Sentences with phrase «in organic yields»

While the proportion of soluble nutrient fractions is lower on organically managed soils, there is no decrease in organic yields since higher biological activity and higher mycorrhizal root colonization counteract nutrient deficiency.

On the other hand, Mäder et al. (2000) found no decrease in organic yields as an indicator for nutrient deficiency on farms which are managed organically for more than 30 years.

Not exact matches

Investments in farms — both traditional and organic — yielded returns of about 9 percent in 2010, according to the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries.

More than 50 percent of its growth is organic or through referral channels, yielding a 33 percent drop in the average cost of acquiring a customer, from $ 30 to $ 20, in the past six months.

Get really high organic click - through rates and conversions because they yield better SEO rankings, which, in turn, yield even more clicks and conversions.

Despite this consideration, the report, in the same chapter, recognizes the clear advantage of organic schemes in the educational role that they have played: «millions of consumers have been made aware of the way food markets work, and of the environmental impacts of food production, processing and distribution, and of the quality of the foods we eat» and it concludes that organic as well as fair trade and «short - chain strategies» are legitimate and valid options for both farmers and consumers and that policy can support these approaches by helping farmers to achieve higher yields.

During a 5 - year period between 1988 and 1998 when total rainfall from April to August was less than 14 inches (compared to 20 inches in normal years), average organic corn yields were 31 % greater than conventional system.

Crowder, lead author and assistant professor of entomology at Washington State University, says he and Reganold became interested in the topic after reading a study several years ago that indicated that organic farming produces a lower crop yield than conventional agriculture.

«We knew going into this that organic agriculture is less productive in terms of crop yields than conventional agriculture,» Crowder says.

It seems that both yield and quality is higher in such conditions and that the market (ultimately the consumers) does not know how to separate between terms such as organic, song bird coffee, shade - grown coffee, etc..

Continued research and innovation is needed to improve production techniques and yields, the ecological sustainability of organic agriculture, and the social responsibility and fairness in its value chains.

All our partnering farms use sustainable farming practices including permaculture to yield the best quality organic fine flavoured cacao beans that in turn make some of the most interesting chocolate bars.

However, critics argue that organic agriculture may have lower yields and would therefore need more land to produce the same amount of food as conventional farms, resulting in more widespread deforestation and biodiversity loss, and thus undermining the environmental benefits of organic practices5.

To establish organic agriculture as an important tool in sustainable food production, the factors limiting organic yields need to be more fully understood, alongside assessments of the many social, environmental and economic benefits of organic farming systems.

Because organics are more vulnerable to crop failure, we work with a team of agronomists and researchers to help nurture growing practices that result in better yields and ensure a consistency of supply.

No one in my house is very comfortable with corn, and potato starch tends to yield chewier textures, so arrowroot was my default... I guess I'll give it another go after weighing everything and if it doesn't work I'll go with organic cornstarch!

It tells the story of how three smallholder farmers in Tanzania and Kenya escaped poverty, hunger and diminishing yields through learning organic farming practices.

However, there are still a number of sustainability challenges concerning organic agricultural and horticultural systems of today and organic farming is criticized for its, in many cases, lower yield performances.

Our efforts to «convert feed to food» are yielding positive results and has positioned the Company for continued growth in what we believe to be the highest margin, fastest growing segments of the US food market: natural, organic and functional foods.»

Roy Farms prides it self in developing and implementing new organic farm technology that impacts harvest yields and quality of both Alpha and Aroma varieties.

The second and third year show that fresh fruit yields in the organic system were 29 percent (year two) and 11.3 percent (year three) higher in the organic system than the non-organic system.

However, this study has also shown that there are many advantages to organic strawberry production in terms of increased yields, energy efficiency and economic returns.

We simply remove the seeds» hard shells, yielding a 100 % raw culinary product that tastes like pine nuts, supplying raw organic protein and healthy fiber in every serving.

Economically speaking, the selling price of organic rice in the Ebro Delta is higher than conventional rice, and permits greater profit to farmers, in spite of the major cost of labour (organic farming of this particular system needs 25 percent more than conventional farming) and lower yields -LRB--15 percent in organic paddy fields).

On the other hand, organic crop yields in developing countries may be considerably higher than the national average, which has implications on organic matter return and carbon sinks102.

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Raspberry Chocolate Raw Tart Yield: approx 18 tarts For the Tart shell 1 cup raw organic almonds, soaked 2 - 3 hours or over night 1 1/4 cup dried organic soft dates, chopped, soaked for 30 mins only if not soft 3/4 cups raw cacao powder 1/2 tsp pure vanilla - alcohol free pinch sea salt 2 - 3 tbsp filtered water Method Combine above ingredients in bowl of food processor fitted with S blade and blend until the mass begins to clump together adding the water bit by bit only if needed to combine the mixture.

