Sentences with phrase «wheat farm at»

Bartholomeus Klip is an exclusive destination in the Riebeek Valley, 25 minutes» drive from Riebeek Kasteel, in the Cape Winelands, located on a working sheep and wheat farm at the Elandsberg Nature Reserve.

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At Kent Erickson's farm near Irma, Alta., (two hours southeast of Edmonton), about an inch of rain has been steadily falling every day in recent weeks, which has been helpful to his wheat crops.

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.

On - farm grain storage may be an indispensable aspect of white wheat production at its inception due to the fact elevators may not have sufficient demand to dedicate storage space for white wheat.

Australia's largest wheat grower Greentree Farming has sold a large part of his farm for at least $ 55 million.

Australia's position as supplier of premium milling wheat for noodles is at risk with Russian exports undermining a long - standing relationship between Australian wheat farms and Indonesian flour mills.

This record leaves us in no doubt that Congress may properly have considered that wheat consumed on the farm where grown, if wholly outside the scheme of regulation, would have a substantial effect in defeating and obstructing its purpose to stimulate trade therein at increased prices.

Professor Douglas Baird and his team discovered the presence of carbonised seeds and phytoliths of wheat chaff at Boncuklu, along with agricultural weeds commonly found in early farming sites, suggesting the cultivation of crops did take place.

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At a recent meeting, 30 scientists from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and Rothamsted Research, a UK - based independent science institute, agreed to pool expertise in research to develop higher - yielding, more disease resistant and nutritious wheat varieties for use in more productive, climate - resilient farming sysWheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and Rothamsted Research, a UK - based independent science institute, agreed to pool expertise in research to develop higher - yielding, more disease resistant and nutritious wheat varieties for use in more productive, climate - resilient farming syswheat varieties for use in more productive, climate - resilient farming systems.

Einkorn has half the phytic acid of modern wheat... and after soaking and souring... you've got a powerhouse grain that boosts mineral absorption, bakes into beautiful loaves, supports small farms with the highest artisan production standards, and tastes light and delicate... not at all like «health» food.

Researchers around the world at sites like the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico are studying how to improve crops and farming techniques to address worldwide hunger.

Quinn discovered the «ancient grain» khorasan wheat at a fair in his hometown and began growing it on his father's farm in Montana back in the 70's.

Bill accepts the offer and they join others on trucks and horse - pulled wagons across the golden plains at sunset, bound for a wheat farm on the flat landscape of the Panhandle.

A famine ensued, people were poor and hungry, and one day in autumn a soldier showed up at the farm asking for a little wheat.

He reported that Matus and van Kessel of the University of Saskatchewan had tried to do some measurements comparing dispersed banding with concentrated banding at the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool farm at Watrous.

Of the various comparisons, the Wheat Pool farm at Watrous could do the comparison between zero till and conventional till with banding of fertilizers in both cases.

Wheat Pool farm at Watrous, SK.

For 24 GW of power plants operating at an average of 13 % capacity factor (assumed by EDM - 2011), the land area would be around 35 million hectares and involve nearly 75,000 average sized wheat farms.

For a 30 megawatt power plant at a 70 % capacity factor the land area would be around 240,000 hectares and involve nearly 500 average sized wheat farms.

Despite the fact that that Northwest is home to less than 10 percent of U.S. wheat farms, wheat is one of the leading commodity crops in both Oregon and Washington, valued at upwards of $ 700 million in 2005.

Cheap, low - maintenance farming can be adopted elsewhere, Oglio thinks, and, while it may not produce thousands of acres upon acres of staple crops like rice, wheat, and corn (at least in the same place), it can help feed the world's poor without reliance on and oversight by corporations.