Sentences with phrase «improving soil quality»

The revenues we generate from our business enterprises, besides meeting any financial obligations, are devoted to the good work of improving soil quality, producing more renewable energy than we use and contributing in various ways to helping others who wish to launch their own enterprise or live in a more sustainable way.

While improving soil quality, biomass productivity and enhanced environment quality, the strategy of SOC sequestration also buys us time during which the non-carbon fuel alternatives can take effect.

The impact of ruminants goes beyond manure; by improving soil quality and aeration, these animals regenerate and heal landscapes.

Some pulses, like lentils, are nitrogen - fixers, which means they can improve soil quality for other crops in rotation.

increase the extent and condition of understory native plants and river red gums through improved soil quality (reduced soil salinity) and soil moisture

«Organic viticulture is viewed as the best way to improve soil quality and optimise water use, which creates stronger, healthier vines and better fruit.

In the Southern Tier; Chenango County Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded $ 77,255 to work with 6 farms to implement cover crops, which are planted to improve soil quality, reduce erosion, and to increase soil organic matter to improve resiliency during periods of flood and drought.

In fall 2011, Burger and UC Davis hydrologist Jan Hopmans started a three - year experiment, comparing how different cover crops, which are seasonally rotated with cash crops such as tomatoes, can be used to improve soil quality and reduce fertilizer use.

Integrating perennial plants with longer root systems among crops is an agricultural strategy that can simultaneously produce more food, and improve soil quality, said Jerry Glover, a senior sustainable systems advisor at USAID.

Microbes improve soil quality by cycling nutrients and breaking plant residues down into soil organic matter.

No - till and, to a lesser degree, conservation tillage maintains or improves soil quality by preserving soil structure and moisture, increasing soil organic matter, and providing habitat for soil microbes.

After that, they could be recycled as plastic mulch or chopped and used to improve soil quality and help retain moisture.

This research could have important implications for developing countries whose populations rely on rice as a staple of their diets and are in need of cheap, readily available material to improve soil quality and decrease arsenic levels that threaten human health.

Organic farming practices help conserve water and improve soil quality.

The organic nature of many urban agriculture projects helps decrease reliance on oil based agrochemicals, improve soil quality and reduce contamination.

PORT HOPE, ON, December 17, 2012 — Increased yield, a reduction in fuel expense and improved soil quality are some of the documented benefits of no - till, but if those aren't compelling enough, Ben Currelly, president of NorAg Resources Inc., has another one.

Penn has been working with French environment minister Segolene Royal to restore Haiti, with France funding the actor's major new environmental initiative, Haiti Takes Root, which aims to help the island following the 2010 earthquake, improve soil quality and promote sustainable forestry and renewable energy.

A special mixture of cover crops, such as wheat, barley, oats, clover, beans, seeds and other plants, are planted between the rows of vines to improve soil qualities, attract pests, and encourage biodiversity on the property.

When pondering the answer, consider what the study points out hasn't yet been financially quantified: the value of organic farming's environmental health benefits, such as lack of pollution from pesticides and excess fertilizer, improved soil quality and pollination.

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«Our cooperative has made great strides in protecting soil and water quality, improving energy efficiency and reducing fertilizer usage,» SMBSC says.

These sustainable vineyard and winery practices conserve water and energy, maintain healthy soil, protect air and water quality, enhance relations with employees and communities, preserve local ecosystems and wildlife habitat, and improve the economic vitality of vineyards and wineries.

An organic farm strives to protect our environment by building and maintaining healthy soil which, in turn, improves water and air quality.

No - till production has gained popularity among farmers as a result of potential reduction in labor and energy use [1] and soil quality benefits such as improved soil structure and increased soil organic matter levels [2 - 5].

Today Rodale Institute, the global leader of regenerative organic agriculture, announced it has received a grant for $ 5,995,000 from the William Penn Foundation to partner with Stroud Water Research Center, the global leader in the advancement of knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems, on a groundbreaking project to improve soil health and water quality.

There are several reasons you may want to choose organic, among them being improved water quality, energy conservation, increased biodiversity, and soil health.

