Sentences with phrase «of alternative crops»

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A growing crop of alternative lenders and other options can help you get money quickly when the usual bank process would take too long.

My 2nd crop of strawberries in the garden arenn't quite ready, but the farmers market has lots of fresh peaches that I think I'll try as an alternative.

Specifically, she is working on finding the potential alternative cheap sources of sanitizers for prevention of microbial growth tomato, which is the first most grown vegetable crop in Malawi.

I understand that shade over the crop is not always appropriate — in which case I believe a good alternative would be a mitigation requirement for a contiguous forested patch or ecologically equivalent habitat of the same size as the coffee crop elsewhere on the farm.

This lineup is being supplemented with new, developing programs that include Good Food Is Good Medicine, which aims to take the collective knowledge of FamilyFarmed, medical experts, nutritionists, chefs, farmers and others about the powerful connections between food and health, and make that information more readily available to members of the general public; and the Organic Grain Promotion Initiative, which seeks to advance the fast - growing interest in better, more sustainably produced, heirloom grains among retailers, consumers, bakers, distilleries, breweries and others while providing farmers with high - value - crop alternatives to the commodity farming system.

By focussing on only one crop, rice, which by itself does not provide all the nutrients we need, while eclipsing the alternative of diverse crops providing diverse nutrients, including higher quantities of vit A than Golden Rice, the Golden Rice pushers are in fact worsening the crisis of hunger and malnutrition.

Great taste perception, sustained frying colour and reduced heat deterioration are among the benefits of a new «alternative» cooking oil, sourced from crops grown by British farmers.

The full backs were making dangerous runs from deep, while Kenedy proved that he's an alternative attacking midfielder to the current crop, of which only Willian has looked good this season.

Sleeping bags are quickly replacing the cot blanket as a safer and smarter alternative and the 365 Sleepybag is the cream of the crop... The 365 Sleepybag has a long list of features that won me over and is sure to get the tick of approval from even the most discerning parent.»

It could very well be argued that the lack of pesticides in organic crops inherently makes them a healthier alternative to conventional varieties, especially when it comes to berries, peaches, and apples (which have some of the highest pesticide loads).

The principal differences between organic farming and conventional farming are the former's extensive restriction of the use of artificial pesticides, fertilisers and other agro-chemicals; its hostility to the agricultural application of biotechnology; its rejection of the routine use of pharmaceuticals on livestock; its attention to animal welfare; and its focus on crop rotation, soil quality and maintaining biological diversity as alternatives to chemicals.

«A lot of the economic support for alternative crops doesn't really exist yet,» Page says.

Reductions in biodiversity from illegal wildlife trade can have other substantial negative human health impacts, including the loss of potential sources of pharmaceuticals, experimental models for studying disease, crop pollination and micronutrients for humans lacking alternative sources of protein.

Chemical engineer Charles Wyman of the University of California, Riverside, argues for biorefineries turning seed oil, the stalks and other detritus of crop plants, and even wood pulp waste into an assortment of alternative fuels.

«A regional effort on both sides of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers is needed to strategically identify floodplain areas that could provide temporary water storage and policy incentives for landowners of low - lying lands to profitably invest in crops and income alternatives.»

Another protein alternative is quinoa (keen - OH - wa), a centuries - old «poor man's» crop grown in the High Andies Mountains of Bolivia and Peru which continues to grow in popularity.

To see if nonfood plants could be a source of a biofuel the way corn is, researchers followed six alternative crops and farming systems in so - called marginal lands over 20 years, including poplar trees and alfalfa.

She is additionally working on the development of alternative transgenic - based strategies for combating maize streak and other viral diseases that affect important African food - crop species.

Chemical controls are costly and potentially harmful to human and environmental health, so protecting crops like wheat with inherent resistance is the smart alternative, but resistance must be genetically complex, combining several genes, to withstand new mutations of the pathogen over time.

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Most physicians are interested in prescribing a combination of medication and alternative therapies for fibromyalgia, although a new crop of prescription drugs that are expected to become available in the coming years may temporarily shift attention back to medical treatments, Dr. Shmerling adds.

The exposed buttons on these high - waisted cropped jeans are on trend for fall and an affordable alternative to some of the more pricier denim brands out there.

Today I've styled them with a cropped dress pant, a perfect alternative and excuse for getting out of wearing heels.

The more professional alternative — a sort of crop top and pencil skirt.

A crop of e-tutoring services has sprung up in recent years, offering inexpensive online alternatives to in - person educational tutoring.

