Feeling the heat: the yield from
wheat harvests in India is falling Image: Yann via Wikimedia Commons
[May 8, 3:50 p.m. Updated Researchers report in the journal Science that rising temperatures have hurt corn and
wheat harvests in some countries, but not others (including the United States).
Not exact matches
In preparation for
wheat harvest, growers are reminded to be prepared to take steps to help insure they achieve the best quality grain possible from their crop... read more
Wheat harvest is underway or rapidly approaching
in most areas of the state.
Crop production, particularly
wheat, is expected to drive the recovery
in exports
in 2003/04, although a substantial pick - up will not be evident until the December quarter, when the bulk of the winter crop
harvest occurs.
* Matthew 13:30 Let them grow together, until the
harvest: and
in the time of the
harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them
in bundles to burn them: but gather the
wheat into my barn.
To this day
in Palestine women and children go through the
wheat fields before
harvest and pick it out by hand.
We find there the parables of the sower, of weeds growing
in the
wheat until the
harvest, of the mustard seed, of the leaven, of the treasure hid
in a field, of the pearl of great value, of the dragnet taking
in all kinds of fish, of the householder bringing out of his treasure what is new and what is old.
John has another such parable,
in which the thought takes a deeper turn: «A grain of
wheat remains a solitary grain unless it falls into the ground and dies; but if it dies, it bears a rich
harvest»; 27 and then, with an echo of Luke's language about «hating» one's own life, «The man who loves himself is lost, but he who hates himself [
in this world] will be kept safe [for eternal life].»
Both Paul ’10 and John the Evangelist11 draw an object lesson from the grain of
wheat which is sown
in the ground and they emphasize the fact that it is only when it falls into the ground and dies that it brings forth a
harvest.
30 Let both grow together until the
harvest, and at the time of
harvest I will say to the reapers, «First gather together the tares and bind them
in bundles to burn them, but gather the
wheat into my barn.
Some are
in the «barley»
harvest, some
in the «
wheat»
harvest and some are
in the later «grape»
harvest — each accordingly as Jesus wills.
While the definition of στάχυς stachus, ear (as
in grain)
in 6.1 does not specify whether the fields were of barley (
harvested around Passover) or
wheat (
harvested around Shavuot), Louw & Nida and Myers state that stachus was always used
in the New Testament to indicate
wheat.
Let both grow together until the
harvest, and
in the
harvest season, I will tell the reapers: First collect the weeds and bind them
in bundles to burn them up; then gather the
wheat into my storehouse.
Peasants with baskets of
wheat in their hands threw fistfuls of it at the Madonna, so that she might take thought for the
harvest and bring them good luck.
16:10, 16) or pentecost (so named because it came to be celebrated fifty days after the feast of unleavened bread) or the first fruits of
wheat harvest (also 34:22) is by whatever name the celebration of the first
harvest of the fields, ready
in Palestine
in April.
A: While the beans themselves are considered gluten free, we do not label this product as gluten free because suppliers sometimes
harvest beans on fields previously used to grow
wheat or next to a
wheat field resulting
in a slight chance of cross-contamination.
It's an ancient grain (a form of
wheat that's
harvested when young and green) so it's actually been around for years, and is especially popular
in the Middle East.
In order to create
wheat that yields more grain, resist fungal diseases and pest attacks, improves the ease of
harvesting (mechanically) and meets the unrealistic demands of industrial milling and mechanized baking methods, science has intervened and it's our health that's paying the price.
After reading new research about the issue of «crop desiccation» done by using glyphosate on
wheat and other grains just prior to
harvest, Tropical Traditions decided to first test some commercial
wheat products with
wheat grown
in Montana, North Dakota, and Canada.
In these regions, 70 % of the
wheat and barley are desiccated with glyphosate before
harvest.
However, most oats are
harvested and milled
in the same facility with glutenous grains, mainly
wheat.
Also at this time, great advancements were made
in the technology used to grow,
harvest, mill and transport
wheat.
Since the
wheat is
harvested in Israel during the fall, we stuff foods to symbolize our desire for an overflowing
harvest.
Well, it's an ancient form of
wheat that's
harvested very young, resulting
in superior nutritional content.
