Sentences with phrase «by farmers over»

Nowadays there is a wide range of naturally grown watermelon types, developed by farmers over the last decades, which vary greatly in taste and color — including a lot of seedless variants for those who find the seeds bothersome.

Not exact matches

Founded in 1970 by «Prince» Leonard George Casley as a protest over government quotas on wheat farmers, Hutt River is the oldest micronation in Australia.

The state took over YPF, an oil and gas company owned by Spanish energy company Repsol, and she feuded with soy farmers (who grow one of Argentina's biggest exports.)

Farmers who have tried Monsanto's system say it has pushed up yields by roughly 5 % over two years, a feat no other single intervention could match.

The absence of minute by minute pricing for farmers to obsess over means farmers tend to set prices by analysing what the farm will earn over a long period of time.

If the test result is over 0.3 % THC by weight, then that sample has failed (also referred to as «hot») and the farmer is legally required to destroy the crop.

Neuhaus» gifts to those who loved him, it is one that, having been planted by a most assiduous farmer in the soil of young hearts, grows over a lifetime.

You will find this recipe over on the Turkey Farmers of Canada site along with a whole bunch of other drool - worthy comfort food recipes prepared by some of my blogging friends.

An attempt by a food ingredients billionaire to take over New Zealand's second biggest dairy company could head into difficulties if a farmers» collective wins the day, reports local New Zealand paper The Evening Post.

In May of this year, US - based cooperative Dairy Farmers of America, was forced to deny allegations of any wrongdoing over price fixing for some of its products, amidst an ongoing enquiry by the Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The move has been welcomed by some as an important first step in protecting farmers, though comes amidst processor concerns over sustainable dairy payments following a number of high profile strikes by milk producers across Europe during the year.

Chef Gabe won me over by his resourcefulness... when he'd introduce each course he'd tell us exactly where he picked up the ingredients (my neighbors garden, the farmer down the road, my backyard).

These stress - tolerant varieties hold the promise of improving the livelihoods of some of the world's poorest farmers who till lands most vulnerable to climate change — and securing the granaries of many countries — by ensuring a good harvest, for instance, even after over 14 days of flooding.

The dairy sector contributes $ 24 billion to the Canadian economy through sales by farmers and food processors, including over $ 7 billion in Quebec.

In November last year, farmers protested over low milk prices and changes to EU support, by spraying milk over the European Parliament.

The article focusses on concerns raised by Prof Graeme Samuel over the National Farmers Federation's proposed hybrid effects test.

His work in Uganda helping farmers to reduce grain losses by introducing simple and inexpensive methods to store product has helped over 16, 000 families to reduce wastage by up to 90 %, providing 97 % of the participants with direct financial gain.

Uncertainties over milk purchasing levels and payments caused by the financial crisis at dairy giant Parmalat is forcing southern European farmers into a race to secure guaranteed sales that may quickly put pressure on milk prices.

OMSCo was formed in 1994 by a group of dairy farmers as a better way to farm, and it now has over 200 farmer members across the UK.

Farmers and agricultural stakeholders chose the two rice varieties bred by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), called IR77713 and IR79511, over the country's locally grown varieties — V14, V18, Watt, and Rukaramu — because they produce more rice and taste and look better.

It really is a no - brainer in the area that I live — in Sacramento we are surrounded by thousands of farms that harvest a multitude of products, and Sacramento boasts over 50 farmers markets.

July 26, 2017 (Petaluma, Calif.) Tesla, mooo - ve over: California dairy farmer Albert Straus, a pioneer in organic dairy and sustainable agriculture, announces the launch of the first full - scale electric truck — powered by cow poop.

Traditionally, these were coffees held over a period of time by farmers who wanted to sell them at higher prices.

And to produce the best organic pasta from grains supplied by organic farmers from all over Italy, who belong to the cooperative Astra Bio.

Plus they're produced by a farmer - owned co-op in Oregon with over a century of history.

Expand your taste horizons and discover new favorites by sampling over 15 different varieties grown by Green City Market farmers; lettuces in the spring, berries in summer, carrots, tomatoes and everyone's favorite apples!

The conference, which is supported in part by Clif Bar & Company, Full Belly Farm, and Veritable Vegetable, hosts artisan cheese, beer, and wine tastings; live entertainment; an Exhibitor Marketplace showcasing over fifty organic and ecologically - based businesses and organizations; a mixer linking current and future farmers; a seed swap; and new this year, a series of Farmer Discussion Groups.

A new climate change report is forecasting an almost 50 per cent reduction in rain by 2090, but one farmer in southern NSW says he has already seen things change over the past 30 years.

