Sentences with phrase «in farm management practices»

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To date, approximately 71 % (3,493.5 hectares) of the total 4,911 farms participating in the project were involved in sustainable management practices.

Organic production is an overall system of farm management and food production that combines best environmental practices, a high level of biodiversity, the preservation of natural resources, the application of high animal welfare standards and a production method in line with the preference of certain consumers for products produced using natural substances and processes.

In addition, farms are required to conserve waterways, adopt waste management practices and promote the rights and well - being of workers, their families and communities.

No changes in farm management or cultivation practices are anticipated should GR2E Golden Rice be adopted in agriculture in the future.

Bringing total participation to 43 percent, another 4,500 vineyard acres in 2014 underwent the first step, completion of a comprehensive sustainability self - assessment of 138 farming and business practices, such as water management, pesticide use, energy efficiency, carbon emissions, employee safety and community relations.

This means the farm and the factory are audited each year to make sure they comply with the strict management practices stipulated in the Australian Certified Organic Standard.

This year, Bruce Pascoe is set to highlight the importance of events such as the Food Sovereignty Convergence in recognising the impact of First People's land management practices, and how the future of farming could look if we work with the First Peoples of Australia to utilise their «grossly undervalued» knowledge to improve farming systems in this country.

The McGah family takes great pride in that fact that wines produced with our ultra premium Rutherford bench fruit have been awarded 100 point scores, thanks to our first - class vineyard management team, impeccable farming practices and quality control.

Such a process guarantees consumers that managed practices incorporating biodiversity, plant health management and natural fertilizers in organic farming replace the use of toxic, synthetic pesticides used in conventional agriculture.

She investigates how behavior and physiology of cattle change in response to farming practices that may affect animal welfare, such as painful procedures (e.g., tail docking, disbudding, branding), management decisions (e.g., stocking density), and environmental conditions (e.g., effects of weather and mitigation strategies; comfort of lying and standing surfaces).

Leading the project are Dr. Misty Edmondson, an associate professor of farm animal medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences, and Glen Sellers, a clinical lecturer teaching business practice management to veterinary students.

His current research emphases are on 1) pain in farm animals, following various management practices, such as beak trimming in poultry; 2) genetic selection for improving animal well - being; 3) preventing aggression by modification of the serotonin system; 4) developing intervention strategies for increasing heat tolerance; and 5) developing alternative housing systems for improving animal health and production.

The LSU Farm Animal Health Management group is led by board - certified veterinary specialists certified by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in Equine Practice and Food Animal Practice.

That farm — which has become named The Village Farm — faces some fairly significant challenges in terms of soil conditions and topography, not least because previous management practices have degraded what was thfarm — which has become named The Village Farm — faces some fairly significant challenges in terms of soil conditions and topography, not least because previous management practices have degraded what was thFarm — faces some fairly significant challenges in terms of soil conditions and topography, not least because previous management practices have degraded what was there.

The paper didn't fail to mention what we have reported on before, that corn farming for ethanol using management practices such as commercial fertilizer application, mechanical tillage, and intensive drainage is the most important driver of this increase in nitrogen pollution.

Agriculture is responsible for about 8 % of U.S. heat - trapping gas emissions, 23 and there is tremendous potential for farming practices to reduce emissions or store more carbon in soil.24 Although large - scale agriculture in the Midwest historically led to decreased carbon in soils, higher crop residue inputs and adoption of different soil management techniques have reversed this trend.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services has played a leadership role in this effort by convening an advisory group including representatives from industry, state and tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations that made comprehensive recommendations on appropriate wind farm siting and best management practices [7].

Source beef from carbon - sequestering farming operations.Holistic ranch management practices offer the potential to increase carbon sequestered in soils — potentially turning cattle into net CO2 sinks, instead of sources.

He came to New England, went to one of the best sustainable farms in the area practicing cell grazing, reduced worming, pasture management, (that costs money to adjust farming management, but productivity does eventually catch up).

Claims management companies and solicitors have been actively targeting deafness claims, and stories of fraudulent practices and persistent nuisance calls are emerging — while the sharp increase in low severity deafness claims hints at claims farming, according to David Williams, Partner at DAC Beachcroft.