the world — we need these fair food farms to be ready as the old system crumbleAs for the farmers building the new system like those listed above and across Australia and the rest of the world — we need these fair food farms to be ready as the old system crumbleas the old system crumbles.

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.

Current approaches to ecological agriculture such as integrated pest management, integrated plant nutrition systems and conservation tillage, consider only one aspect of the farming system components: pest ecology, plant ecology and soil ecology, respectively.

And so as the Polyfaces, White Oaks, Gunthorps, Jonai, Buena Vistas, and Old Mill farms of the world toil to grow food deeply embedded in our local communities and imbued with their values of respect for people and animals and care for the land, we must support them / us, just as we must find ways to help others get onto the land to grow more food in small - scale agroecological systems.

For many reasons, such as there being over 10 million hens kept in conventional cages, false and misleading claims about egg - labelling and many others, AFSA is concerned for the future of genuine free - range systems for raising poultry on farms.

We call on Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford and Minister for Planning Richard Wynne to explain why small - scale pastured pig and poultry farms are to be subjected to greater scrutiny and compliance costs than cattle feedlots, instead of being treated under the law like other grazing systems that rely on supplemental feed such as the majority of Victorian beef and dairy cattle.

that risks associated with raw milk be mitigated through HACCP plans, as they are in fresh vegetable farming, meat, and honey production systems presently.

The FDA oversees the safety of 80 percent of the American food system, including dairy, juice, raw eggs, farmed seafood and so - called manufactured foods, such as Cheerios, peanut butter, M&M s, hummus, canned soup and frozen ravioli.

There are also places (e.g. Sweden) where farming systems are subsidized in order to be managed organically but where products are not certified as organic.

As the Navdanya Study «Health per Acre» shows, a biodiverse farming system in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand produces 2540 mg of Beta Carotene per Acre, compared to only 24 mg per Acre in a monoculture of rice.

Biodiversity loss, environmental degradation and severe impacts on ecosystem services — which refer to nature's support of wildlife habitat, crop pollination, soil health and other benefits — have not only accompanied conventional farming systems, but have often extended well beyond the boundaries of their fields, such as fertilizer runoff into rivers.

The system is now recognised world - wide as an example of best practice oyster farming and has added to the positive growth of Cowell as well as the development of the aquaculture industry.

This panel will leave no stone unturned as it explores our food systems from farm to table.