Sentences with phrase «smaller crops in»

Historical records (at least in Europe) clearly show that the Middle Ages was unusually warm, with long growing seasons and generally rich harvests (someone apparently forgot to tell Medieval farmers that they should have smaller crops in warmer weather).

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.

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

Not exact matches

The demographic that can afford an $ 88 Gwynn Crop T - shirt and also has the physique to look good in it is a small one, she argues (the same goes for the market for accessories such as $ 65 candles that are «supposed to smell like Vancouver»).

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.

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?

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 pricein 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 priceIn 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.

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.

In the months they aren't working in the fields to grow crops, they are able to run small businesses to buy fooIn the months they aren't working in the fields to grow crops, they are able to run small businesses to buy fooin the fields to grow crops, they are able to run small businesses to buy food.

My father was a small crop farmer in that he grew many various plants within a small field.

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!).

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.

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.

All agree that the 2015 crop in California was smaller than it has been in recent years, and while we wait for the official February California Crop Report to give us an actual tonnage number, we know that the market has been very active, as buyers have moved to shore up supcrop in California was smaller than it has been in recent years, and while we wait for the official February California Crop Report to give us an actual tonnage number, we know that the market has been very active, as buyers have moved to shore up supCrop Report to give us an actual tonnage number, we know that the market has been very active, as buyers have moved to shore up supply.

Predictions in both markets are for crops that will be similar to, or slightly smaller than, last year.

Most estimates have the California crop coming in smaller than last year, but perhaps similar to the 2012 crop.

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

Even with this increase in supply, demand made the 2016 Sauvignon Blanc crop feel small.

As a trainee plant pathologist, I could offer basic crop health and plant disease diagnostic support to small holder farmers in developing countries.

The Seymour Alternative Farming Expo focuses on advances in alternative livestock, cropping enterprises, small to medium farm machinery, implements and building systems (home and farm).

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.

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

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.

New York wants there to be a smaller terminal in Times Square and a second terminal built on the Jersey side, but Sweeney and the current Jersey crop oppose that because they don't want New Jersey commuters to have to make two stops on their ride into the City, also known as a «two - seat bus ride.»

In the first year, 1999, a small number of fields of each crop were sown to test the evaluation protocols.

The president, Nana Akufo - Addo who gave the keynote address at the 33rd Farmers» Day celebration in Kumasi on December 1, 2017 said that in line with the government's target of promoting all - year - round cropping, 320 small dams and dugout in 64 districts in the Northern Region have been earmarked to be developed under the One - Village - One - Dam project.

Cocoa futures in London climbed to a six - year high in July as the Harmattan reduced output from the smaller of two annual crops in West Africa.

In a party as small as the Liberal Democrats, the same people tend to crop up again and again at conference.

That is why he says the PNC would set up a Ghana Crop Authority in order to bring up the other smaller crops to the level of cocoa.»

Flies are ideal for genetic studies because they have short life spans and are small, which means that researchers can breed and interbreed thousands of them in the laboratory until interesting mutations crop up.

«I used to think of neonicotinoids as being a [localized] problem next to a small set of crops,» says Amro Zayed, who studies bees at York University in Toronto and wasn't involved in the research.

Winter wheat is one of the major small - grain crops typically planted for grain or forage in the region, DeLaune said.

By studying core samples taken from the river delta, the research team, led by Zhen Li of East China Normal University in Shanghai and colleagues, detected patterns and sizes of charcoal to indicate fire distance (small particles can travel farther than 100 meters, whereas larger ones stay put) as well as pollen to deduce the presence of either crops or nonagricultural flora.

Drip irrigation for vegetable crops, in which small amounts of water are emitted right at a plant's roots, is estimated to be as much as 95 percent efficient.

In Spain, there have been several years with less rain than normal, and according to a recent report by Unión de Pequeños Agricultores y Ganaderos (union of small farmers and ranchers, UPA), in 2017, droughts caused losses of more than 3,600 million euros in the agricultural sector in Spain, mostly due a big loss of productivity in cropIn Spain, there have been several years with less rain than normal, and according to a recent report by Unión de Pequeños Agricultores y Ganaderos (union of small farmers and ranchers, UPA), in 2017, droughts caused losses of more than 3,600 million euros in the agricultural sector in Spain, mostly due a big loss of productivity in cropin 2017, droughts caused losses of more than 3,600 million euros in the agricultural sector in Spain, mostly due a big loss of productivity in cropin the agricultural sector in Spain, mostly due a big loss of productivity in cropin Spain, mostly due a big loss of productivity in cropin crops.

But the continent is drought - prone, with millions of farmers relying on rainfall for their crops grown in small land holdings.

Glover and others have also found that training women with small - scale farms, in Malawi and elsewhere in Africa, in perennial cropping techniques leads to improved nutrition for families, greater soil and agricultural resilience during fluctuations in weather conditions and sometimes, a little extra income.

African small farmers achieve crop yields only one third of those obtained by farmers in developing countries in Asia.

The IOD phenomenon affects food crop production particularly in Australia, where the crop productivity may, depending IOD's phase, be up to 8 per cent smaller or 6 per cent larger compared to the average.

«In a corn production system, simply increasing cover - crop species richness will have a small impact on agroecosystem services, but designing mixtures that maximize functional diversity may lead to agroecosystems with greater multifunctionality.»