Information for the submission was drawn from Baby Milk Action (marketing of breastmilk substitutes, water pumping in São Lourenço, Brazil), International Labor Rights Forum (child slavery and labour in the cocoa supply chain, Labour rights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farmers).

Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, over staunch opposition from organic farmers, agreed to the unrestricted commercial cultivation of genetically modified alfalfa (developed by Monsanto to be resistant to the herbicide Roundup).

He handed over cheques of N28 million to 450 farmers whose farms were affected by construction of roads in the rural areas by Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP).

By the special grace of God I used to be a politician, I'm one of the people that people in the National Assembly will not accept and because there is an urgent need for us to take Nigeria out of recession and Post can contribute huge amounts of money to the National coffers that will be distribute among the tasks of government and most importantly, Post can render what we call financial inclusion service, that's getting the people in rural areas, farmers, artisans who don't have access to normal bank services because Post offices are scattered all over the rural places.

In reality the level of compensation paid to farmers for cattle prematurely slaughtered due to TB runs to around # 30 million a year, over # 10 million of which is recovered by the Treasury as a result of the sale of TB meat into the food chain, without labelling or traceability.

Major milestones achieved nationwide include: • the distribution of about 80,000 bags of cereal and legume seeds, 36,000 sachets of vegetable seeds and about 2,000,000 bags of fertilizer; • recruitment of 822 agricultural extension personnel; • establishment of a taskforce to assess status of warehouses and storage facilities nationwide for rehabilitation; • creation of market opportunities for farmers by linking them with institutional buyers such as School Feeding Programme and Prisons Service; and • electronic registration of over 34,000 farmers out of more than 200,000 manually registered.

The reality in India is that a recent survey of cotton farmers by IMRB International (formerly known as the Indian Market Research Bureau) showed a 118 per cent increase in profit for farmers planting Bt varieties over traditional cotton.

In another stroke of luck, New York dairy farmers have been well - positioned in recent years because they tend to grow much of their own feed corn, putting them at a competitive advantage over their larger California competitors: West Coast dairies are struggling with the high price of corn brought on by international demand, drought conditions and ethanol subsidies.

Over two thousand Ghanaian farmers and fishers will today [Friday] December 4, be rewarded by government for their enormous contribution to the growth of the economy.

The 2014 Farm Bill, signed by President Barack Obama in February, authorizes $ 1.3 billion in spending over five years to help farmers adopt conservation practices in regions of the country facing significant environmental challenges.

CAN President, Rev Samson Olasupo Ayokunle in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Pastor Bayo Oladeji, noted that in recent times, armed Fulani herdsmen all over the federation have continuously killed innocent farmers with impunity.

He also visited the middle belt states of Taraba, Plateau and Benue, which have been hit by clashes over grazing land between nomadic herdsmen and farmers.

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, Imo State chapter has apologized to farmers in the state over the damages done by their cattle.

Over two thousand Ghanaian farmers and fishers across the country, are being rewarded by government for their enormous contribution to the growth of the economy.

• A Steuben County sheep farmer and two others last year for allegedly poisoning two bald eagles and a red - tailed hawk; • A Niagara County farmer who inadvertently killed three juvenile bald eagles in 2014 by putting poisoned meat on his farm in an effort to kill coyotes; • And a farmer in Allegany County who several years ago applied left - over pesticide to a corn field to «use up the product,» killing a pair of bald eagles and nearly three dozen geese.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- No resolution appeared imminent Monday to the stalemate over union rights in Wisconsin, leaving Senate Republicans resigned to forge ahead with less - controversial business such as tax breaks for dairy farmers and...

The account is disputed by Paterson but Laws alleges that his former Tory colleague came up with the idea after proposing to end a scheme bringing over migrants from Bulgaria and Romania to work in the fields of British farmers.

Indigenes and farmers of Ekpetiama Kingdom in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have cried out over the destruction of their farmlands and crops by cattle led by herdsmen.

Former President Jonathan wishes to express his condolences to the government and people of Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Adamawa and Nasarawa states, over the recent spate of killings occasioned by herdsmen / farmers clashes.

The mud hole where the elephants where trapped was a bomb crater left over from the Vietnam War that had been enlarged by farmers to store water.

However, knowing that the monsoon climate has changed could help the Indian government create ways to aid farmers who might be hurt by changes in the monsoon, said Singh, who plans to present this research in India over the summer.

In field tests over a four - year period, Bandyopadhyay says, Nigerian farmers were able to reduce aflatoxin contamination on their maize and groundnuts by some 80 to 90 percent using this product, called Aflasafe.