Sentences with phrase «well as farmers»

Offering classes, farm and garden tours, talks and other events, it educates consumers as well as farmers, gardeners, and agricultural professionals.

Farmers» exclusive and independent agents, as well as Farmers employees, are responsible for maintaining more than 15 million customers.

The legislation would introduce new protections for plant breeders, including a longer term of protection, as well as a farmers» privilege to use harvested seeds from the plant varieties they grow on their own holdings to propagate such plant varieties on those holdings.

The municipality of Governador Valadares has prioritised the marketing of urban agricultural products in different ways: (a) by providing incentives for the formation of cooperatives for the production and commercialization of products, (b) by the creation of sales and distribution centres as well as farmers markets in the city and c) by buying agricultural products from the urban farmer groups to supply to schools, community kitchens, hospitals and other service organizations.

Corn is among the most intensive uses of fertilizer, both per acre and in total use, and represents a significant opportunity for nitrogen use efficiencies that could reduce emissions as well as farmers» input costs while maintaining yields.

Changes in land use in the Indian Himalayas have benefited snow leopards as well as farmers.

But for lovers of cheese, yogurt and burgers, as well as the farmers who make their living from these animals, other solutions are of great interest.

There are more than 20 producers along the way, as well as farmers markets in Launceston and Ulverstone, and some great accommodation options linked to the trail.

A wide range of boutiques and internationally brands are located nearby, as well as farmers markets.

The GSD still works hard today side by side with police and military personnel as well as farmers.

It gives us the low - down on many, often controversial, subjects such as GM foods, Mad Cow Disease, Free Range and Organic produce, evolution, vegetarians and vegans, as well as Farmers Markets, cheese making, canning and bottling, seasonal eating, and breeding chickens and turkeys.

Love Asian Women as well as a Farmers Daughter, American.

All blueberries are simple to purchase in most grocery stores and supermarkets, as well as farmers» markets during the summertime.

He is expected to tour Abetifi and meet fisher folks as well as farmers at Sempoa and also address a mini-rally at Mpraeso Lorry Park at Nkawkaw to inaugurate the Kwahu Fodoa Community Day Senior High School.

The project supports the Rainforest Alliance, which works in partnership with Brazilian nonprofit Imaflora — as well as farmers, forest communities and cattle ranchers — to protect Brazil's magnificent and ecologically fragile natural heritage.

More interestingly, many of these mills contract with farmers so they can track the varieties of grain as well as the farmer's results.

Quality delivers higher prices for coffee producers and higher value for coffee drinkers; it therefore supports the growth of the specialty market as well as farmer livelihoods.

Check out local apple festivals and maple syrup events, as well as farmer's markets and zoos that may offer specialty discount days.

Because there is no overlapping of their tracks, there is no double application of fertiliser or pesticide, sparing the environment as well as the farmer's wallet.

You can see in this image the robber and fireman disguise â $» which have already been shown prominently in media and advertising for the game â $» as well as the farmer costume which I can only assume grants Chase the ability to spawn adorable LEGO chickens.

Get in the community spirit by keeping an eye on the city calendar, which includes festivals like Big Hat Days and ClovisFest as well as a farmer's market on Friday nights.

I might have been a city girl but I could smell a change in the weather as well as any farmer!

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The government could help make these scenarios a reality by helping to facilitate talks between farmers and food processors, as well as retailers.

As Peter puts it, «I don't know a farmer who wouldn't be happier growing a very good crop, getting a decent price for it, and making his living that way.»

A spokesman for the National Farmers» Union said: «British farmers should have the choice to access the best technologies, such as advanced plant breeding, to ensure they can remain competitive and produce quality food while protecting the environment.Farmers» Union said: «British farmers should have the choice to access the best technologies, such as advanced plant breeding, to ensure they can remain competitive and produce quality food while protecting the environment.farmers should have the choice to access the best technologies, such as advanced plant breeding, to ensure they can remain competitive and produce quality food while protecting the environment.»

It partners with sustainable farmers all over the world and local florists to get you the best flowers for your special day, plus you can get them as soon as the next day.

Neal says international firms have been more willing to accept that hybrid analytics will make a difference for them, but as U.S. farmers become assured of the safety of the data, they are coming around as well.

Lumi is helping area farmers get organic - certified, which would open up a new market for their crops as well as lower the company's production costs.

The state's widespread wet autumn has helped lift rural confidence, with most farmers expecting this year to either be a better year for the agricultural economy or as just as good as last year.

The state's rural confidence is at its highest level in over two years after a rainy autumn has found 84 per cent of farmers expecting this year to be better or as good as last year's season.

That's how you get a more balanced culture as well since Hunters tend to break a lot of china in order to land a deal at any cost while Farmers tend to be far more steady and reluctant to make waves inside the organization.

As a member of the Better Cotton Initiative, the firm collaborates with farmers on sustainable agricultural training projects.

It began operating one of the city's largest farmers» markets, as well as a weekly café.

Agrium says this spring's unfavourable conditions left many North American farmers unable to cultivate as much land as they'd intended, boding well for nutrient demand this fall.

Today, the company operates an online marketplace that helps farmers lock in fair prices on seeds, fertilizers and other costly «inputs» they use to grow healthy crops, as well as sell their crops to buyers.

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- It could take months for Haitian farmers to recover as heavy rains brought by Hurricane Irma have flooded parts of the impoverished Caribbean nation, humanitarians said, calling for better disaster preparedness.

Price Setting: Milk prices (for consumers as well as processors of butter, cheese, yogurt, and ice cream) are set by the dairy farmers themselves — based on cost of production plus what they determine is the appropriate profit.

What is interesting is that yes farmers did enroll in the WCB before bill 6 and what has been shown by the majority of responses to this blog is that there is much greater concern for the workers than the farmer, K. Larson I am not including you in the last comment as I am well aware that you are a farmer.

In 2017, we will be largely participating in WV's hemp pilot program, as well as bringing on other farmers and downstream businesses.

Agricultural prices fell as European production returned after being shut down during the war, and tariffs were imposed to try to protect American farmers as well.

Up until 2014, 11 % of China's rice production came from Hunan, meaning that the now infamous «rice scandal» was a concern for consumers country wide, as well as a detriment to the livelihoods of Hunan's rice farmers.

The ancient agricultural farmers knew the solar cycles very well, and celebrated when the days became longer, as it is a sign that the weather will get warmer and the crops will blossom.

The agricultural minister will provide spiritual support to farmers and their families, as well as counselling.

There she worked to establish schools for local children, built clean water wells, helped create «grazing projects as one solution to long - term conflicts between Nigerian farmers and Fulani herdsmen» and assisted with a local child sponsorship program.

Clearly the best collection of essays from a Kentucky farmer - philosopher, this book demonstrates the breadth of Wendell Berry's work, as well as his status as one of the most important commentators of our time on matters of community, land and ecology.

I gave to the World Food Programme who are the main provider of food and care for those in the region, as well as long term solutions like support for farmers.

«46 The farmers have a vital role to play in the sowing and harvesting, as well as in the intermediary stages of plant growth (tShab 10 (9).

In some countries, as in the United States, this is connected with agribusiness viewing the soil as a capital investment to be depreciated as it is used up, whereas the family farmer typically wishes to pass the farm on to children in good condition.

She can think of no better way to protect Janie than by marrying her to a middle - aged black farmer whose prosperity makes it unnecessary for him to use the girl as a «mule.»

Many Muslims are farmers, and in the cities there are many Muslim merchants as well as doctors, engineers, lawyers, teachers, and public workers.