Sentences with phrase «kept by farmers»

Although gaining notoriety as the hunter of the King of Beasts, basically, the Ridgeback in Africa was an all - purpose dog, kept by farmers to guard the home and herds and to do a bit of hunting.

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«Last year, the President kept his promise to end the TPP deal negotiated by the Obama Administration because it was unfair to American workers and farmers,» White House Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay Walters said in a statement Thursday.

We continue to artificially support this small group, barely six per cent of all Canadian farmers, by fixing prices, imposing extremely high tariffs to keep those prices high, and controlling production.

What a huge leap to imagine that the primal commission to «till and keep the earth» (Gen. 2:15) is really about environmental issues and the chemicals used by Iowa farmers.

To keep the oceans healthy and teeming with life while still meeting consumers» insatiable seafood appetite, Milobar says the company is diversifying by working with sustainable aqua farmers.

As of October 2016, the project has enrolled 7,000 farmers (88 % of the project's total target), who are registered in the Olam Information System (OFIS); completed basic training in order to optimize sustainable yields and other income opportunities; introduced record keeping practices by distributing log books to 1,000 farmers; promoted farmer group development in a Training of Trainers (ToT) session; trained 10 new lead farmers on best agricultural practices that were then integrated with climate - smart agricultural Practices (CSA) and the Sustainable Agricultural Network (SAN) Standard; as well as conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the program team.

The local and national agencies failed to release the 15,000 sacks of rice demanded by the farmers and keep on insinuating and maligning the people's legitimate demand for food.

The burly bull's outsized legacy was made possible in part by careful record - keeping and, later, applied genetics, in which farmers select cattle whose genes — like Chief's — are linked with high milk production and other valuable attributes.

Recently, I was at the farmers market thinking that I just keep walking by Weiser Family Farms» lovely little potatoes week after week.

Critchfield Meats also keeps track of the product by having the name of every farmer that raises the beef.

Aussie Farmers abandoned IPO plans in mid-to-late November after failing to generate enough interest from investors, who were no doubt spooked by the fact the company had racked up losses of more than $ 52 million pre-tax since 2015 and could only keep trading with the support of its major shareholders.

Dairy farmers in the northwest UK county of Cheshire are hoping to export fresh milk to China by extending shelf life and keeping it fresh.

By keeping the animals in a confined space, the farmers are able to strictly their diet in a way that encourages each cow to produce as much milk as possible.

And another advantage of the program he launched was that once it was successful, then the system runs continuously by itself so he did not have to keep helping the farmer households in Africa.

«Time and again farmers have been sold barefaced lies by exporters — «world's best standards», «no fear no pain» commitments — to keep them selling animals to the trade.

At a press conference titled, Germany is blossoming, in Berlin, the Agricultural Dialogue Award was presented for the first time by the farmer initiative, We keep you fed.

In the overwhelming majority of cases, farmers who pledge not to use recombinant bovine Somatotropin (rbST) / recombinant growth hormone (rBGH) sign legal affidavits that are kept on file by the respective companies they provide milk to.

For most, eating local means skipping supermarket produce trucked in from who - knows - where and swinging by the local farmers market or farm stand and keeping a vegetable garden.

The Department of Environmental Conservation violated federal law by allowing manure control plans to be certified by the same private experts hired by farmers to craft the plans, and by keeping plans confidential from the public, according to a ruling in Albany this week by Acting State Supreme Court Justice David Weinstein.

To help boost production, Cuomo announced plans Wednesday to loosen restrictions on dairy farmers by increasing from 200 to 300 the number of cows that farmers can keep without needing pricey «Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation» permits.

By keeping close track of when rapeseed pathogens are at their peak, the system can advise farmers when to apply fungicides and when not to, letting them use chemicals as efficiently as possible.

«Dairy farmers keep flies guessing by alternating pesticides.»

