Sentences with phrase «of conventional farming»

Soil ecologists and environmentalists — and, to some extent, the concerned public — have known for more than a century that the synthetic pesticides of conventional farming leave heavy metals in the ground.

Generations of conventional farming and food consumption have brought certain healthy bacteria to extinction in modern society.

While much of conventional farming is doing more harm than good to the climate, wheat may be an important crop for reduc...

There is much debate over the relative merits of conventional farming, which has a large environmental impact on the land it uses, and organic farming, which may require greater land use for the same yield.

Consumers purchase organic foods for different reasons, including concerns about the effects of conventional farming practices on the environment, human health, and animal welfare.

In 2010, the largest group contained 3 % of conventional farms in 2010 representing 41 % of total production.

Other recent research11 confirms the figures mentioned above at lower levels, with energy consumption on organic farms amounting to 45 percent or 30 to 50 percent of conventional farms, respectively.

If your diet consists of conventional farmed meat, fish and eggs you will already get more than a modest amount of Omega 6.

Not exact matches

What saved the business was the family's decision to go fully organic and move away from the conventional style of farming.

«[M] ore than half of the main broad types of conventional whole pieces of farmed animal muscle tissue will have at least one cost - competitive cultured alternative in 10 — 70 years.»

There are conflicting studies on this topic, but farmer's growing organic produce are limited to the use of pesticides that are naturally occurring, while conventional farming practices use synthetic pesticides that are linked to various health problems such as ADHD in children.

All plants take up arsenic, including fruits and vegetables, regardless of whether the farming method is conventional or organic.

I was the only «experienced» farm girl among the participants, and I was chosen in part because I come from a conventional agriculture background while the teachings and discussions were in line with Slow Food's philosophy of food that is good, clean, and fair.

The Argentinian delegation listens as Dr. Emmanuel Omondi, Director of the Farming Systems Trial (FST) at Rodale Institute, explains details of the side - by - side comparison of organic and conventional agricultural systems.

There are big conventional dairy farms, smaller organic dairy farms, organic CSAs, a winery, an alpaca farm and much more, all within a half hour drive of my place.

Nutrient Density Comparison Between Organic and Conventionally Grown Oats By Marisa Wagner and Emmanuel Omondi (Ph.D.) The Farming Systems Trial (FST) at Rodale Institute is America's longest running side - by - side comparison of organic and conventional agriculture.

In its 35th year of existence, the Farming Systems Trial (FST) at Rodale Institute continues to demonstrate, through scientific research data, that organic farming is superior to conventional systems with regard to building, maintaining and replenishing the health of the... CoFarming Systems Trial (FST) at Rodale Institute continues to demonstrate, through scientific research data, that organic farming is superior to conventional systems with regard to building, maintaining and replenishing the health of the... Cofarming is superior to conventional systems with regard to building, maintaining and replenishing the health of the... Continued

She has over 10 years of work experience on both conventional and organic farms in Oregon.

The largest size group for conventional production — 1,000 cows or more — represented 2 % of conventional dairy farms and had 32 % of total milk production in 2005 (Table 1).

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.

«Australian conventional cattle producers don't use a lot of chemicals or inputs for their farms or cattle to start with, so for a lot of our suppliers, it's not a big stretch for them to get certified organic.

This is the first time scientific research has given an accurate picture of the long - term soil carbon storage on organic versus conventional farms throughout the U.S., since most studies focus on individual farms or total soil organic carbon.

His farm is relatively smaller (700 acres) while conventional farms are thousands of acres.

In September 2015, Jeff was appointed as Executive Director of Rodale Institute after spending the last four decades at the Institute, helping countless farmers make the transition from conventional, chemical - based farming to organic methods.

By Brooke Infusino Nightingale Farms grows, packs and ships more than 3 million pounds of fresh organic and conventional produce annually from its state - of - the - art farm in LaSalette, Ontario.

The notion that certification of existing farms with a conventional farming past takes 3 years of transition whereas if a farmer clears virgin forest for coffee the land can be certified from day one is particularly bothersome.

