Sentences with phrase «organic farming systems used»

And they found that, while organic farming systems used less energy, they offered no real advantage in lower greenhouse gas emissions.

A subsequent review of the Rodale work by David Pimentel also was cited, in which he stated: - «In the United States, organic farming systems use just 63 percent of the energy required by conventional farming systems,..»

Not exact matches

The main experiments used to conduct this research are the Farming Systems Trial (FST)- the oldest continuous trial in the US that compares organic and conventional farming systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal Farming Systems Trial (FST)- the oldest continuous trial in the US that compares organic and conventional farming systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal Systems Trial (FST)- the oldest continuous trial in the US that compares organic and conventional farming systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal farming systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal health.

1) Potential of the substance for detrimental chemical interactions with other materials used in organic farming systems;

The term organic refers to an ecological and sustainable farm management system that prohibits the use of genetic engineering, synthetic fertilisers and pesticides, antibiotics and artificial growth hormones.

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

National policies should be created to incentivize producers to change the way they manage their farming systems and adopt natural water retention measures used in organic agriculture such as green cover and intercropping as well as diversifying farmers» crop and income base so they have something to fall back on when drought strikes.

The Australian organic accreditation standards stipulate that, in order to label or sell produce as organic, no GM material may be used or contained in the produce or farming systems.

A research project funded by the European Union found that the diversity of landscape and farming systems was greater in organic farms, regarding land use types, crops, livestock, plantings (hedges, solitary shrubs, trees) and flora.

We seek organic certification because we feel that a third - party certification system helps consumers more easily identify and support farms that use sustainable growing practices.

(04 August 2015) The paper presents no scientific evidence that organic farms put out more greenhouse gases than other farming systems and uses unfounded assumptions to form conclusions.

«We want to bring food systems, farming and land use closer to organic principles of care, ecology, health and fairness.»

If a product is labeled Organic on the front of the package and sold in the State of California which has extremely rigorous organic regulations... then generally, the products contain USDA certified organic ingredients from farms that use a system of farming that maintains and replenishes soil fertility without the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers.

While we're hopeful that alternative fuel sources will be part of the solution (think hybrid trucks transporting goods) and that organic farming will play a role (organic farming practices eliminate the need for artificial fertilizers and pesticides, which currently account for 40 % of the energy used in the food system!)

Using the Menu for the Future discussion course books, the groups are exploring the confusing number of food choices and contradicting information around health, fair trade, industrial agriculture, organics, family farms, sustainable food systems, GMOs and more.

Using the Menu for the Future discussion course book (created by the Northwest Earth Institute), these groups of diverse citizens explored the confusing number of food choices and contradicting information around health, fair trade, industrial agriculture, organics, family farms, sustainable food systems, GMOs and other juicy topics related to the food system.

Rodale Institute's Research Department investigates a number of scientific and regenerative farming issues, including cover crop practices, organic weed management, organic no - till systems, compost use, influences of agricultural practices on water quality, and effects of mycorrhizae and other soil biota on crop and soil health, and yields.

In those cases, where the yields are lower on organic farms, comparisons made per kg of product are less fa - vourable for organic systems (Chirinda et al., 2010b) unless N use efficiency is higher on organic farms (cf. 4 below).

The main experiments used to conduct this research are the Farming Systems Trial (FST)- the oldest continuous trial in the US that compares organic and conventional farming systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal Farming Systems Trial (FST)- the oldest continuous trial in the US that compares organic and conventional farming systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal Systems Trial (FST)- the oldest continuous trial in the US that compares organic and conventional farming systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal farming systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal health.

«If farming were to switch to organic agriculture on the current amount of land that is being used for farming and livestock production, then that system could produce enough calories to feed the world without requiring people to change their dietary habits,» said study team member Catherine Badgley, a research scientist at the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan.

Ways to reduce fossil fuel inputs to food systems include the use of farm machinery powered by renewable electricity or farm - produced biofuels; the localization of food systems to reduce transport (perhaps entailing vertical urban agriculture); the adoption of organic and ecological production practices to reduce the need for nitrogen fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides; and an overall reduction in the consumption of highly processed foods.

Thus non-industrial systems of farming, such as all those which use agroecological methods, or SRI, or are localised and family - oriented, or which use organic methods, or non-GMO seeds, can not feed the world.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Formulated an organic pesticide, the use of which resulted in high organic content and crop yield • Saved 23 farm animals from an impending disease (discovered on the adjacent farmland) by quickly isolating and vaccinating them • Devised a novel irrigation system to provide water to all crop lines, without the use of sophisticated and expensive machinery • Suggested using the age old method of hand seeding, resulting in increased crop growth