Sentences with phrase «as soil quality»

Farmland preservation programs typically rely on a point system assessing factors such as soil quality and proximity to urban areas to determine which farms rise to the top of the purchase list.

Not exact matches

While most winemakers focus on the quality of the grapes and the effect that soil and weather conditions have had on each year's harvest, Lee and his partners — Mardonn Chua (who like Lee has a biotech background) and Josh Decolongon (a sommelier)-- view the creation of wine as a chemistry experiment, bonding a combination of amino acids, sugars, ethanol and other elements together.

«157 As in the first three instances of the parable of the soil, the poor quality soil is incapable of producing a harvest since the barren soil is inimical to the productive process.

No - till production has gained popularity among farmers as a result of potential reduction in labor and energy use [1] and soil quality benefits such as improved soil structure and increased soil organic matter levels [2 - 5].

Producers must have a pasture management plan and manage pasture as a crop to meet the feed requirements for the grazing animals and to protect soil and water quality; and,

Farmers using climate - smart practices understand that trees do a lot on farms: they can act as windbreaks, reducing soil erosion; they can enrich soil; they can filter water, resulting in higher water quality; they provide shade for workers and shade - loving plants; they create habitat for wildlife and wildlife corridors; they suck up and store greenhouse gasses — the list goes on.

Researchers have yet to prove whether the UMF ® factor comes from a subspecies of Manuka Bush or it is caused by some environmental factors such as the quality of the soil.

«Organic viticulture is viewed as the best way to improve soil quality and optimise water use, which creates stronger, healthier vines and better fruit.

As I had been employed with Coleambally Irrigation in many guises, but most recently as the Irrigation Distribution Manager I was very familiar with the high quality irrigation water and soils of the district and applied this knowledge to my farming techniqueAs I had been employed with Coleambally Irrigation in many guises, but most recently as the Irrigation Distribution Manager I was very familiar with the high quality irrigation water and soils of the district and applied this knowledge to my farming techniqueas the Irrigation Distribution Manager I was very familiar with the high quality irrigation water and soils of the district and applied this knowledge to my farming techniques.

Blackpool will eye this as the perfect opportunity to finally end their drought at home and register their very first Premier League win at Bloomfield Road, with three previous failed attempts, but West Brom have enough resilient qualities in them to ensure the Tangerines don't have matters all their own way on home soil.

Make it a contractual requirement for your caterer to achieve a certain standard of quality, as judged by an external organisation — e.g. Soil Association Food For Life or Children's food trust.

The principal differences between organic farming and conventional farming are the former's extensive restriction of the use of artificial pesticides, fertilisers and other agro-chemicals; its hostility to the agricultural application of biotechnology; its rejection of the routine use of pharmaceuticals on livestock; its attention to animal welfare; and its focus on crop rotation, soil quality and maintaining biological diversity as alternatives to chemicals.

But the Upper East Regional minister Rockson Bukari told Citi News, that the relocation of the airstrip to Sherigu was as a result of poor soil quality not suitable for citing the airstrip at Anateem.

Climatologist Lloyd Burckle of Columbia University in New York and tree - ring scientist Henri Grissino - Mayer of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, argue that local environmental conditions such as altitude and soil quality, along with climate, might help explain the awesome acoustics.

Besides helping scientists better gauge how precipitation ultimately soaks into sandy soils, the research could help them better understand industrial processes, such as pharmaceutical manufacture, in which liquids are sprayed onto dry powdered materials — possibly improving quality control and consistency in the final products.

Air quality is of increasing concern to China's stability - obsessed leaders, anxious to douse potential unrest as a more affluent, urban population turns against a growth - at - all - costs economic model that has besmirched much of the country's air, water and soil.

Perennial roots may extend more than six feet under the ground, enabling greater resilience to environmental stresses such as drought and allowing them to grow in low - quality soil.

In fall 2011, Burger and UC Davis hydrologist Jan Hopmans started a three - year experiment, comparing how different cover crops, which are seasonally rotated with cash crops such as tomatoes, can be used to improve soil quality and reduce fertilizer use.

The question remains as to whether this is due to changing climate, soil quality, modified crop management, or a combination of these factors.

No crop will survive a severe drought, he says, and other factors such as nutrient availability and soil quality are at play during water shortages, which tend to be more frequent but less severe than droughts.

The study suggests that since soil microbial biomass and enzymatic activity can stand in as proxies for soil quality, farmers should consider moving toward no - till or conservation tillage systems.

Farmers here have reported environmental problems, such as floods, droughts, reductions in water quality and increases in soil erosion and downstream sedimentation of irrigation networks.

«One of the reasons for interest in these second - generation cellulosic feedstocks is that if they can be grown on low - quality soil, they wouldn't compete for land with food crops, such as corn.

Shalat says that poor children are both most likely to be exposed to lead — from factory smelters, dust, soil and paint — and to suffer the worst effects of that exposure, thanks to poor access to health care and other resources such as proper nutrition and high - quality schools.

