Sentences with phrase «as the farmer who»

Thus a coder with his own coding business and his own computer could, in certain contexts, be as much an example of distributed economic power as a farmer who owns his own land.
«We used to think of Norse as farmers who hunted.
The average was just one spray a season and the rice yield was just as high as those farmers who sprayed four times a season.
Though the aforementioned schoolchildren have heard of John Brown and know that his body lies a-mouldering in the grave, probably none had heard of Newton Knight, a real character on whom this film is based, and whose heroism as a farmer who became a deserter (for good reasons) emerges when he becomes a freedom fighter.
People can also consider their animals as resources such as the farmer who stewards cattle or other live stock.
The local people who live in this area are mostly as fisherman and some of them as farmers who produce copra.
But for lovers of cheese, yogurt and burgers, as well as the farmers who make their living from these animals, other solutions are of great interest.
As a farmer who was taught to record accurate daily measurements — I started to notice the media saying this is the hottest day in 5, 10, 15, 25, 45, years.

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As Peter puts it, «I don't know a farmer who wouldn't be happier growing a very good crop, getting a decent price for it, and making his living that way.»
As Erika Wiggins, a chicken farmer who raises hens and sells eggs said, lower - calcium shells tend to shatter, so it's important to know where your chickens come from for a high - quality yolk.
Dairy and poultry farmers who function under Canada's supply - management system are already being targeted by dairy farmers in the U.S.. Under Trump, the U.S. will likely want our protections broken down, even as they erect their own.
When you buy a pound of gourmet coffee for $ 8 or $ 9, as little as 40 cents of that maygo to the farmers who grew it.
Much is siphoned off by middlemen in the export country, known to Latin American farmers as «coyotes,» who offer the lowest possibleprice - leaving some 20 million coffee farmers trapped in poverty.
Food is a restaurant's most expensive cost after labour, said Rilett, who anticipates another bump in prices when the minimum wage impact ripples into the price of food as farmers, processors and others also face increased costs.
It's a tense time for U.S. farmers, who could be in for rocky times as the U.S. and China heat up talks of tariffs.
Whereas a Sinaloa subsidiary allied with a Tijuana farmer known as the Stewmaker, who dissolved hundreds of bodies in barrels of lye, the Zetas have pioneered a multimedia approach to violence, touting their killings on YouTube.
The candidate who insists to the anxious farmers they just have to ride out this cycle is as equally bound to face a storm of overripe fruit.
Ma said the two mainly discussed supporting small businesses, especially in the Midwest, such as farmers and small clothing makers, who could tap the Chinese market directly through Alibaba, whose Tmall online shopping platform offers virtual store fronts and payment portals to merchants.
Harrison, Wallace, Robert and Andrew McCain were the sons of Andrew McCain, known as A.D. - a third generation farmer who turned to potato and seed exporting in the early 1900s.
He established himself as an innovative farmer, who switched from tobacco to wheat as his main cash crop in the 1760s.
Farmers in Brazil, Argentina or Australia might step up to supply Chinese buyers who use soybeans as animal feed and to produce cooking oil.
They even entertained one of my original investors who was a gentleman farmer and who this VC once described as about as «useful as a cabbage» as a board member.
The battle for pipelines has become a battle for more than just the people involved in the oil and gas industry in Alberta; it has also become a battle for other commodity traders such as farmers and everyday Albertans who rely on the transportation of goods.
i His writing and his work with Impact Investing draws on broad experience as an artist, bio-dynamic farmer, Waldorf teacher and co-founder of three social enterprises: 1) From 28 - 34 a farm based campus for young people who wanted a college experience without intellectual academics; 2) from 43 - 46 a biological healthcare company and 3) from 46 - present a workflow technology firm focused on personalizing healthcare.
Plus, Kuczar found out his bank doesn't provide financing for farmers who grow industrial hemp because the federal government classifies it as a drug and not a crop.
In the famous story of Naboth's vineyard, the Israelite farmer Naboth is approached by King Ahab, who wants to purchase it as a «vegetable garden» for his own use.
«These captives are poor people who depended on their low income as farmers
One person who agrees with Senator McGovern is James McHale, an energetic farmer appointed by Governor Milton Shapp as Pennsylvania's secretary of agriculture.
In those days, sinners fell into five basic categories: people who did dirty things for a living (such as pig farmers and tax collectors), people who did immoral things (such as liars and adulterers), people who did not keep the law up to the standards of the religious authorities (such as you and me), Samaritans and gentiles.
I gave to the World Food Programme who are the main provider of food and care for those in the region, as well as long term solutions like support for farmers.
The view that Jesus was a village farmer who also has practiced part - time carpentry in his native village and immediate surroundings as corroborated by the parabolic emphases has been confirmed by recent archaeological discoveries.31 Recent explorations have revealed that Nazareth was a small agricultural village that came into being in the 3rd century BCE.32 Settlements in Nazareth were mostly found right at the top, whereas in the nearby «three northern spurs» they were to be found largely «on the slopes, lower ridges, and just off the basins.