The study authors looked at wheat — a crop that the Nature paper identified as one that badly lags in yield for organic producers.

Blackberry Tarts Yield: 16 mini tarts Filling 1 cup raw cashews (soaked for min 1 hr) 5 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp lemon zest 5 tbsp filtered water + one tbsp 6 drops liquid stevia or 2 tsp agave syrup Tart Shell 1 cup raw almonds, optionally soaked over night 1 1/4 cup dried organic dates 1 tbsp filtered water, if needed for combining the above Toppings fresh blackberries, raspberries or strawberries fresh stevia leaves or mint leaves for garnish Method For the Filling; Combine cashews, lemon juice, zest, 5 tbsp water and stevia or agave and blend in food processor with S blade until smooth and creamy, adding last tbsp of water for consistency if needed.

But, he added, in order to close the import - export gap, farmers need help making ends meet during the three transition years in which they must farm organically and often experience lower yields than under conventional methods, but do not yet qualify for the higher price premium of organic to compensate for their losses.

This research can help find ways to improve organic farming techniques and cultivars so that yield increases without compromising the values of the USDA certification, she said, noting that while the acreage of organic apples produced in Washington state have climbed 37 % in 2017, the output of boxes was up 43 %.

At Clif Bar, the company is tackling the yield gap by investing in plant breeding, contributing to an agriculture fund that helps provide technical assistance to educate growers and investing in infrastructure that will help reduce the distance that organic producers must transport their crops from the farm gate to the aggregator or processor, which is a significantly longer distance than for most conventional producers, Dillion said.

1 1/2 cups chopped carrots 2 cups chopped sweet bell peppers (a mixture of yellow, red and orange — no green) 1 large onion, diced (yields about 2 cups) 5 - 6 cloves garlic, chopped or sliced 1 pound ground beef 1 pound beef, cubed (use steak, roast, stew meat, etc) 3 - 4 chipotles in adobo, chopped 1 — 28oz can organic crushed tomatoes 2 — 14.5 cans organic diced tomatoes 1 cup of beef stock (or use water if you have to) 1 tsp Celtic sea salt 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp onion powder 1 tsp ground coriander 1/2 tsp cumin Paleo - friendly fat of choice Optional: fresh diced tomatoes, avocados and cilantro to top the stew with.

Sal Gilbertie, of Gilbertie's Herb Garden in Westport, CT will discuss strategies to maximize harvests with a low - impact, all organic, and sustainable produce garden for gardeners with plots of all sizes during «Small Plot, High Yield Gardening.»

The authors of a new study say that there has been limited information available about the influence of fertilizer sources of nitrogen that can be injected and fertigated on fruit yield and quality in organic blackberry.

The study was designed to determine the impact of two organically approved liquid fertilizer sources applied through fertigation on plant growth, yield, fruit quality, and soil and plant tissue nutrient status of «Marion» and «Black Diamond» blackberry grown in an organic production system.

On a larger scale, it could be used in the production of organic chemicals or pumped back into oil wells, improving oil field yields and sealing the carbon safely away underground.

The project is already yielding results, including the discovery of new organic Dirac materials which were reported in two scientific papers by R. M. Geilhufe et al, Phys.

«In severe drought conditions, which are expected to increase with climate change, organic farms have the potential to produce high yields because of the higher water - holding capacity of organically farmed soils,» Reganold said.

Over 2 decades, the average crop yield was about 20 % lower in the organic plots, the team reports in the 31 May issue of Science.

This Murray sample and several others are also yielding organic fragments in startling concentrations, as high as parts per million.

«Heirloom cultivars, in particular «Jacob's Cattle Gold», «Lina Sisco's Bird Egg», «Peregion», and «Tiger's Eye», are suitable for local organic production according to the yield and yield stability analyses we performed,» Swegarden said.

But according to one of the most comprehensive research reviews yet, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and based on 162 studies over 50 years, there is no strong evidence to suggest that organic crops yield more nutritious fare.

This is the next standard beyond organic, where you're planting with the cycles of the moon and you're enriching the soil in a way that isn't required in organic farming in order to increase yields.

Relationships between physiological indicators in blood, and their yield, as well as chemical composition of milk obtained from organic dairy cows.

That allows me to make some projections regarding organic dividend growth and my expected Yield on Cost (YoC) in 2017 regarding these positions which I sumarised in the chart above.

Just to put the dividend returns into relation: The dividend yield of my total portfolio currently stands at around 3.3 %, «organic growth» due to dividend hikes of my holdings has been between 3 % and 4 % in the past years.

Conceived as an organic interchange, Friends in High Places, explores the implicit connections within a community and takes as an article of faith that a fluid curatorial approach can yield a comprehensive catalog of practices and principles.

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That's why high - yield agriculture, despite its immediate impacts in terms of fertiliser, pesticides and other inputs, is on aggregate much better than the organic alternative.