After that, they could be recycled as plastic mulch or chopped and used to improve soil quality and help retain moisture.

This research could have important implications for developing countries whose populations rely on rice as a staple of their diets and are in need of cheap, readily available material to improve soil quality and decrease arsenic levels that threaten human health.

Air quality in cities is of increasing concern to China's stability - obsessed leaders, anxious to douse potential unrest as more affluent citizens turn against a growth - at - all - costs economic model that has polluted much of the country's air, water and soil.

Since at least the 1700s, scholars have argued that geographic differences such as rainfall, air temperature, and soil quality can have a major impact on economic development.

Air quality in cities is of increasing concern to China's stability - obsessed leaders, anxious to douse potential unrest as a more affluent urban population turns against a growth - at - all - costs economic model that has besmirched much of the country's air, water and soil.

Research showed that wet conditions (as indicated for the cultivars under test) reduced annual yield of sweet cherry, strongly affecting fruit quality, and often overriding cultivar and soil and water management effects.

To understand weathering, water quality, and soil formation on Earth and Mars, look no further than associate professor of geoscience Elisabeth «Libby» Hausrath, who investigates chemical interactions between water and rocks as well as the plant and microbial influences on those reactions.

Certainly, there is no blanket answer to this question, as each person will have different nutrient needs and deficiencies, but with the declining soil and food quality and the ever - increasing presence of chemicals that can block nutrient absorption in our environment, there are times when it truly isn't possible to get everything we need from food (though in a perfect world, this would be possible.)

While paying for dirt may seem counterintuitive, genuine top - quality garden soil is the key to garden growth as well as to cutting down on fertilizers and pesticides.

As for Mercola and his marketing, I think that if his clinical outcomes supported the idea that everyone should be on a raw, vegan diet, he would simply sell blenders, dehydrators, ceramic knives and advertise for CSA's and import the best of the best superfoods like David Wolfe and others, and convince ranchers to raise livestock for the purpose of selling high quality manure and ecofriendly - harvested seaweeds so we can all grow our own food in healthy soil.

Because tea leaves have a propensity for absorbing both good and bad substances from the soil in which they are grown such as fluoride, quality is of extreme importance.

Just as we seek to drink milk from cows grazing on pasture grown on rich soil because it is more nutritious, so should we seek to provide nursing mothers with the education and resources needed to nurture their children with the same type of high - quality milk.

There are a wealth of components in plants that serve to protect them at various stages of development, as there are so many forces at play including weather, predators (including us) and soil quality.

Plus, reports indicate that the nutritional quality of food has dropped considerably in the past 10 - 20 years as soils are depleted and lacking in essential minerals, vitamins and trace nutrients.

To ensure that the body remains healthy, it is vital that you keep in mind that the soil in which our food is grown does not necessarily have the same nutritional quality as it did before being cultivated.

Furthermore, soil quality is important, as nitrogen and sulfur - rich soil nurtures a growing environment that enhances a plant's amount of glucosinolates.

Because of the diminished quality of the soil you have not much idea of the nutrients that are either just plain not there anymore or are so low in usable amounts as to be almost useless.

Pulse crops such as lentils are also environmentally sustainable in that they participate in nitrogen fixation through a symbiotic relationship with Rhizobium soil bacteria, which improves nutritional quality and yield of subsequent crops when used as a rotation crop (Migliozzi et al., 2015).

Factors such as time of season, soil quality and other environmental variables all contribute to the nutrient content of foods.

These foraged foods (as well as the foods eaten by the animals hunted for meat) grew in high - quality soils that were rich in a broad spectrum of essential minerals.

As simple as that sounds, soil quality, harvesting practices, and processing procedures create varying levels of cleanliness and qualitAs simple as that sounds, soil quality, harvesting practices, and processing procedures create varying levels of cleanliness and qualitas that sounds, soil quality, harvesting practices, and processing procedures create varying levels of cleanliness and quality.

Twombly often remarked on his profound love of landscape, and the murky, sensual qualities of humus - rich soil and turbulent seas are present in works such as the four - part Paesaggio, 1980, composed of varying degrees of dark, earthy tones.

Many Councils now collect food waste which can be recycled in one of two ways; The first, In - vessel composting, involves mixing food waste with garden waste - shredding it and then composting it in a tunnel for around 2 - 4 weeks (temperatures of up to 70 °C speed up the process and kill of any harmful microbes)- which is then left for a further one to three months with regular turning and checks to ensure quality before going to be used as soil conditioner.

It then developed a numerical method for prioritizing the protection of farms based on their size and soil quality, as well as the density of farms in the area.

This status indicates that products grown within the region possess unique, origin - specific qualities, such as naturally - occurring specialty flavor notes, which are influenced by the region's soil and climate.

Other techniques, such as planting cover crops and no - till soil management, can further increase CO2 uptake and reduce energy use.25, 26 Use of agricultural best management practices can also improve water quality by reducing the loss of sediments and nutrients from farm fields.