Sentences with phrase «of soil conservation»

Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) has announced recruitment news for the post of Soil Conservation Extension Worker.

From the 1930's: Hugh Hammond Bennett: the Father of Soil Conservation (pay attention to the stunt he pulled, and imagine how that would go down today)

Since then, the U.S. has developed strict soil conservation and erosion control measures under the auspices of the Soil Conservation Service to prevent events like the Dust Bowl from reoccurring.

The resource explains different forms of soil erosion and methods of soil conservation.

«You have some of the soil conservation benefits derived from left over plant tissue on the soil surface and undisturbed soil structure in the in - between row positions where you don't till.

To their credit, the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts has not severed the week's religious roots nor given the occasion a neo-pagan polish.

Not exact matches

In most Third World countries, very little attention has been given to soil - conservation education or the practice of conservation tech - niques — a lack that has produced alarming results.

Such organizations as Friends of the Earth, The Permaculture Association, The Centre for Alternative Technology, The Soil Association, Garden Organic (previously the Henry Doubleday Research Association - HDRA), the many Wildlife Trusts and Conservation bodies and the recent Transition Towns Network try to address these issues.

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 49, 189 — 194.

There are plenty of other sustainable forms of food production that still need to be explored, he says, including integrated farming, conservation agriculture and mixed crop and livestock farming, each of which aim to reduce environmental impacts, enhance soil quality and keep nutrient cycles balanced.

Soil conservation methods such as contour planting or no - till farming reduce erosion, keeping the soil in place during heavy rains or floods — a major concern in certain parts of the world such as InSoil conservation methods such as contour planting or no - till farming reduce erosion, keeping the soil in place during heavy rains or floods — a major concern in certain parts of the world such as Insoil in place during heavy rains or floods — a major concern in certain parts of the world such as India.

The workbook includes 13 chapters of practical guidelines, including information on winegrape growing, soil management, pest management, ecosystems management, water and energy conservation, materials handling and human resources.

The guide uses best practices from multiple sources including industry, academic and government experts to address water conservation and efficiency, water quality protection, soil conservation and management, air quality protection, human resource management, energy conservation and efficiency, integrated pest management, weather monitoring and preventive planning, selection of appropriate insurance policies and tools, and proactive business planning and management.

The grant recognizes the uniquely cooperative approach California wineries and winegrape growers are taking to conserve vital air, water, soil and energy resources, and will allow the Alliance, with the assistance of the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) and Wine Institute, to help growers and vintners learn about, access and benefit from market - based conservation opportunities.

The «Coffee Growing — Environmental Leadership» section covers water body protection, including criteria for width and type of vegetated buffer zones along permanent and seasonal water bodies, and use of chemicals or waste storage near water bodies; protection of soil resources, including measures to control and prevent erosion and use of organic mulches and cover crops; conserving biodiversity, including maintaining a shade canopy, protecting wildlife, and establishment of conservation areas; and environmental management, including pest and disease control.

The winery holds annual «Hot Topic» seminars for growers that focus on water conservation, reduction in inputs, biodiversity, soil biology, composting and efficient use of equipment.

The findings from this study validate many years of hard work in soil conservation, forestation and agro-ecological diversity by farmers in the Campesino a Campesino Movement.

Current approaches to ecological agriculture such as integrated pest management, integrated plant nutrition systems and conservation tillage, consider only one aspect of the farming system components: pest ecology, plant ecology and soil ecology, respectively.

Within the specialty coffee market, there are several types of certification for sustainability; the fair trade label is focused on the trade relationships, and organic requires soil conservation and prohibition of agrochemicals and genetically modified crops, among other criteria (Méndez et al. 2010b).

Agroforestry practices provide cocoa farmers with resilience to climate change by promoting the planting of income generating hardwoods and other crops among cacao tress well as conservation of forests for both shade and soil health.

The material must meet standards like being produced from renewable resources and include the conservation of soil and water to ensure the health of the environment for the future.

«Students tell us every year that the Resource Conservation Workshop was the highlight of their summer,» says Wake Soil and Water District Director Dale Threatt - Taylor.

The Resource Conservation Workshop is sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts in conjunction with the North Carolina Division of Soil and Water Conservation, North Carolina State University Soil Science Department, and the Soil and Water Conservation Society Hugh Hammond Bennett Chapter.

As part of the Spring Big Sweep, local soil and water conservation districts sponsor numerous clean - up days at creeks, lakes, streams and wetlands that flow into area rivers.

The week - long workshop introduces teens to various fields of natural resources management, including soil and water conservation, forestry, water quality and wildlife.

Soil composting reduces the need for chemical fertilizers, helps soil retain moisture, reduces the amount of greenhouse gases produced in landfills and even serves as an educational tool for children about recycling and conservatSoil composting reduces the need for chemical fertilizers, helps soil retain moisture, reduces the amount of greenhouse gases produced in landfills and even serves as an educational tool for children about recycling and conservatsoil retain moisture, reduces the amount of greenhouse gases produced in landfills and even serves as an educational tool for children about recycling and conservation.

Mass Audubon promotes conservation of our forest resources, including old growth reserves, for wildlife habitat and public benefit and for the capture of carbon from the atmosphere in forest growth and soils.

Erie County Legislator Lynne Dixon has started an online petition urging the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to improve its plan for remediating portions of the Bethlehem Steel site to ensure contaminated soil is removed from the city.

