Sentences with phrase «of better farming practices»

This should enable the adoption of better farming practices more quickly as well as continuous improvement in the production and sale of key commodities [such as coffee, cocoa, tea, and bananas].

This should enable the adoption of better farming practices more quickly as well as continuous improvement in the production and sale of key commodities.»

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Government has often played a role in promoting performance - enhancing work practices to enhance overall economy - wide outcomes from higher productivity and innovation, such as the long history of agricultural extension services (since 1887) to spread information on best practices in farming, and employer education on safety practices conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Each season is marked with a reflection by farmer Lora Lea or her husband Rick about life on the farm as well as knowledge of sustainability practices that can be incorporated, no matter the location, or lack of farm.

The Code of Conduct includes requirements on good agricultural practices, farm management, and social and environmental protection.

Sustainable agriculture and good farming practices may be the best way to counter the growing threat of food security in the region.

«By strictly utilizing the HACCP safety system, BRC Global Food Safety Standard, and implementing good manufacturing practices, Maple Lodge Farms is able to provide customers with the assurance that our products are of high quality, safe and nutritious.»

«I feel this is the right way to go and it's a healthy alternative; also, the sustainable farms we buy from practice humane [animal] handling and are conscious of the well - being of their animals,» Hamilton continues.

«When farms sign on for verification, we create case studies applying the 5P's to eight separate categories of sustainability: pest management, good employee practices, soil treatments, climate / energy, water, waste, packaging and community support.

More recently, the winery has committed to sustainability, with a focus on converting all family - owned vineyards to sustainable farming practices as well as the use of solar panels.

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.

With a shared vision of how organic principles and practices can benefit all of human society and the planet's diverse ecosystems, IFOAM — Organics International and the International Society of Organic Farming Research (ISOFAR), and their generous supporters, the government of Goesan County, Republic of Korea, held an International Organic Expo from 18 September — 11 October 2015, to imagine and plan the future of the organic sector and its contribution to ecological sustainability and societal well - being.

But fortunately, just as poor land - management practices are contributors to climate change, use of good on - farm...

That means, says Lee, the dairy industry making a wholesale leap in terms of applying best practice across the board in sustainable farming.

This indicates that sustainable farming practices can contribute to the production of high - quality beans that brew a better tasting cup of coffee.

«Rainforest Alliance Certified farms implement better farm practices that result in environmental, social and economic benefits, and those methods tend to result in better conditions for growing coffee,» said Sabrina Vigilante, director of markets at the Rainforest Alliance.

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.

Organic farming is not perfect, but my hope is that we can move forward into the future, utilizing the best of all practices available to us.»

Our neighbors have followed our lead and are now applying some of the best management practices at their own farms.

The 2014 program schedule included: culinary demonstrations centered around adventurous flavors and new menu trends; presentations and panel discussions focused on sustainable agricultural practices, the role of wheat in our diet vs. seekers of gluten - free options, and water issues affecting food production; discussions on how American menus are often shaped by millennials, health and nutrition concerns, and global cuisines; a Friday field trip to the CIA Farm in St. Helena and through Marin and Sonoma Counties to visit Pozzi Ranch, Dutton Ranch (where Valley Ford Cheese Company joined), and Gourmet Mushrooms with tastings and presentations by the farmers as well as farm bureau and land trust experts; and the exciting and interactive Saturday Market Basket Exercise, where attendees were divided into six teams to develop menu concepts using sponsor products for the following categorFarm in St. Helena and through Marin and Sonoma Counties to visit Pozzi Ranch, Dutton Ranch (where Valley Ford Cheese Company joined), and Gourmet Mushrooms with tastings and presentations by the farmers as well as farm bureau and land trust experts; and the exciting and interactive Saturday Market Basket Exercise, where attendees were divided into six teams to develop menu concepts using sponsor products for the following categorfarm bureau and land trust experts; and the exciting and interactive Saturday Market Basket Exercise, where attendees were divided into six teams to develop menu concepts using sponsor products for the following categories:

Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, said that while other regions are deep into promoting good farming and winemaking practices - including the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance - which helped develop the «Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Workbook,» Sonoma's plan is the most ambitious.

«I have now been 20 years in a multilateral organisation which tries to develop guidance and codes for good agricultural practice, but the real, true issues are not being addressed by the political process because of the influence of lobbyists, of the true powerful entities,» he told the Compassion in World Farming annual lecture in London this week.

In 2017, FamilyFarmed expanded the program to include Direct Market Success, a farmer's guide to selling at farmers markets, farmstands, through CSAs or online marketplaces and to restaurants, and a series of Food Safety Training workshops designed to give small to mid-scale produce growers the tools to comply with best practices in food safety and to introduce writing on - farm food safety plans.

