Sentences with phrase «small crop of»

The Paloma rug, for example, is a small crop of a large pattern.

Maybe what Volvo is really onto here is the fact that the traditional station wagon is no longer even a niche vehicle, but has, despite the wishes of the many wagonistas with whom I share a line of work with, evolved into a boutique one — at least here in the U.S. With a sales pace exceeded even by the likes of Lamborghini, the 2018 Volvo V90 offers its small crop of buyers what the XC90 and V90 CC can not: the exclusivity of an exotic that can hold its own on a canyon road while hauling the dogs or a raft of cargo at the same time.

I'm hardly more impressed with the current small crop of machines that fall into the category of sticking a laptop on a wheeled dress mannequin and calling it a robot.

Spain and Italy both look to be sharply down on volume when compared to 2013, while France looks to rebound from the small crop of last year.

Along with these divorce - centered businesses are a small crop of startups addressing the problems surrounding called - off engagements and canceled weddings.

Attractive, upscale and fun to drive, the 2017 Audi A3 sets the standard for the new smaller crop of entry - level luxury cars.

And with an economy that remains in the toilet, hungry lawyers are competing for a smaller crop of customers able to pay.

Not exact matches

Several Canadian universities offer specialized degrees in actuarial studies to enter the financial and insurance business; there are a smaller number of master's degrees cropping up aimed at applying data sciences to a wider range of fields, along with some certificate programs aimed at professionals already working in business.

Hudson Square Research analyst Jeffrey Logsdon points out that this year's movie crop is smaller than in the summer of 2013, but the bigger factor behind the current summer slump could be quality.

Although you might not guess it by the number of malls and outlet centers cropping up, we're mostly a nation of small, independent merchants.

Such affiliations are cropping up among small banks all across the country, in part because they've got to compete not only with bigger banks but with credit - card companies and other financial - services organizations that offer this type of full - service menu and are hungry for a share of the small - and midsize - business market.

Did you know that out of the current crop of «Unicorn» companies, less than 10 have a woman on the founding team, and only a small percentage include any women in their advisory boards?

Now, a coterie of crowdfunding sites for small businesses, artists and other small commercial enterprises has cropped up.

For example, 45 years ago here in Saskatchewan, pulses such as lentils and peas were a small part of the province's farm economy.9 In the 1970s, however, researchers at the University of Saskatchewan began searching for a protein crop to complement wheat, which was suffering from an oversupply and low prices.

A new crop of hotels is taking cues from Airbnb, opting to be chic, small, and tucked away from touristy areas.

Eighty - eight of those small satellites were the property of Planet; with these eyes on the sky, along with the 50 they already had in orbit, the company promises its customers high - resolution images of the Earth for everything from crop yield monitoring to aiding first responders with real - time images of natural disasters.

Since mid 2004, however, rural export earnings have fallen, mostly due to a decline in cereals exports, following the smaller winter crop in 2004/05, and weaker exports of wool.

This had been a farming family, tilling some 20 acres on which they could sustain themselves with several cows, some food crops and a small amount of coca.

The latest crop of big names and small are simply modifiers of the doctrines of those who came before them, who were modifiers of the ones who came before them.

Every field is carefully fenced in with paling formed of the mid-ribs of the palmyra - leaf, or by rows of prickly plants, aloes, cactus, euphorbias, and others; and every one is divided into small beds, each containing a different crop; but the most frequent and valuable crops are the ingredients for the preparation of curry; such as onions and chilies, which are exported to all parts of the coast and carried in large quantities into the interior.

Just want to share some valuable info (http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/california-targets-wrong-water-wasters/Content?oid=4222724) since I'm writing from Los Angeles — almond crops are currently responsible for making the current extreme draught conditions even worse because they are such a water - intensive crop in an area that does not naturally have sufficient water supply, so please consider using other nuts and seeds instead, as CA is currently the only major source of almonds in the world (if you're able to find a small, local / non-CA supplier, wonderful!).

The farm also has a small experimental orchard and research plots for grain, dry land vegetables, berries, and root crops, and a beautiful home which he helped his father build with a stunning view of the Bears Paw Mountains.

Smaller crops with smaller grapes mean a greater concentration of flavors and betteSmaller crops with smaller grapes mean a greater concentration of flavors and bettesmaller grapes mean a greater concentration of flavors and better wine.

Caro Nuts, a division of Candor Ag, works with small farmers around the world to help them market their crops.

