Sentences with phrase «by a livestock farmer»

Innumerable wolves, coyotes, dogs, foxes and dingoes are killed by livestock farmers, often by trapping or poisoning.

This condition was first documented by a livestock farmer George Culley in 1807.

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It's used by farmers to manage livestock, by media companies to manage their content - planning workflows, more.

The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) is calling on the NSW Government to secure a future that encourages regenerative farmers by ensuring regulatory burdens on small - scale pastured livestock producers are commensurate with the low risk they pose to their communities.

In a full - page paid advertisement in Tuesday's Washington Post, a group of organic brands, farmers and researchers demanded U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to reinstate the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule issued by the USDA in January 2017.

More than 500 organic operations, from organic fruit and vegetable growers, grains and oilseed farmers, livestock and poultry producers, dairy farmers, organic processors, and food makers across 45 states, participated in a comprehensive farm bill survey conducted by the Organic Trade Association.

The Summit, presented by event organisers 3 Pillars, and sponsored by the likes of the Meat & Livestock Association, the Australian Food and Grocery Council, and the National Farmers Federation, was remarkable in several respects.

Organic agriculture also helps farmers adapt to climate change by strengthening agro-ecosystems, diversifying crop and livestock production, and building farmers» knowledge of the earth.

Supporting the Organic Trade Association in the suit, as groups harmed by this protracted government inaction, are organizations representing organic livestock farmers, organic certification agencies, and organic retailers and consumers.

The impression may be given that snares are used widely by farmers to protect their livestock, but Defra found that actually only 5 % of landholdings in England and Wales use snares, and the use of both fox and rabbit snares was far more likely on landholdings which host game bird shooting.

«Agricultural practices» shall mean all activities conducted by a farmer on a farm to produce agricultural products and which are inherent and necessary to the operation of a farm including, but not limited to, the collection, transportation, distribution, storage and land application of animal wastes; storage, transportation and use of equipment for tillage, planting, harvesting, irrigation, fertilization and pesticide application; storage and use of legally permitted fertilizers, limes and pesticides all in accordance with local, state and federal law and regulations and in accordance with manufacturers» instructions and warnings; storage, use and application of animal feed and foodstuffs; construction and use of farm structures and facilities for the storage of animal wastes, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock, for the processing of animal wastes and agricultural products, for the sale of agricultural products, and for the use of farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural products;

Jeremy Cooke reports from Somerset on the struggle by farmers to rebuild their livelihoods after flooding devastated crops and livestock.

Sen. Chuck Schumer says the by product of the brewing process had been used for centuries by farmers to feed livestock, until the federal government got involved.

According to him, this will prevent clashes between nomadic livestock herders and crop farmers as well as protect the environment from degradation and pollution caused by open rearing and grazing of livestock.

Farmers will probably continue to insist on culling, Streicker notes, because even uninfected bats can harm livestock by causing festering wounds.

Dutch farmers may have to reduce their livestock herds by a quarter if they want to save their national forests, says the pressure group Nature and Environment.

The projected transition of livestock systems from pure grazing diets to diets supplemented by higher quality feeds will cut greenhouse gas emissions from land use change globally by as much as 23 % by 2030, while improving food availability and farmers» income, shows new IIASA research.

You can help lessen the damage by supporting farmers who maintain their crops and livestock responsibly.

Back in the 1940s, farmers found out about this effect by accident when they tried using inexpensive coconut oil to fatten their livestock.

Poor farmers are having their corn and their livestock confiscated by the army.

Elizabeth Hurley saved one of her hens from being attacked by a fox.The «Gossip Girl» star is a keen livestock farmer and owns several hens, and was...

American pit bull terriers were used for fighting, and later were used by farmers and ranchers for protection, to hunt and immobilize hogs and to move livestock.

Since 1994, around 500 Kangal dogs have been given to farmers in Namibia by the Cheetah Conservation Fund in an effort protect livestock from Cheetah attacks and hopefully lower the rate of cheetahs killed by farmers.

Zoetis discovers, develops and manufactures a diverse portfolio of animal health medicines and vaccines, complemented by diagnostic products, genetic tests, biodevices and a range of services, which are designed to meet the real - world needs of veterinarians and the livestock farmers and companion animal owners they support.

We select organic and naturally raised livestock from the highest quality farmers that have not been compromised by antibiotics, steroids or artificial hormones.

The coordinator of a government livestock rescue team, Natakusuma, who goes by one name, said some farmers were sleeping at evacuation centres but returning to tend to their cattle during the day.

It is also the result of the care taken by farmers in nurturing organic soils and ensuring that livestock receive the best feed and purest water.

The farm received the National Environmental Stewardship Award in 1999, a major livestock award in 2000, and the Brubakers were named «Innovative Dairy Farmers of the Year» by the International Dairy Foods Association and Dairy Today magazine in 2011.

In addition, it promotes an inter-disciplinary and programmatic approach to disaster risk reduction for food and nutrition security, by integrating the agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forestry and natural resource management sectors, to respond to the diverse livelihoods of small - scale farmers and to the complex set of factors which contribute to disaster risks.

By supporting this project, you will make this a reality ensuring that these farmers have enough food and water for themselves and their livestock.

Since entering» semi-retirement» in 2001, my research has concentrated on the climatic role farmers played during the last several thousand years by clearing land, raising livestock, and irrigating rice paddies, all of which put increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

It contains field reporting on: climate - related problems and threats such as desertification in Nigeria, soil salination in Senegal, and the lack of technical support available to smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe; the range of responses and solutions adopted by farmers and governments; and how livestock - raising communities in the Kenyan county of Turkana are facing up to one of the worst droughts in living memory.

Integrated crop and livestock - based livelihoods of Nepalese farmers — characterized by small holding and low levels of development — are extremely sensitive to climate variability and change.

A prosal was floated that becuase agriculture was too complex to figure out and that the «best approach» was to simply include it by levying farmers on a per head (for livestock) or per acre (for crops) basis.

Randy said it included wheat consumed by the livestock on the farm; Scalia disagreed, saying it meant wheat eaten by the farmer and his family.

Farm owners are subject to strict contracts from the Chinese - owned company which dictate how the local farmers raise the livestock owned by Smithfield.

• Assisted farmers in digging and planting seeds and applying pesticides to ensure crop health • Provided support in handling livestock by ensuring their wellbeing and safety • Harvested crops by employing predefined procedures and ensured that they are stored in ideal conditions • Assisted in milking activities and made that all milking equipment and farm machinery is kept clean and maintained • Cultivated soil and sowed crops along ensuring that proper weed control procedures are put in place