Sentences with phrase «fertilizer use by»

The Chinese government also plans to achieve zero growth in fertilizer use by 2020.

In recent years, some growers already have dramatically reduced the amount of water and synthetic fertilizer they use by practicing precision farming techniques, such as drip irrigation, which reduces the overall amount of water used and therefore nitrate runoff.

Scientists have known since the 1920s that organic fertilizers used by farmers to supplement conventional systems — composted animal manure, rock phosphates, fish emulsions, guano, wood ashes, etc. — further contaminate topsoil with varying concentrations of heavy metals.

N 2 O comes from bacteria, as well as fertilizers used by humans, and by improper disposal of human and animal waste.

Not exact matches

Using historic yield and fertilizer data, he created an algorithm that prescribed the optimal level of potash for each 40 - by 40 - foot zone in his fields.

Kelly hopes that in the next 10 years he can inspire enough homeowners and businesses to come on board that 50 percent of America's 40.5 million acres of lawn will be switched to organic care, reducing by half the 3 million tons of synthetic fertilizers and 30,000 tons of pesticides used annually.

We witness examples of such devastation in our countries such as through the use of chemical pesticides and even fertilizers, the deporting of our mineral wealth by mining transnational corporations, the exploitation of our workers, women and children and the ill - effects of drugs, arms sales and even of some types of tourism.

Moreover, the new seeds can be used best by prosperous farmers who have the irrigation and fertilizer needed.

Chickpeas create their own fertilizer by fixing nitrogen from the air â $ «which means significantly lower use of chemical fertilizers and healthier soils.

All of these practices have reduced the farm's electricity use by 50 percent and generated significant savings on fertilizer and water.

These seeds are grown under conditions mandated by the National Standard for Organic Agriculture, including rigorous soil testing and use of approved fertilizers and pest controls.

Minimizes energy consumption by 30 - 70 % per unit of land by eliminating the energy required to manufacture synthetic fertilizers, and by using internal farm inputs, thus reducing fuel used for transportation

Our produce is USDA Certified Organic, which means our vegetable operation adheres to strict standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibiting the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers.

In addition, farming organically also reduces ground and surface water contamination by refraining from the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, particularly important in areas prone to water shortages.

Our Firm is located near the castle of Canossa, in the hills of Pecorile and focuses its activities in full respect of nature, following only the organic production method.Our cows are raised without GMO, chemical fertilizers, chemical pesticides and without antibiotics.The production culture is all used in breeding, infact, the animals have access to pasture and are treated with homeopathic and herbal medicines.All working process of Parmigiano Reggiano, is followed by the master cheese maker, using traditional methods of processing.

We recycle the majority of our manufacturing waste, and many of the waste by - products from our agricultural raw materials are used as animal feed or fertilizers.

No pesticides, fertilizers, or composts are used on this crop which is all weeded by hand.

By the 1970s and 80s, Bill's son, Albert, had joined his father in managing the dairy and the use of pesticides, herbicides, and chemical fertilizers was eliminated on the farm.

Just by changing the way we farm, by stopping deep tilling, mono - cropping, and chemical fertilizer use — the Climate Collaborative estimates regenerative carbon farming practices could mitigate as much as 4 billion to 6 billion tons of CO2 equivalents a year or 10 percent to 12 percent of global human - caused emissions.

By using organically grown ingredients, we help keep harmful pesticides and synthetic fertilizers out of the environment and our bodies.

By using organically grown ingredients, we help keep highly toxic, persistent harmful pesticides and synthetic fertilizers out of the environment and our bodies, making organic farming and agriculture good for people and the planet.

What Organic Means For fruits and vegetables to be labeled as organic by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), no pesticides, genetic modification, growth hormones, artificial fertilizers or irradiation can be used in their production.

However others were not taken up, for example that labels should stress the importance of sustained breastfeeding after 6 months, that industrial by - products such as de-fatted cotton - seed flour (used as animal feeds or fertilizer) should not be used in baby foods.

