Sentences with phrase «on wheat farmers»

Founded in 1970 by «Prince» Leonard George Casley as a protest over government quotas on wheat farmers, Hutt River is the oldest micronation in Australia.

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There is, unfortunately, no getting around the fact that the government will need to spend even more money on farmers than it does today if it wants to save the industry, whether it's for developing a perennial wheat, funding a home - grown advertising campaign or investing more into making car parts from plants.

The fourth - generation farmer grows corn and wheat on his 10,000 acres and says tracking progress is extremely important to the farming community, and tech solutions are simplifying the job.

Farmers are earning huge profits on their wheat, soybeans, cotton and other crops; strong demand for (and relatively tight supplies of) grain, oilseeds and other key food inputs encouraged them to use large volumes of fertilizer (notably potash, phosphate and nitrogen) to boost their crop yields.

In the U.S., Lawson says high wheat prices have sparked a vicious cycle that is skewing farmers» planting decisions, and driving prices on other crops higher, too.

That is partly why in the recent throne speech, the federal government promised to introduce legislation «to ensure that western farmers have the freedom to sell wheat and barley on the open market.»

Rick and 12 other farmers arrested received a pardon from Prime Minister Stephen Harper on August 1, 2012, when the federal government's Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act came into effect, which allowed producers to opt out of the Canadian Wheat Board and sell wheat on the open farmers arrested received a pardon from Prime Minister Stephen Harper on August 1, 2012, when the federal government's Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act came into effect, which allowed producers to opt out of the Canadian Wheat Board and sell wheat on the open Farmers Act came into effect, which allowed producers to opt out of the Canadian Wheat Board and sell wheat on the open maWheat Board and sell wheat on the open mawheat on the open market.

What he worries about is that North Dakota soybean farmers will switch to wheat because of Chinese tariffs on soybeans, putting them in competition with him.

Our stations are known God the farmer knows a kernel of corn for sweet corn or alcohol depending on the need or wheat grain for bread or wallpaper paste.

Now, KAMUT ® brand wheat is grown on 80,000 acres by about 250 contracted organic farmers in Montana, as well as Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada.

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 categories:

And as for the bread, this loaf is from a local baker at our farmers market, but on the more common days I use the sprouted wheat with flax by Silver Mills Bakery — usually found in the frozen section of our health store + at Whole Foods too!

* Please don't get too hung up on the specific example of wheat farmers, it could be any other sector of the economy.

On April 12, 1930, zoologist Israel Aharoni had workers dig up a mother hamster and her 11 babies spied by a farmer in his wheat field near Aleppo, Syria.

Officials earlier speculated that aminopterin got into the pet food because Chinese farmers sprayed it on wheat fields to protect them from rodent trespassers.

The Green Revolution that doubled or tripled the productivity of farmers growing rice, maize, and wheat on better soils has bypassed them.

On the other hand, farmers in marginal lands without access to irrigation or fertiliser could not benefit as much from the new varieties of wheat and rice.

In response to Ethiopia's worst drought in 50 years and the country's critical shortage of maize and wheat seed for sowing in 2016, Ethiopian organizations, seed producers, and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) partnered to deliver over 3,400 tons of high quality seed to farmers, which was sown on more than 100,300 hectwheat seed for sowing in 2016, Ethiopian organizations, seed producers, and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) partnered to deliver over 3,400 tons of high quality seed to farmers, which was sown on more than 100,300 hectWheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) partnered to deliver over 3,400 tons of high quality seed to farmers, which was sown on more than 100,300 hectares.

The two groups also focused on different agricultural products, with the southern farmers domesticating goats and growing cereals such as emmer, while the western group cultivated barley and wheat.

On another front, Texas A&M's Unmanned Aerial Systems Project is providing a new perspective to help wheat farmers manage diseases and water stress, predict yield in crop - breeding programs, and measure livestock forage production.

A fourth generation farmer, John grew up on the West Australian wheat belt and began his career growing commodity products.

What follows is an Old Testament story that ends the drifters heavenly days on the farm, as the wheat - fields are taken over by a plague of locusts, a fire rampages through the prairie and a fight until death between the suspicious farmer and the hot - tempered Bill occurs after the hustler was observed touching the farmer's wife in not such a brotherly way.

In this western, cattlemen and wheat farmers tire of being bilked by a buyer with a monopoly on the only railroad in Texas and so endeavor to build their own town / railroad stop where sellers will receive a fair price for their goods.

This topic looks at how wheat is grown in the UK through the year and the different factors, such as weather, and the decisions made by the farmer can have an impact on the success of the harvested crop.

It certainly wasn't because the wheat was keeping tabs on the farmers» educational credentials.

Farmers plowed up the land to plant wheat, destroying the native deep rooting plants that held the topsoil in place, they removed trees that acted as wind barriers, and they shot the bison in order to raise cattle on vast ranches.

Wheat farmers in Sherman County who lease their land to wind developers receive annual royalty payments of between $ 2,000 and $ 4,000 for each turbine sited on their property.

On top of these already high costs, rising costs for fertilizer and other costs of production are putting the squeeze on already thin profit margins for the Northwest's wheat farmerOn top of these already high costs, rising costs for fertilizer and other costs of production are putting the squeeze on already thin profit margins for the Northwest's wheat farmeron already thin profit margins for the Northwest's wheat farmers.

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.)

It is great news for the 600 farmers who are growing it on their farms and great for the environment because previously they had imported and transported their wheat from Canada.

The biggest benefit to a different kind of wholesale system (besides consumers looking for a wider variety in their baked goods) would be to wheat farmers, who've seen revenues plummet on the global grain exchange.

Since our previous Client Alert: New Marketing Freedom For Grain Farmers, a judge of the Federal Court ruled on December 6, 2011, that the Minister of Agriculture had acted in breach of the Canadian Wheat Board Act.

Other developments also include a class action lawsuit filed last week in the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench and which has been brought against the federal government and the Canadian Wheat Board on behalf of western Canadian farmers seeking to recover the alleged value of the assets of the Canadian Wheat Board.

Randy said it included wheat consumed by the livestock on the farm; Scalia disagreed, saying it meant wheat eaten by the farmer and his family.

If I had a nickel for every time that I have told the story of meeting the farmer on the prairie with wheat sticking out of his hair, or the woman in the Okanagan Valley who sold apples from her orchard on the road, or the fisherman in Nova Scotia who spoke to me with tears in his eyes about his life on the sea or the guy in the bar in Montreal who talked to me about his beloved Habs and the thousands of people in between that I have met on the road, I would be rich with money.