Sentences with phrase «conventional farming practices»

The world wide debate on the effects of conventional farming practices on soil fertility is getting a lot of attention.

Consumers purchase organic foods for different reasons, including concerns about the effects of conventional farming practices on the environment, human health, and animal welfare.

Sustainability There are very mixed opinions in the mainstream on whether organic farming is sustainable when comparing it with conventional farming practices.

If we want to grow X amount of food conventional farming practices will require less land (thanks to higher yields) than we would need using organic agriculture.

There are conflicting studies on this topic, but farmer's growing organic produce are limited to the use of pesticides that are naturally occurring, while conventional farming practices use synthetic pesticides that are linked to various health problems such as ADHD in children.

He changed many conventional farming practices along the way, benefiting countless growers throughout the fruit industry.»

Michael says in the early period, under conventional farming practices, worms were few and far between.

While it was once an abundant mineral in the soil and in well - water, conventional farming practices strip it from the soil and fluoride and other compounds in water bind with it and make it indigestible in our bodies.

In the US, more than 99 % of peanut farms use conventional farming practices including the use of fungicide, as mold is a common affliction among peanut crops.

Planet Surfwear also donates 20 % of every purchase to fair - trade and organic charities for example helping farmers move away from conventional farming practices.

It was the nail in the coffin for third generation farmers John and Daphne and son Simon, who had struggled to achieve results with conventional farming practices on the Kairi property for some years.

I try prioritize organics the best I can - I am sensitive to chemicals, disagree with many conventional farming practices, and am trying to minimize my toxic load as much as possible.

This is a very concise look into the differences of organic and conventional farming practices.

Clearly, then, if we are to conserve resources for future generations, we need alternatives to conventional farming practices.

Conventional farming practices that degrade soil health undermine humanity's ability to continue feeding everyone over the long run.

Other studies suggest that good soil nutrition increases the production of cancer - fighting compounds, called flavonoids, and that conventional farming practices like pesticide and herbicide use disturb their production.

For example, an estimated 3 million tons of pesticides enter the environment thanks to conventional farming practices — every year.

Arsenic is naturally found in soil and water, however it can become concentrated due to conventional farming practices.