«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;

Dr. Opuni subsequently wrote to Seidu Agongo, informing him that his fertilizer had been certified for use on cocoa plantations, after which a certificate was issued by CRIG.

Judging by bags left around the site back then, he suspects at least 4,000 pounds of potent fertilizer were used.

Even today, iron is used to treat waters polluted with fertilizer to remove phosphorus by sinking it as deep sediment.

«So farmers could control N2O emissions by judicious use of copper in fertilizer regimes.

Global agricultural emissions of the gas have increased by 20 per cent in the last century as a result of widespread use of nitrogen - based synthetic fertilizers.

And Cornell University researcher David Pimentel found that organic farms use 63 percent of the energy used by same - size conventional farms, which rely on large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer produced synthetically with large amounts of energy.

For this reason, it's important to figure out where — and by how much — farmers can afford to cut back on their nitrogen fertilizer use.

Senior scientist at Woods Hole Research Center Eric Davidson said the excessive fertilizer use is inspired by the need for food security.

Studies show that only about 30 percent of the nitrogen fertilizers used in agriculture are actually taken up by the crops they are intended to feed.

«By reducing water use, growers also can reduce fertilizer leaching, as well as prevent fungi diseases, meaning less pesticides,» said Maria Zamora, who conducted the experiment for her master's thesis.

«Population doubled while the economy grew by 15 times, cars by 16 times and fertilizer - use by sixfold,» said geographer Ruth DeFries of Columbia at the same event.

If it is replaced by other farmers boosting their yields more than they otherwise would, spurred by higher prices, you may get a benefit because higher yields absorb more carbon (but it comes at some greenhouse gas costs from fertilizer use and the like).

IFTF argues that fur farming has environmental benefits, such as providing good use for 647,000 tons of animal by - products each year from Europe's fish and meat industries alone (they are fed to the captive animals), and generating a lot of manure, sold as organic fertilizer.

But in Great Britain, the appearance of BSE in the mid-1980s created a critical need for an inventory of beef by - products and their uses to identify which specific cow parts should be banned for use as human food and in animal feeds and fertilizers.

By using fish excretions to feed plants, «you don't have to buy all these fertilizers that are made from petroleum products and that take energy» to produce and transport, says agricultural scientist James Rakocy of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), a longtime proponent of aquaponics who has a demonstration facility at his institution.

Phosphorus seeps into soils primarily by way of fertilizer and manure, and what crops and other plants don't use to grow then leaks into waterways with rain and snowmelt runoff.

Food production accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions when one tallies those from fossil fuels used in growing, preparing and transporting food; the carbon dioxide released by clearing land for farming and pastures; the methane from rice paddies and ruminant livestock; and the nitrous oxide from fertilizer use.

Rather, greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture would drop by 28 percent without farmed animals because of increases associated with producing additional food crops and the use of more synthetic fertilizer to replace manure.

After methanization, the waste is further composted and turned into fertilizer that is used by farms in the region.

Wang's research group designed a five - metal catalyst based on these high - entropy - alloy nanoparticles and demonstrated superior catalytic performance for selective oxidation of ammonia to nitrogen oxide, a reaction used by the chemical industry to produce nitric acid, an important chemical in the large - scale production of fertilizers and other products.

New insights into how plants regulate their absorption of an essential nutrient could help avoid pollution caused by excess use of fertilizer.

The team confirmed the environmental benefits to introducing legumes and found that in such cropping systems, overall nitrous oxide emissions reduced by approximately 20 - 30 % and fertilizer use was down by 25 % to almost 40 % in some cases.

The growing world population, expected to increase from 6.5 billion today to nine billion by 2050, will put pressure on agricultural productivity and, subsequently, fertilizer use.

The researchers manipulated a nutrient in the drinking water of mice that is used by malaria parasites during an infection — just as a gardener might manipulate nutrients through fertilizers to favor certain plants.

Taken together, these techniques promise to advance agricultural sustainability by reducing input use in multiple areas, from water and land to fertilizer, while also helping crops to adapt to climate change.

Today, agricultural experts estimate that in many parts of China fertilizer use can be slashed by up to 60 %.