If you live in a village, you can also pick wild blackberries, which are clearly as natural as they come and contain naturally higher levels of antioxidants due to developing their own natural pest defences; e.g. they're not kept in a bubble by farmers and their pesticides.

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We'd love a Berkey because we live in a small farming area, surrounded by farmers who spray so many chemicals on their crops that we have to keep our doors / windows shut on days when they spray.

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While trying to scratch out some sort of melody in his life, Tevye (Topol), a poor dairy farmer keeps his balance by clinging to his Jewish traditions while providing for the five daughters he has been blessed with.

In this classic movie musical, a poor dairy farmer named Tevye (played by Topol) tries to keep his balance by clinging to his Jewish traditions while providing for his five daughters.

Get in the community spirit by keeping an eye on the city calendar, which includes festivals like Big Hat Days and ClovisFest as well as a farmer's market on Friday nights.

Bred to be running and hunting machines, they were even used in packs to hunt wolves; today, this breed is still in use by farmers to keep large coyote populations off their land.

We do know these dogs were shaped by harsh conditions on Ibiza, where farmers couldn't afford to keep a dog that couldn't catch its share of rabbits.

Most of the demand is filled by Vietnamese farmers who keep dogs around and occasionally sell a few for extra cash.

Because farm herds are large and often kept by families for generations, farmers were able to «tease out» data indicating drops in production, increases in mortality, declining fecundity, and a steady rise in disease and illness.

Previously a sandy village of woven coconut leaf huts owned by the seaweed farmers, a large resort has now commandeered the spot as a beach club and it keeps it pristinely clean.

With many different varieties grown all over India, chilli is used by farmers to keep elephants away from crops.

If you need a snack to keep you going before dinner, grab a handful of hazelnuts grown by farmers in Bhutan as a way of reforesting eroded land and bringing employment to poor communities.

By Chris West Editor's Note: Follow Chris (former Rodale Institute intern and beginning farmer) each month as he keeps us up to date on the trials and tribulations of getting his farm up and running.

But it was not difficult to build up a pretty good picture of wet and dry years, warm and cool years, floods, droughts, and quite a bit of temperature and rainfall data kept by weather obsessed farmers from the earliest times.

Equity Trust's Hudson Valley Farm Affordability Program complements and enhances the farmland protection efforts of the many conservation groups working in the Hudson Valley by supporting the use of critical tools for keeping farmers on the land.

The unpredictable nature of the oil and gas industry makes it hard to say exactly how fracking will affect these farmers, but it's safe to say there's reason for concern — for organic farms especially because of the strict standards they have to uphold, but for any farmer, or consumer for that matter, who wants to ensure their food is grown in places unaffected by chemicals that for the most part are kept secret.

Even if the entire global fleet of planes is fueled by non food - grade coconut and babassu oil - as one engine was for a much publicized crew - only Virgin flight in 2008 - the industry would have to contract a lot of farmers to grow a lot of babassu on a lot of land that we just might want to keep for food crops.

Another culprit is the Chinese government: On one side, it asks automakers to make more efficient vehicles, but on the other it «has tried to shield farmers and the urban poor from high oil prices by freezing pump prices for gasoline and diesel, keeping them among the world's lowest.

A local agricultural group called Iwaki Otento Sun has come up with a way to keep farmers employed by growing a particular type of organic cotton indigenous to Japan.

Home canning brings together the best of so many elements of green living, including reusable jars, BPA - free sealer lids, reduction of food waste by using «ugly» seconds and thirds that couldn't be sold otherwise, food security by having a stash at home, supporting local farmers, keeping one's diet seasonal, etc..

Photo: Cote, CC Going Against the Grain Anyone who's kept informed about green issues lately knows that corn ethanol isn't a very good idea (except maybe for the farmers who get subsidized by tax dollars).

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Within the context of the game, you can be the most industrious farmer Stardew Valley has ever seen, or you can get by doing just enough to keep your farm running so you can explore the game.