Sentences with phrase «as weed control»

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Gathered through interviews with fast - growing companies that have made the Inc. 500 list, the bootstrapping accounts that follow include every part of the country, cover disciplines from weed control to international telephony, and involve businesses with annual sales of as little as $ 2.8 million to as much as $ 280 million.

Herbicides are used on only 7 % of the alfalfa acreage in the country as «companion crops» in alfalfa fields are commonly utilized by dairy and beef producers for weed control and nutritional balance in livestock diets.

The recent watering action was developed through partnership with an enthusiastic landholder and complements a range of land management activities such as weed and pest animal control and salt interception.

As growers let nature take its course, says David Gates, vice president of operations at Ridge Vineyards in Cupertino, vineyards may not look pristine and pretty with neatly mowed rows and chemically controlled weeds.

Organic grape growing avoids the use of synthetic chemicals and uses natural methods like crop rotation, tillage and natural composts to maintain soil health as well as natural methods to control weeds, insects and other pests.

Weeds are controlled through crop rotation, mulching, cover crops, hand weeding, and mechanical methods such as flame weeding and other methods.

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.

But because city staff said the direction council members wanted them to take was unclear, the council asked for revisions to the weed control ordinance, which identifies designated natural landscape areas as land owned by the city, the Naperville Park District or forest preserve districts.

A somber picture of the struggle against super-weeds emerged today as scientists described the relentless spread of herbicide - resistant menaces like pigweed and horseweed that shrug off powerful herbicides and have forced farmers in some areas to return to the hand - held hoes that were a mainstay of weed control a century ago.

While the increase in EPSPS gene copies has created a nonsustainable way of controlling kochia with glyphosate - only programs, Jugulam said this resistance was evolved as the result of continuous use of glyphosate and the lack of herbicide diversity in controlling this weed.

As a seedling, Palmer amaranth looks a lot like waterhemp, another problematic weed that is difficult to control.

As a result, some organic farmers are turning to cover crops for weed control.

Integrating weed benefits will become increasingly important, as pest management is likely to move from total reliance on herbicides and transgenic crop traits for control, because of increasing resistance of weeds to these products.»

The company is aware of the invasive nature of the plant, and they are working with state and county government to implement effective weed controls as part of the testing process, he said.

There are now major weeds, such as Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), that have developed resistance to glyphosate, leaving farmers scrambling for new solutions, including use of chemical controls that are more toxic than glyphosate.

AgriLife Extension offers the opportunity to conduct field demonstrations of new technologies such as seed treatments, weed control, forage and grazing management, pesticide and herbicide resistance, and agronomic management practices including planting dates, seeding rates and nutrient management.

To control weeds and conserve soil moisture, mulch the growing area with approximately three inches (8 cm) of hardwood mulch or shredded leaves, continually adding more mulch as needed.

Foods are grown using natural fertilizers such as compost and manure and weeds and insects are controlled using natural, chemical free methods.

Superior Lawn Care also provides services for Bed Weed management, Perimeter Pest Control, as well as Tree and Shrub Care.

This also means that the player is in direct control of Wisp's appearance and it is not based on specific dates, nor is it random, and it is not affected by extraneous factors such as town status, or the amount of weeds in a player's town.

They learn other factors, such as nutrition and health care for livestock, as well as land stewardship when they control weeds and adjust their stocking rate during periods of drought.

You can call your municipality's by - law department, as most municipalities have by - laws dealing with property standards, which may or may not include obligations to cut grass, treat and control weeds etc..

Answer 3: You can call your municipality's by - law department, as most municipalities have by - laws dealing with property standards, which may or may not include obligations to cut grass, treat and control weeds etc..

The same course happened in weed control and herbicides, and it's happening as we go down the path of flea poisons.

If your dog consumes this weed, consult your local veterinarian or the ASPCA poison control center as soon as possible.

The name change could attract job applicants who see the mission as helping dogs, and possibly help weed out those who see all dogs as nuisances, and control as paramount.

Many employers would like to weed out such questionable claims as a way of controlling insurance costs.

After graduating, Andy and his wife Gina, continued to work toward growing their new business by adding additional services such as landscape installation, lawn fertilization and weed control.

Meanwhile, other players were down in the weeds controlling heros as if they were playing any other MOBA.

Increased weed and pest pressure associated with longer growing seasons and warmer winters will be an increasingly important challenge; there are already examples of earlier arrival and increased populations of some insect pests such as corn earworm.64 Furthermore, many of the most aggressive weeds, such as kudzu, benefit more than crop plants from higher atmospheric carbon dioxide, and become more resistant to herbicide control.72 Many weeds respond better than most cash crops to increasing carbon dioxide concentrations, particularly «invasive» weeds with the so - called C3 photosynthetic pathway, and with rapid and expansive growth patterns, including large allocations of below - ground biomass, such as roots.73 Research also suggests that glyphosate (for example, Roundup), the most widely - used herbicide in the United States, loses its efficacy on weeds grown at the increased carbon dioxide levels likely to occur in the coming decades.74 To date, all weed / crop competition studies where the photosynthetic pathway is the same for both species favor weed growth over crop growth as carbon dioxide is increased.72

In a written reply to a question tabled by an MP who evidently cares about theses matters, the Ministry's Parliamentary Secretary Mrs Peggy Fenner announced to the House of Commons on 16 February 1984 that although the Act had a useful function in specific areas such as the control of roadside weeds, it was «not appropriate to use the Act to control weeds in domestic gardens».

After graduating, Andy and his wife Gina, continued to work toward growing their new business by adding additional services such as landscape installation, lawn fertilization and weed control.

I am looking for the job of an agronomist as I have, in the past, developed pesticides for controlling insects, pests and plant harming weeds.

It also helps Indigenous communities develop a plan to manage their land's and waters natural and cultural values and provides ongoing support for work to control threats such as weeds, feral animals and wildfire.

Superior Lawn Care also provides services for Bed Weed management, Perimeter Pest Control, as well as Tree and Shrub Care.

After graduating, Andy and his wife Gina, continued to work toward growing their new business by adding additional services such as landscape installation, lawn fertilization and weed control.

We would encourage you to have an organic lawn, or even an area of grassy land that is more like a meadow, rather than a cricket - pitch - perfect mono culture (the latter requires regular and considerable watering, feeding and weed control, as well as mowing to keep it in perfect condition).

We've got a vegetable / herb garden and I will be freezing / canning what produce we don't eat, as well as using natural fertilizers and weed control.