As for the media's assumption that money can buy anything, Jesus tells the story of the wealthy farmer who decided to build a bigger barn, but then suddenly died, so Jesus asks, «What does one gain by winning the whole world at the cost of one's true self?»
«Senses is normally the hearing (listening), seeing (reading), touching (feeling), tasting, smelling» See, I read that sura as praising farmers who were «sensible» enough to use shrewd means of irrigation.
As agricultural productivity decreases, farmers who are desperate to feed their families often turn to cutting down trees to sell for cash, or to clear land for farming.
Many of the pieces in this book originated as a tribute to Wendell Berry, the Kentucky farmer and writer who 25 years ago published The Unsettling of America.
For example, the wiping out of the European family farmers, the only people who have thus far protested effectively against the proposed agreement, is surely a social change of such a scope that it should not be treated as a minor loss.
«We want to do as little harm to the environment with regard to our carbon footprint as possible, and we want to be as loyal to the farmers who provide us with raw product as possible,» Bowron says.
Jacqueline writes about people who make delicious things; chefs, farmers, beekeepers, bakers, wine makers and distillers, bringing their stories to life through intimate interviews, «As Told To...» pieces, and ghostwriting for their websites and cookbooks.
As one of the 84 organic farmers who own Arla, Dan is proud of the milk his cows produce.
As someone who respects animals, it is essential for me to support farmers that employ humane farming practices by letting their animals roam on pasture, feeding them what they are naturally meant to eat and treating them with respect and gratitude.
While certifiers require organic farmers to identify management practices that address this management requirement as part of the Organic System Plan, producers who have completed a HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) assessment or other risk assessment plan may also implement heavy metals testing as a method of control.
George Siemans, CROPP Cooperative CEO, has stated that if GE alfalfa results in the contamination of certified organic alfalfa stands or seed stock, it will devastate the organic farmers who market their milk as organic.
As luck would have it, Basil's brother, Reginald, was the technical officer at the Tobago Botanic Station, so after a brief tour of Scarborough, we dropped in on Reginald, who gave us an interesting interview about growing peppers between rows of papaya, and then showed us his congo pepper seedlings, which the station sold to farmers for a dollar a flat.
I suppose anybody could come along and offer higher prices at the farm gate, but look who is specifically singled out * as the entity who is trying to get farmers to break their contracts with their co-ops: corporate coffee.
As the human population grows and farmers invade the forests with slash - and - burn methods to find fertile soil to raise cotton and corn, they run into a big problem: hungry elephants who love to raid their fields and gobble down the crops.
As of October 2016, the project has enrolled 7,000 farmers (88 % of the project's total target), who are registered in the Olam Information System (OFIS); completed basic training in order to optimize sustainable yields and other income opportunities; introduced record keeping practices by distributing log books to 1,000 farmers; promoted farmer group development in a Training of Trainers (ToT) session; trained 10 new lead farmers on best agricultural practices that were then integrated with climate - smart agricultural Practices (CSA) and the Sustainable Agricultural Network (SAN) Standard; as well as conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the program teaAs of October 2016, the project has enrolled 7,000 farmers (88 % of the project's total target), who are registered in the Olam Information System (OFIS); completed basic training in order to optimize sustainable yields and other income opportunities; introduced record keeping practices by distributing log books to 1,000 farmers; promoted farmer group development in a Training of Trainers (ToT) session; trained 10 new lead farmers on best agricultural practices that were then integrated with climate - smart agricultural Practices (CSA) and the Sustainable Agricultural Network (SAN) Standard; as well as conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the program teaas well as conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the program teaas conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the program team.
That led people who had been inspired by Oliver's earlier work in nutrition to see his alliance with Woolworths as a sellout, and farmers to balk at the Jamie Oliver Tax requested by Woolworths for every box of produce supplied to support their Jamie Oliver marketing campaign.
Earlier in the summer, just as the super sweet Silver Queen corn was hitting the farmers» markets, I visited one of my favorite farming families (a completely adorable elderly couple, the Snyder's, who are still farming well into their 80's, spry and gentle and delightful — amazing... I have a desk job and I go home exhausted every night) and scooped up as many ears as would fit in my bag.
So is it game over for dairy farmers, who just a few years ago were riding high on the prospect of massive Chinese demand, and the sense Australia was the only place to be, as international players piled with eye - watering corporate deals in to guarantee a piece of the $ 13 billion Australian dairy industry?
As a rice lover as well as someone who cares about sustainability, I'm also excited that Village Harvest donates 1 % of their profits toward the farmers and local communities where their products are sourceAs a rice lover as well as someone who cares about sustainability, I'm also excited that Village Harvest donates 1 % of their profits toward the farmers and local communities where their products are sourceas well as someone who cares about sustainability, I'm also excited that Village Harvest donates 1 % of their profits toward the farmers and local communities where their products are sourceas someone who cares about sustainability, I'm also excited that Village Harvest donates 1 % of their profits toward the farmers and local communities where their products are sourced.
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