Sharon Frost, a soil district technician for the Suffolk County Soil and Water Conservation Service, said one new, 1,000 - gallon tank costs about $ 16,000 and about 75 percent of the cost was paid through the agricultural fuel tank replacement grant program, which receives funding from the stsoil district technician for the Suffolk County Soil and Water Conservation Service, said one new, 1,000 - gallon tank costs about $ 16,000 and about 75 percent of the cost was paid through the agricultural fuel tank replacement grant program, which receives funding from the stSoil and Water Conservation Service, said one new, 1,000 - gallon tank costs about $ 16,000 and about 75 percent of the cost was paid through the agricultural fuel tank replacement grant program, which receives funding from the state.

From the local soil and water conservation district to the U.S. House of Representatives, candidates vowed to protect the environment at a recent forum at Tallahassee City Hall.

The legal owner of the digester is the taxpayer - supported Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District, and it still owes most of that local project money back to the county.

The new legislation also allows dozens of farms with old single - walled tanks to upgrade their tanks to state - of - the - art double walled systems using grants available through Suffolk County Soil and Water Conservation Service.

That includes a measure that will help the Department of Agriculture and Markets move emergency contracts faster through soil and water conservation districts.

In the Southern Tier; Chenango County Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded $ 77,255 to work with 6 farms to implement cover crops, which are planted to improve soil quality, reduce erosion, and to increase soil organic matter to improve resiliency during periods of flood and drouSoil and Water Conservation District was awarded $ 77,255 to work with 6 farms to implement cover crops, which are planted to improve soil quality, reduce erosion, and to increase soil organic matter to improve resiliency during periods of flood and drousoil quality, reduce erosion, and to increase soil organic matter to improve resiliency during periods of flood and drousoil organic matter to improve resiliency during periods of flood and drought.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has instead said Honeywell can cover over the wastebeds with 1 to 2 feet of soil at a cost of about $ 20 million.

The Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District has partnered with the State Department of Agriculture and Markets to offer the grant program.

Naming Long Island Sound and the Peconic Estuary as one of eight national critical designation areas would help fund agricultural conservation efforts, habitat restoration efforts and the sustainable use of soil, water and other natural resources, according to Mr. Bellone's office.

We also thank the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, state DOT, state Office of Emergency Management, state Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany County Sheriff (for drone observations), Warren County Soil and Water, New York State Police, Warren County Sheriff, Thurman Fire Department, Johnsburg Fire and EMS, Warrensburg Fire and EMS, Stony Creek Fire and EMS, Garnet Lake Fire Department, Warren County DOT, Warren County Office of Emergency Services Brian LaFlure and Amy Hirsch, state Forest Ranger Callee Baker, Thurman Resident Teddy Baker and our own Thurman Highway Department Crew.

I take great pride as a long - serving member of the Erie County Legislature and I am also working to better our community and the district as the chair of the Erie County Soil and Water Conservation

Legislator Mills also serves as chairman of the Erie County Soil Conservation District and the Erie County Sewer District # 3.

Organized through the Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District, this year's sale offers several varieties of conservation trees and shrubs, wildflower seed mixes and seedling packets, which have combinations of trees and shrubs chosen to attract, feed and shelter birds, butterflies and othConservation District, this year's sale offers several varieties of conservation trees and shrubs, wildflower seed mixes and seedling packets, which have combinations of trees and shrubs chosen to attract, feed and shelter birds, butterflies and othconservation trees and shrubs, wildflower seed mixes and seedling packets, which have combinations of trees and shrubs chosen to attract, feed and shelter birds, butterflies and other wildlife.

County Executive George Borrello, County Legislator Pierre Chagnon, Water Resource Specialist Bill Boria, Soil & Water Conservation District Field Manager Dave Spann, and Watershed Coordinator Dave McCoy attended the 12 - hour session on behalf of Chautauqua County.

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The funds have been awarded to municipalities and Soil and Water Conservation districts to address major sources of water pollution and habitat degradation in dozens of urban, suburban and rural communities.

The Departments of Environmental Conservation and Health recently announced that Honeywell, one of the companies that's been deemed responsible for the contamination of local water supplies with the chemical PFOA, would conduct a soil vapor intrusion investigation near the company's former facility on John Street.

He said the team's future efforts will focus on better quantifying the soil and water conservation effects of cover crops for the region by identifying ideal cover crop termination dates and assessing the effects of cover crops on carbon and nitrogen balances in cotton production systems.

«Nevertheless, we should manage European forest to safeguard other functions, like biodiversity conservation, wood production, flood control, prevention of soil erosion.

In the 1950s, when the Soil Conservation Service (now known as the Natural Resources Conservation Service) began defining tolerable rates of soil erosion from agricultural land, hardly any data on rates of soil production were availaSoil Conservation Service (now known as the Natural Resources Conservation Service) began defining tolerable rates of soil erosion from agricultural land, hardly any data on rates of soil production were availasoil erosion from agricultural land, hardly any data on rates of soil production were availasoil production were available.

However, many ecosystems are neglected in conservation strategies simply because of the absence of larger organisms, for instance desert soil crusts, glaciers or unusual geological formations.

The African, far from being wasteful in applying his traditional method, is practicing a measure of conservation in leaving the soil to recuperate under its natural cover.