The judging panel was impressed by the breadth and depth of sustainable practices being used to conserve water and energy, maintain healthy soil, protect air and water quality, preserve wildlife habitat, and enhance relations with employees and communities, all while improving the economic vitality of vineyards and wineries.»

Our mission is to improve the quality of people's lives by offering the freshest, most nutrient - dense foods grown with integrity in healthy soils on sustainable, organic farms.

The committee and judging panel were impressed by the breadth and depth of sustainable practices being used to conserve water and energy, maintain healthy soil, protect air and water quality, preserve wildlife habitat, and enhance relations with employees and communities, all while improving the economic vitality of vineyards and wineries.»

The SDAS is designed to track, measure and improve on - farm practices including minimizing carbon footprint, improving soil and water quality, maintaining biodiversity and supporting animal welfare.

minimizing carbon footprint, improving soil and water quality, maintaining biodiversity and supporting animal welfare.

Plantations, strategically placed in the landscape, are recognised for their importance for sustainable production and improved soil, water quality and salinity mitigation, carbon and biodiversity benefits.

This soil improves soil drainage and aeration, for a quality soil that leaves your plants well watered, but not over watered.

Besides helping scientists better gauge how precipitation ultimately soaks into sandy soils, the research could help them better understand industrial processes, such as pharmaceutical manufacture, in which liquids are sprayed onto dry powdered materials — possibly improving quality control and consistency in the final products.

If you increase the carbon content, you improve the quality of the soil.

Achieving it serves many ends: cleaning up the air, water and soil improves the health and quality of life of local residents and lessens global pollution.

For example, the results indicate that a 50 percent reduction in soil phosphorus in the Yahara watershed's croplands would improve water quality by reducing the summertime concentration of phosphorus in Lake Mendota, the region's flagship lake, by 25 percent.

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan have shown that torrefied biomass can improve the quality of poor soil found in arid regions.

Such programs, best undertaken in an adaptive management framework, include, but are not limited to, reducing fire risk; managing forest diseases; improving forest establishment; increasing forest carbon storage; improving water availability and soil quality; improving forest diversity, structure, and resilience; and increasing genetic and phenotypic diversity of forests.

Biochar also improves water quality and quantity by increasing soil retention of nutrients and agrochemicals for plant and crop utilization.

It's been parroted for years that red meat should be avoided, yet when cows are fed in a natural environment, eating grass from a non-contaminated soil, it's simply amazing how much the quality of fats in the meat and the meat itself improve.

This succulent has also been shown to improve the body's absorption of vitamin E and vitamin C. Given that our diminishing soil quality is now affecting the nutrient content of our produce, plants that increase our absorption of these harder - to - come - by health - giving compounds really do earn the title «superfood.»

Pulse crops such as lentils are also environmentally sustainable in that they participate in nitrogen fixation through a symbiotic relationship with Rhizobium soil bacteria, which improves nutritional quality and yield of subsequent crops when used as a rotation crop (Migliozzi et al., 2015).

Pasture - based cattle operations also decrease soil erosion and improve soil fertility and water quality by maintaining grasslands which protect soils from water and wind erosion.

2.4 by 2030 ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters, and that progressively improve land and soil quality

And I'll tell you what: the insanely improved ride quality is a godsend, though my feeling on this is no doubt enhanced by the winter cold, snow and ice that have resulted in large chunks of Michigan's roads being ripped away from their underlying soil.

Headlining the changes, Ford says it has made two new upgrades to the seats of the Ranger Wildtrak variant, which sees «front and rear seat design and quality improved to better resist staining and soiling.

Trees contribute to the environment by providing oxygen, improving air quality, climate amelioration, conserving water, preserving soil, and supporting wildlife.»

Caolan Woods from Natural World Products said «We employ 40 people locally to help recycle Belfast's food and green waste into a high quality organic soil conditioner, used across a range of applications — from local farmers looking to improve crop yields to local Councils seeking to help our parks and greenways flourish.»

There is a start - researchers from University of Washington marked the differences in carbon soil sequestration after the application of compost in 6 counties across California and further, the USDA has also worked to build, and will continue to improve upon, the COMET planner, which can help farmers implement soil carbon sequestering practices based upon their specific geographic and soil qualities.