These include the two - day Good Food EXPO at Chicago's UIC Forum, held most recently on March 23 and 24, 2018; the Good Food Financing & Innovation Conference, a business - and - investment - focused gathering that will be held on June 19, 2018 as a stand - alone event for the first time, after formerly being part of the Good Food EXPO; the Good Food Accelerator, with its fourth cohort of competitively selected entrepreneur Fellows graduating on April 23, 2018 after receiving intensive instruction and connections to business leaders and investors; and our Farmer Training program, which has provided more than 14,500 farmers in 43 states with best - practices instruction in topics such as Wholesale Success, Direct Market Success and On - Farm Food Safety.

UK dairy processors are being urged to implement the Dairy Industry Code of Best Practice on Contractual Relationships and increase their farm gate milk prices — or face being named and shamed.

By collaborating on a wide scope of research, including development of better rice varieties, strengthening of rice - based farming systems, and improvement of crop cultivation practices, Bangladesh continues to raise its level of rice production and minimize the intensity of food insecurity during major flooding and monsoons.

The following third party certification schemes are recognised for farmed fish: Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Global Gap, Global Aquaculture Alliance Best Aquaculture Practice (GAABAP), Friend of the sea (FOS), Soil Association Organic and Naturland Organic.

One of our flagship training methods is creating business model farms, which provide local learning hubs where surrounding communities can exchange best practices so that they all learn and benefit — whether they work directly with us or not.

Just as we clear a garden to disrupt it in readiness for the next crop, so we can disrupt corrupt farm labour market practices to trigger the process of change that leads to a better model, a model that is new and fair.

Family farmers, small and especially innovative food distributors and the nation's eaters are best served not by the quasi-monopoly of a grocery market controlled by the supermarket duopoly and its unscrupulous fellow travellers that engage in the alleged slave - like farm labour practices, but by a freed market.

«The high - quality flavor of our milk starts at the organic family farms, with sustainable land stewardship and good animal welfare practices.

However, many of these farmers can significantly increase their yields by applying good agricultural practices and basic investments in their farms, if they -LSB-...]

Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) is a series of on - farm practices designed to minimize the risk of food contamination, maintain a clear record of how food was produced, handled and stored; and ensure that produce is coming from a clean, well - managed environment.

The system is now recognised world - wide as an example of best practice oyster farming and has added to the positive growth of Cowell as well as the development of the aquaculture industry.

The foundation is national in scope and designed to prove that under wise use of the land a healthy ecology will result in abundant wildlife and better plant cover, yet at the same time provide long - term economic returns as great as, or greater than, those derived through overgrazing and bad farming practices.

Thankfully, with the strict regulations of the European Union and the dedication of many European organic farmers to bio-dynamic and Demeter farming practices, there are a few good options available.

In 2014, USDA Farm to School team compiled the best practices of local and / or production practice specific meat solicitations used in the National School Lunch Program.

Organic farming practices ensure no chemicals or pesticides are used in the production of most Equal Exchange products — which protects the farmers, the surrounding environment, birds and other wildlife, as well as the people who enjoy these products.

Any way you look at it, this is really good news: fewer highly processed and par - fried chicken nuggets and patties on lunch trays, and significant support for a farm willing to raise livestock without antibiotics, a practice that may well be undermining the medicinal use of such drugs and contributing to the rise of dangerous «superbugs.»

By using certified organic practices to nourish the soil and what grows out of the ground, we can ensure only the best flows out of our Partner Farms» cows.

He's in favor of abortion rights adn gun control: maybe they will throw him Health and Human Services, but, since there is no chance of the GOP winning in 2012, he had better concentrate on his farm in Peekskill and his law practice.

He said his administration has made available 204.39 hectares of land his government said his around Ago Owu in the state for the purpose of conducting research and setting up demonstration farms for best farming practices.

Yields of this staple grain have increased exponentially since the 1950s because better farming practices and new wheat breeds have more than made up for those hot Julys.

The result: «The pollination of chilli plants is considerably better on the plots of land that are farmed in the traditional way, even when slash - and - burn practices are used,» says biologist Robert Paxton.

«By further focusing consumer education on trust building as well as nutrition, farm practice, and animal welfare, the appeal of dairy milk could be broadened.»

«The theory is so good, but the practice is so awful,» argues Ruth Harrison, founder of the Farm Animal Care Trust and author of Animal Machines, the book that launched the farm animal welfare movement in Britain in the mid-19Farm Animal Care Trust and author of Animal Machines, the book that launched the farm animal welfare movement in Britain in the mid-19farm animal welfare movement in Britain in the mid-1960s.

Farmers are seeing the same trend in voluntary FDA and Agriculture Department standards called «good agricultural practices,» which include several common - sense measures such as hand - washing but can dock farms points if they sit within 2 miles of livestock.

According to Lima, best practices are not standard in the construction of the traditional corrals used on Brazilian farms.

Organic dairy farms with well - managed grazing practices and adequate levels of concentrate in diet can both increase farm profitability and reduce GHG emission per kilogram of milk.