Winter
wheat harvested from his test plot culminated
in Breadworks» «Local's Loaf,» made entirely from the freshly ground
wheat on Greg's countertop stone mill.
Following a devastating drought
in 2002, which decimated the country's
wheat and barley
harvests, farmers expanded their crop area, producing record crops
in 2003 and 2004.
When the fields of
wheat and canola that cover it are
harvested in the fall, excavations will continue.
In 1904, stem rust destroyed more than half the harvest in South Dakota, then considered the wheat center of the worl
In 1904, stem rust destroyed more than half the
harvest in South Dakota, then considered the wheat center of the worl
in South Dakota, then considered the
wheat center of the world.
Soon after, scientists discovered a link
in the rural River Danube region between kidney damage and
wheat that had been contaminated with birthwort when seeds from the two plants mixed during the
harvest.
Wheat harvests will suffer
in the future, for example, from more frequent hot days, drought, late spring frost and harsh winters.
European
wheat production areas have to prepare for greater
harvest losses
in the future when global warming will lead to increased drought and heat waves
in southern Europe, and wet and cool conditions
in the north, especially at the time of sowing.
«We found
in every loaf there is embodied global warming resulting from the fertiliser applied to farmers» fields to increase their
wheat harvest.
More than 1 billion people are infected with disease - causing species worldwide, while other strains flourish
in wheat, corn, and other crops, where they destroy food
harvests.
By Niu Shuping and Naveen Thukral WU LIU, China / SINGAPORE (Reuters)- China's
wheat crop has suffered more severely than previously thought from frost
in the growing period and rain during the
harvest, and import demand to compensate for the damage could see the country eclipse Egypt as the world's top buyer.
Wheat plays an important role
in feeding the world, but climate change threatens its future
harvest.
Korean farmers raise white winter
wheat, planting
in October and
harvesting in June; however, the country's rainy season begins
in June, explained Kim.
Preharvest sprouting happens when significant rain causes the
wheat grain to germinate before
harvest and results
in significant crop losses.
In all food staple crops; such as corn, soybean, rice,
wheat, barley, sorghum and canola, the eventual
harvest of seed is the ultimate measurement of productivity.
In good years Afghan farmers harvest upwards of 5 million tons of wheat, the country's number - one food crop, but in some years annual wheat imports exceed 1 million tons to satisfy domestic demand, which exceeds 5.8 million ton
In good years Afghan farmers
harvest upwards of 5 million tons of
wheat, the country's number - one food crop, but
in some years annual wheat imports exceed 1 million tons to satisfy domestic demand, which exceeds 5.8 million ton
in some years annual
wheat imports exceed 1 million tons to satisfy domestic demand, which exceeds 5.8 million tons.
And extreme climatic events will become more common, such as the
wheat harvest failure
in Russia
in 2010 which affected UK food prices.
In 2007 - 08,
harvests of staple crops such as barley and
wheat fell by 67 per cent and 47 per cent, respectively, compared to the previous year.
If we've been consuming
wheat as early as we knew how to
harvest it, then why is it just now (
in the last 10 years) causing problems for us?
«Glyphosate residues are found
in wheat due to the increasingly widespread practice of staging and desiccation of
wheat right before
harvest,» the researchers wrote.
According to Dr. Stephanie Seneff of MIT who has studied the issue
in depth and who I recently saw present on the subject at a nutritional Conference
in Indianapolis, desiccating non-organic
wheat crops with glyphosate just before
harvest came into vogue late
in the 1990's with the result that most of the non-organic
wheat in the United States is now contaminated with it.
Another point to keep
in mind is that while no GMO
wheat currently exists on the market, most conventional
wheat is toxic due to widespread desiccation practices using glyphosate based herbicides during
harvesting.
After reading new research about the issue of «crop desiccation» done by using glyphosate on
wheat and other grains just prior to
harvest, Tropical Traditions decided to first test some commercial
wheat products with
wheat grown
in Montana, North Dakota, and Canada.
Farmers don't want to take a risk
in losing their entire
wheat and barley crop, so they will take a cut
in yield and quality by using glyphosate a few weeks before
harvest, and then
harvest the crop early.
In these regions, 70 % of the
wheat and barley are desiccated with glyphosate before
harvest.
As I discussed
in my previous post, modern day
wheat is modified and gets lots of sprays during and after
harvest.