Aikins said Mazda will make sure buyers know that the Miata is the low - cost alternative to the new crop of sports cars.

The latest crop of green alternative passenger vehicles is making the rounds at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show, and Mercedes is getting in on the action with a brand - new hybrid SUV.

There's something about the transport to a completely different land populated by otherworldly characters that gives fantasy its allure, and YA fans (of all ages) increasingly relate to the alternative worlds represented by the crop of engaging fiction published in recent years.

An alternative credit reporting method would allow mortgage approval for a whole new crop of borrowers that did not follow a traditional financial path.

We'll continue our trip towards Suasi Island; one of the lake's most beautiful and fascinating islands which offers ecological tourism alternatives, such as hikes, to observe the flora and wild bird species, Andean crops, medicinal plant land parcels, walks on the beach and totora boat rides.

More and more of them are being translated into English and released on Steam, with this year's crop including Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Muv - Luv Alternative, and Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit Hole.

This machine may not be a huge seller, but it represents an interesting alternative to the other crop of low - cost gaming devices.

, but there is a growing and substantial crop of computing capers that you can beam to your Mac through the App Store and Steam - which can more than hold a candle to PC alternatives.

Whether it's the work of Keith Sonnier and Joe Zucker (both of whom had shows in 2010 at Mary Boone Gallery in New York) or the prototypes of «Rowing Needles» (1970) by Buckminster Fuller, on view at Meulensteen in a recent show that paired Fuller's streamlined pieces with the lumpy «Floor Cushions» of the 33 - year - old artist - designer Eli Levenstein, or the new crop of alternative spaces (like the intimate and racy Honey Space for site - specific art, on 11th Avenue), a»70s esthetic rules.

Founded in 1976 by a passionate group of local artists and supporters, CAF was among a crop of alternative art spaces nationwide, which addressed a cultural void by presenting contemporary, avant - garde art of living artists.

After I received my MFA in the early»90s, this country was in the midst of a serious economic downturn and alternative gallery spaces were beginning to crop up here and there.

Instead of making money by harvesting forests for wood products and for crops like palm oil, governments and citizens in the developing world would need to accept a different model based on so - called conservation payments, which could be used for education, health care, and alternative economic development.

This is a great example of how heirloom crops can offer valuable alternatives in a dangerously homogenized food system.

These environmentally friendly alternative income sources help local families who often run short of money after the annual coffee harvest or have seen decreasing crop yields due to changing weather patterns.

But he doesn't mention the possibility of making alternatives to meat, which could reduce the inefficiency and the need for additional crops.

These include impacts on the tourism sector (e.g., Hamilton et al., 2005), and on market access, which both affect the ability of farmers to obtain agricultural inputs, sell surplus crops, and purchase alternative foods.

Gelfand, I., S. S. Snapp, and G. P. Robertson, 2010: Energy efficiency of conventional, organic, and alternative cropping systems for food and fuel at a site in the U.S. Midwest.

Considering their variety of potential uses, it is important to consider the development and deployment of perennial crops as an alternative to annual bioenergy crops.

AgEcon Search: Research in Agricultural Economics Agricultural Economics Report No. 402 «Industrial Hemp as an Alternative Crop in North Dakota» By David G. Kraenzel; Tim Petry; Bill Nelson; Marshall J. Anderson; Dustin Mathern; Robert Todd North Dakota State University, Dept. of Agricultural Economics.

Going beyond the difficulties of determining land ownership and rights to resources, these include «extremely challenging governance conditions in many tropical forest countries, complex land - use pressures due to scarce agricultural land and unclear land tenure situations, very high profits from alternative land - uses such as destructive logging or conversion for cash crops,» says Ebeling.

It is unlikely that crops grown specifically for the production of cellulosic biofuels will be developed in significant quantities as technology gains and bioethanol prices are unlikely to favour production over alternative crops.

Since the US remains the largest worldwide producer of corn, it only makes sense that this domestic crop would be turned into an alternative fuel.

I don't endorse bio-fuels, however, there may be some geographical areas that can grow only certain types of crops such as natural grasses that don't need a lot of water, fertilizer, etc. to grow, (e.g. switchgrass) that maybe someday could provide a cheap and environmentally friendly alternative energy source.

According to «Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity,» a 2005 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, «farmers in regions of the country that are highly dependent on a single crop, such as tobacco or wheat, have shown interest in hemp's potential as a high - value alternative crop...» (Read the report here.)