This is a very concise look into the differences of organic and conventional farming practices.

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.

Here we use a comprehensive meta - analysis to examine the relative yield performance of organic and conventional farming systems globally.

Keynote Speaker, Pablo Tittonell, from Wageningen mentioned successful organic experiences and claimed, «considering the externalities of conventional products, organic farming is cheaper».

New research showing organic farming more effectively restores soil carbon and reduces the cause of climate change compared to conventional techniques could sway more shoppers to buy organic — especially as conscious consumerism continues to rise.

There are many studies showing that after three or four years of organic farming farms can equal, if not better the yield of conventional crops, depending on the sector.

While there are organic farms that match the size of their conventional equivalents, most are smaller.

The multiyear agreement, which was signed in June, notably ensures the growth of financial support to organic dairy farmers transitioning from conventional to organic farming methods.

Organic food company Cascadian Farm and parent company General Mills have announced a five - year, $ 125,000 contribution to Grain Millers, one of the world's largest conventional and organic oat millers, to support soil health research in the Upper Midwest.

They manually weed with chip hoes, and teams of weeders walk through the farm much more frequently than on a conventional farm just to stay on top of the weeds.

«We're seeing progress with heavy applications of organic compost / manures and we try to apply a lot of what we do on the organic farms to the conventional blocks,» Michael says.

Also, negative externalities caused by conventional farming are not accounted for in the price of food.

The industry claims that this farming system requires less skills and knowledge than the conventional farming system because farmers do not have to select among a range of herbicide active ingredients, carefully time their herbicide application and apply other non-chemical control practices such as plowing, deep tillage or manual weeding.

Australian Dairy Farms intends to convert its six Victorian dairy farms to organic production in the first step of the plan, which the company hopes will transform it from a minor player in the highly competitive conventional milk market to a major player in organic food prodFarms intends to convert its six Victorian dairy farms to organic production in the first step of the plan, which the company hopes will transform it from a minor player in the highly competitive conventional milk market to a major player in organic food prodfarms to organic production in the first step of the plan, which the company hopes will transform it from a minor player in the highly competitive conventional milk market to a major player in organic food products.

One of the primary benefits of hydroponic gardens is that it requires approximately five percent of the water required for conventional farming, which makes it particularly attractive to chile growers in arid climates.

Reganold et al. (1987) found during a long - term comparison (since 1948) of soils from selected conventional and organic farms of the same soil type near Spokane in Washington, USA, that topsoil was 16 cm thicker on organically managed plots.

Sue and Vaughn Sherman of the Jerry Dell Organic Farm, Dryden NY, along with several Byrne employees led the group though the farm discussing Conventional and Organic Farming, viewing the facilities, and visiting the baby calFarm, Dryden NY, along with several Byrne employees led the group though the farm discussing Conventional and Organic Farming, viewing the facilities, and visiting the baby calfarm discussing Conventional and Organic Farming, viewing the facilities, and visiting the baby calves.

Few data exist on pig and poultry farms, but labour per hectare of utilized agricultural area seems to be similar to conventional farms, as livestock density is reduced.

PARIS — Organic farming may yield up to a third less of some crop types, according to a study proposing a hybrid with conventional agriculture as the best way to feed the world without destroying it.

Results from different European countries comparing phosphorous and potassium balances of conventional and organic farms are presented in Table 2: even though the ranges from study to study vary a great deal, it can be concluded that the phosphorous and potassium surpluses of organic farms are significantly lower than on conventional ones.

A study by the British Trust for Ornithology (1995) compared breeding and over-wintering of birds on 44 organic and conventional farms.

In a European context, the labour input is higher on organic arable and mixed farms, while organic dairy farms use the same amount of labour, or less, than comparable conventional farms.

The frequency of rill erosion among agro-ecological farms was 58 percent lower than on conventional farms where 80 percent of conventional plots had up to 78.1 m2 / ha more rill erosion than agro-ecological plots.

A three - year study in Denmark concentrated on the non-crop habitats, such as hedgerows, of conventional and organic farms and their effects on bird populations.