Sentences with phrase «local crops»

The farm was run on solar power and had a big garden filled with local crops.

1) Annotated crop genomes (describing their genetic details): There is a need to establish baseline information about the genetic diversity of local crops in the two regions.

It would be good if FT could be done small scale to use local crop wastes and heat or electricity used nearby.

Faced with longer and hotter summers, many farmers in the Sundarbans have embraced organic farming with local crop varieties that are better adapted to a changing climate

Lactalis also demonstrates water conservation in its Tipton facility, as it provides 125,000 gallons of reused water daily for local crop irrigation there.

For instance, elephants sometimes raid local crops, Plotnik said.

And the Park will be using local crop waste and the sun to generate clean, renewable power close to the point of use.

Danish enzyme company Novozymes claimed this week that research into local crops in Brazil as a source of inexpensive and nutritious food is part of a cooperation agreement between Novozymes Latin America and Tecpar, the institute...

In interviews with The Age, the supermarkets said they came to rely more heavily on imports when local crops, such as tomatoes and pineapples, failed during the drought and floods.

While last year the Farm Bureau secured nearly $ 1 million earmarked by Senator Ken LaValle (R - Port Jefferson) for deer fencing to protect local crops, Mr. Gergela said this year his organization has $ 200,000 it will contribute to expanding wildlife sharpshooting efforts on the East End through the United States Department of Agriculture — a service Southold Town has utilized in recent years.

The marsupials of Tasmania have found a means of passing the time on Australia's island state that could also explain mysterious local crop circles.

Atrazine predominated in the Midwest, whereas the highest concentrations of DDT were found in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, where it was used on local crops in the past.

Lead concentrations in the air and soil are 8.5 to 10 times above national health standards and lead dusts local crops at levels 24 times higher than such health standards.

Few local crops inspire passion quite like Jersey tomatoes, which are at their peak between July 10 and September 15.

This area, where Fair Helen is set, was frequently used as a thoroughfare by English and Scottish armies, and consequently the residents were constantly impoverished as the militias sought to supply themselves from local crops and livestock.

As vibrant and full of flavour as the countries they originate from, South American cuisine is often a wonderful representative for the continent's lust for life as well as fairly ecological, utilising local crops and ingredients that have been harvested in this part of the world for generations.

Canada sends 50 percent of its food aid as cash to purchase local crops in Africa and other countries in the Global South.

Cotton, sugar, garden vegetables and alfalfa are the primary local crops.

Ask around and do your research about local crops grown, what sort of livestock does well in your climate and whether farm operations are mainly acreages and hobby farms or commercial crops, ranches or recreational.

You give a person a backpack filled with necessary materials including seeds of drought resistant and local crop varieties, a drip Irrigation Kit, and optional 500 Liter collapsible water tank, Lachlan «Fusion Nutrition Program,» plant nutrition in combination with eco-friendly chemistry, Parathyroid - based Malaria Pesticide, small farm tools, customized with the final crop production models, and a six liter chemical sprayer along with training manuals and a journal.

It had been caught when its troop raided local crops, probably because they had lost their normal habitat.

Meanwhile, deer bones exhibited butcher marks, suggesting that they may have been hunted in the wild and are likely not fed with local crops.

In this recipe, for example, he recalled that his mother used to prepare almond cakes using the local crop, so he added them to a batter to create this elegant dish.

While our local crops are lighter this year due to the harsh winter, we will still make our summer trek to a nearby U-pick to pick some fresh blueberries.

Weevils have attacked the plants in the past, damaging the local crop, but the biggest threats to supply are the lack of large - scale producers (most locals just grow a few plants for their own use) and hurricanes, which dump heavy rains and pack a punch with fierce winds that destroy the fragile plants.

However, we've started to allow sustainably grown hydroponic tomatoes into our repertoire in the spring, when we're craving tomato juiciness but local crops are months away.

As the KOT grew, however, the need to help produce and develop a local crop of refs came with the territory.

The reliance on rudimentary and rain - fed agriculture, Mr Greenstreet said, had not helped the country and advocated massive investment in the country's research institutions, and added that because most of the research institutions were donor - funded, they were promoting genetically modified crops in Ghana instead of paying attention to local crops.

Plus, the residues and by - products of the fermentation process are collected and used as a fertilizer for the local crop fields, creating a largely closed nutrient cycle.

A group of Bavarian growers has signed contracts to supply Miscanthus to a local crop drying cooperative.

They remained a local crop in this area until their use spread across Europe during World War I. Brussels sprouts are now cultivated throughout Europe and the United States.

This resulted in a biology thesis project where she explored the idea of creating a new miniature goat that could produce the milk of a full size goat without eating as much of the local crop.

Technically innovative, the images were taken with a digital camera attached to a low - flying aircraft, piloted by a local crop - duster, covering often hundreds of miles per day.

Tracts of land planted with commercial seeds are pushing out local crop varieties and erasing the knowledge gained from 10,000 years of farming.