I picked up some new crop California Asparagus at the local grocer to grill with a drizzle of olive oil, cracked pepper, and a small amount of coarse salt.

However, if the trees are looking like they have dropped all their old leaves, or have a light crop of small fruit with relatively weak flowering, then there is room for improvement.

Remember, this is a crop grown on a small plot of land harvested once a year that is probably the main source of income for an entire family.

Improved postharvest practices: A recent research study undertaken by WFLO with funding by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provides an great assortment of data on the results of 12 past projects, postharvest losses % for 26 crops, a description of the value chain for 30 crops in 4 countries (Rwanda, Benin, Ghana and India) and 21 field trials of postharvest technologies suitable for helping small farmers reduce losses and improve their incomes.

We fear the country's exports to China are not going to pick up in 2018, as it could face the smallest crop in more than 10 years because of a persistent drought, where its harvest could plunge as much as 50 %, reported Independent Online.

Napa Valley wine grape growers say extended drought will yield smaller 2014 crop With California in the grips of severe drought, Napa Valley wine grape growers on Tuesday said some vines are ripening early and that farmers are planning fewer crops to save water...

Tropical Traditions has a ZERO tolerance level for GMOs, herbicides, and pesticides, and since the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) allows small residue amounts of pesticides and herbicides approved by the EPA for conventional crops to be present in USDA Organic certified products, we knew that we had to develop our own standards to both use in purchasing products directly from producers, as well as to educate our consumers on our own values and standards.

The small crop in Southern France has caused many buyers to move quickly, and supply does not seem capable of meeting current demand.

2014 Raisin and Table grape crop will go down as one of the smallest harvest in the last decade.

Dr Washington Otieno, executive of the Plantwise programme at CABI explained how they provide «plant doctors» to small holder farmers to reduce crop losses and prevent further spread of disease.

Therefore, this profusion of many small farms mixing all their crops together has made it difficult to find sustainably - grown Colombian coffee, or coffee of very high quality.

California North Coast Wine M&A Slows in 2017 Amid Smaller Crop The brisk pace for sales of North Coast vineyards, wine brands and wineries in recent years slowed in 2017.

Finally, we analyse date labels on packaging, look at insects as a source of sustainable food production and speak to small farmers about cocoa crops and production.

Dry weather has been weighing on a number of companies, with east coast grains giant GrainCorp warning its earnings will again be pressured by a small crop.

They are concerned that the lack of labeling of genetically modified foods leaves consumers who wish to avoid them unprotected, and that small growers could face possible patent infringement lawsuits if their crops become inadvertently cross-contaminated with a genetically engineered variety.

The world's exploding population has made it profitable for big business to raze forests so it can plant mega crops like soy and oil palm; meanwhile, on a much, much smaller scale, subsistence farmers often clear trees so they can plant crops to feed their families and bring in small amounts of cash.

In other words, less subsidised over-production of corn in the US, and more food crops grown by small farmers in the developing world.

GRAIN believes that the solution to reducing GHGs is an industry - wide transition from «factory farming and agribusiness» to small - scale producers and local food systems that provide moderate production level of meat and «do so in a way that regenerates soils, provides livelihoods to rural and urban communities and makes crops and animals resilient to the vagaries of an unpredictable climate.»

Admittedly, a strict crop rotation is hard to do in a small garden, but a pepper planting can at least follow a spring crop of peas.

The FFS has now become a model approach for farmer education in Asia and many parts of Africa and Latin America, and has since been used with a wide range of crops including cotton, tea, coffee, cocoa, pepper, vegetables, small grains and legumes.

It consists of a small strip with cover crops directly under the tree strip.

Sale price: $ 20,000 Property for Sale Address: 436 Roseberry Creek Road, Kyogle NSW 2474 Australia Sale price: $ 415,000 Private 12.91 hectares in small valley (20 yrs certified small crops), over 2 hectares of...

Today, although chile grown for paprika represents a small proportion of the state's total production by weight, it's second only to «long mild» green chiles in total dollar value of the annual crop.

But although 412 Food Rescue recently acquired a small refrigerated truck for highly perishable items, their model relies on a large network of 750 individual volunteers, much like the new crop of tech - driven companies around the nation that are finding ways to simultaneously reduce food waste and feed the food insecure.

The main difference between conventional and organic cotton production is that conventional cotton is produced with small amounts of mineral fertilizers and chemical pesticides while organic farmers rely on crop rotations and natural pest control.

We grow some of our own crops and buy other crops from small farmers.