Sentences with phrase «plant crops»

Also nice is the fact that you are no longer restricted to planting crops on your own land.

They could also inform the development of plant crops with high yields, by enabling scientists to understand how plants can transfer pollen most efficiently.

A feature of the warming period in the late 1980s and 1990s was farmers planting crops earlier.

For example people could plant crops more resistant to UV radiation, she adds.

The highly variable levels of light plants receive, particularly in densely planted crop fields, presents a challenge to the efficient use of solar energy.

Then plant another crop towards the end of the season when the tomato plants are on their last leg.

That could be a problem for many farmers in the thick of planting crops.

To counter these risks of growing densely planted crops, farmers must apply pesticides.

The caterpillars of snout moths are economically important worldwide as pests of planted crops for food or biofuel, of forest trees, and of stored products such as wheat and nuts.»

We know that the moon controls the tides, regulates our periods; some farmers even plant their crop in tune with its phases (it's called Biodynamic Gardening).

By Marie Rohde The Pabst Farms developer slashed its property tax bill this year by planting crops on 145 acres planned for commercial development, despite restrictions banning farming.

Even planting crops on abandoned fields, like CRP land, can create a sizable carbon debt if soil is tilled, which releases CO2.

Don't plant crops late in the season when you won't have time to harvest them.

You get to plant crops like beans.

When the paddocks were built decades ago, says Gread, there was enough water to plant crops year round, flooding the paddock, and then allowing the water to drain onto poor ground or into groundwater.

Think of a farmer who plough his or her land and plants crops without fertiliser and all the necessary inputs of production yet expects to harvest more than those who have met the necessary inputs of maximum production... wenger out!

Aquaponics fertilizes plant crops with bacteria - treated fish waste products.

The small towns of Bellavista and Santa Rosa were established in the humid highlands, where farmers raised cattle and planted crops such as avocados, coffee, sugarcane, bananas, oranges, and lemons.

Ethanol is an alcohol - based alternative fuel made through a distillation and fermentation process using plant crops, like corn.

At the moment, the most feasible plant crops are high value small crops (like strawberries, microgreens) and leafy greens (herbs, lettuces, vegetables)-- but of course this differs from region to region.

Protecting newly sown seed is the most important factor in minimising mouse damage in recently planted crops.

Temecula Valley's most widely planted crop may be wine grapes, but it has always been an agricultural haven for ranchers, growers and artisanal producers.

«We know farmers need to feel secure that there's a market for what they grow, and I'm saying, please plant these crops, there is a demand.»

Ochapa said, «These successes are crucial to ensuring that the entire country does not get plunged into the chaos that comes with food crisis since many farming communities are unable to plant crops while demented killers rampage through the land.

Vaughan cites research that Canadian canola farmers who sow seeds on only 70 percent of their land (leaving the remainder as wild habitat for native bees) are more productive, and make more money, than those who plant the crop on all of their fields.

Dr Mayfield said the research was led by Dr Romina Rader from the University of New England, Armidale, and involved the team of international researchers who had synthesised 39 field studies on 1739 field plant crops studies in five continents.

Planted crops yield far more tons per acre than roots and berries.

Ants have been known to cultivate fungi, but this is the first time they have been found planting crops in a mutually beneficial manner.

Gill said identifying the PHS gene creates a greater assurance before planting a crop that it will be resistant to preharvest sprouting once it grows a year later.

Contaminated water from meat plants run off into farm land which in turn contaminates plant crops with the deadly E.coli bacteria strain O157: H7.

Vegetables, for their part, refer to any of the edible portions of an herbaceous plant crop, such as its leaves, stems, flowers, bulbs, and roots; for example, spinach is considered a leafy vegetable, while broccoli florets (flowers) and celery stalks are both examples of edible plant parts as well.

At the start of every adventure, life seems so simple as villagers plant their crops in a quaint hamlet surrounded by mountains and greenery.

2014 - 2015 seniors just planted crops to overwinter in the school garden created by a 2013 - 2014 Change the World Project.

While there is a little bit of work involved to get to the results --(if you want the harvest, you have to first plant the crop)-- the best thing about growing your influence through publicity is that so many times one appearance leads to more appearances.

Preparing fields and planting crops consumed lots of the public's -LSB-...]

Some experts consider this place was an experimental laboratory, where the Incas planted crops at different levels finding a relationship between the deep of the terrace and the weather conditions at different altitudes in the area.

Mechanically there's nothing complicated going on here, and yet somehow planting crops and watering them every day until they are finally ready to harvest is a satisfying process.

Continually planting crops, selling them to market and milking cows is as repetitive as you'd expect, yet you'll willingly do it anyway because somehow the painfully slow evolution of your farm over time makes it worthwhile.

The town mayor gets you settled in, and over the next few days you're taught the basic gist of things — how to start planting your crop, where to buy seeds, introducing yourself to the varied bunch of townspeople.

Besides planting crops, raising animals, and rebuilding your father's farm, you'll make friends in Forget - Me - Not Valley, find your future bride, and hopefully cultivate a happy family!

More than 50 farming vehicles including AGCO brands Breed and transport animals: cows, sheep, and for the first time, pigs Plant crops, sell the product of your labor, and invest your profits!

Spensa Technologies helps drastically reduce pesticide use, and enables better plant crop productivity (Drawdown Solutions # 3 and # 4 — Food Waste, Plant - Rich Diet)

As animals can get value out of a variety of crops, farmers managing integrated systems can more readily plant crop rotations and cover crops that are good for soils and farm resilience, even when markets may be unreliable.