Sentences with phrase «with conventional farming»

Proponents have countered that increasing research could reduce the yield gap, and organic agriculture generates environmental, health and socioeconomic benefits that can't be found with conventional farming.

The notion that certification of existing farms with a conventional farming past takes 3 years of transition whereas if a farmer clears virgin forest for coffee the land can be certified from day one is particularly bothersome.

Sustainability There are very mixed opinions in the mainstream on whether organic farming is sustainable when comparing it with conventional farming practices.

Not exact matches

And by growing with Tower Garden specifically, restaurants save up to 90 percent more land and water compared to conventional farms.

I don't buy organic wheat because I trust conventional farming (we don't all spray with Roundup before harvest).

I was the only «experienced» farm girl among the participants, and I was chosen in part because I come from a conventional agriculture background while the teachings and discussions were in line with Slow Food's philosophy of food that is good, clean, and fair.

The main experiments used to conduct this research are the Farming Systems Trial (FST)- the oldest continuous trial in the US that compares organic and conventional farming systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal Farming Systems Trial (FST)- the oldest continuous trial in the US that compares organic and conventional farming systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal farming systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal health.

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Our GMO - Tested and Glyphosate - Tested open pollinated corn is grown on small family farms with buffer zones, ensuring that the places where the corn is planted is not downwind from any other conventional corn fields that may be using genetically modified seeds.

He is credited with helping countless farmers make the transition from conventional, chemical - based farming to organic methods.

«Australian conventional cattle producers don't use a lot of chemicals or inputs for their farms or cattle to start with, so for a lot of our suppliers, it's not a big stretch for them to get certified organic.

Our business is built on long - term relationships with Certified Organic and Fair Trade co-operatives as well as conventional farms that focus on improving their communities, their families, and their environment.

Although organic farms can triple their profit as opposed to conventional, the costs associated with transitioning could be a roadblock for some (7).

In conventional farms, the green tea plants are highly sprayed with pesticides and herbicides.

As people gravitate from shelf stable to refrigerated and organic dressing options, Bolthouse Farms delivers new conventional and organic options with no added artificial flavors or preservatives.

Furthering the Company's mission to Inspire the Fresh Revolution, Bolthouse Farms is also adding more culinary variety to their existing refrigerated dressing line - up with three new organic and two new conventional dressings.

To gain the Certified Transitional logo for its new cereal, Kashi worked with Hesco / Dakota Organic Products, a specialty grain company, to identify and work with two farmers interested in transitioning new land from conventional to organic farming practices.

They manually weed with chip hoes, and teams of weeders walk through the farm much more frequently than on a conventional farm just to stay on top of the weeds.

«We're seeing progress with heavy applications of organic compost / manures and we try to apply a lot of what we do on the organic farms to the conventional blocks,» Michael says.

We strive to produce top quality organic and conventional herbs and produce with an emphasis on using as many natural farming methods possible.

Sue and Vaughn Sherman of the Jerry Dell Organic Farm, Dryden NY, along with several Byrne employees led the group though the farm discussing Conventional and Organic Farming, viewing the facilities, and visiting the baby calFarm, Dryden NY, along with several Byrne employees led the group though the farm discussing Conventional and Organic Farming, viewing the facilities, and visiting the baby calfarm discussing Conventional and Organic Farming, viewing the facilities, and visiting the baby calves.

PARIS — Organic farming may yield up to a third less of some crop types, according to a study proposing a hybrid with conventional agriculture as the best way to feed the world without destroying it.

Since organic farms are mostly mixed farms, integrating animal husbandry with crop production, using vast and diverse rotations, intercrops and green cover crops, and maintaining soil fertility by cultivating nitrogen fixing legumes, they display a higher diversity of domesticated species than conventional farms.

Other recent research11 confirms the figures mentioned above at lower levels, with energy consumption on organic farms amounting to 45 percent or 30 to 50 percent of conventional farms, respectively.

Various typical agricultural practices (e.g. ban of synthetic pesticides, organic fertilization, and habitat diversity) on organic farms are less detrimental for arthropod species compared with conventional agriculture.

Under organic fertilization management based on compost with 60 kg available N per ha, the farm achieved exactly the same yield level as under conventional fertilization management with 200 kg of mineral N.

Table 7 presents the evaluation of almost 400 studies comparing organic with conventional or integrated farming in Europe.

Economic performance on organic farms in many countries and numerous crops are often found to be comparable with those on conventional farms, even without additional subsidies and sometimes even without output price premiums.

And Cornell University researcher David Pimentel found that organic farms use 63 percent of the energy used by same - size conventional farms, which rely on large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer produced synthetically with large amounts of energy.

One major problem with conventional «horizontal» farms is loss of water to runoff.

In contrast, on conventional monoculture farms with large swaths of a single crop the wild bees barely made a dent.

However, in most parts of the world, conventional dairying is associated with high levels of grain feeding, the use of cow breeds which produce high milk volumes, and the application of large amounts of fertilizer («high input» farming), while organic dairying is tied to pasture and forage feeding, lower amounts of fertilizer application, and the use of mixed or minority breeds («low input»).

The experiment included one group of plots that mimicked conventional farms: These were treated with chemical pesticides and herbicides and soluble nitrogen for fertilizer.

Some of the problems that have arisen, such as the uptick in the use of certain herbicides, are more about farming practices than about dangers inherent to GM technology; the same problems arise with conventional, non-GM crops.

While it was once an abundant mineral in the soil and in well - water, conventional farming practices strip it from the soil and fluoride and other compounds in water bind with it and make it indigestible in our bodies.

Conventional dairy farms give cows a synthetic growth hormone to help with milk production (rBGH).

According to a study conducted by The Organic Center, organically farmed fruits and vegetables can increase antioxidant levels by nearly 30 percent compared with produce grown on conventional farms.

In conventional farms, the green tea plants are highly sprayed with pesticides and herbicides.

That means saying goodbye to food that comes from factory farms (if you eat animal products), conventional produce that is laced with pesticides, herbicides, insecticides and other harmful chemicals like Glyphosate, and choosing food that is grown and raised in a healthy, happy, sustainable way.

Organic standards prohibit treatment of organic food with irradiation, but there are no other provisions to prevent organic milk from being treated differently after it leaves the farm than the conventional food system.

They depict Knight, who is played with a visionary's fervent stare by Matthew McConaughey, as a man who reached his mid-20s with a conventional life: Marriage to Serena (Keri Russell), management of a small farm with no slaves, cooperation with the Confederates who drafted him into service.

If the human safety of farming with bugs and flowers versus deadly chemicals seems clear, why do you think growers maintain conventional agriculture?

Agroecologists or Agroecology aspirants study a variety of agroecosystems, as the field is not associated with any one particular method of farming; whether it be organic, integrated, or conventional; intensive or extensive.

Staying Current with Farm Animal Welfare Issues: A Review of the Science and Ethics Presented by Barry Kipperman, DVM, DACVIM and Michael Blackwell, DVM, MPH Explore conventional and modern definitions of animal welfare and societal changes that are driving legislation affecting farm animFarm Animal Welfare Issues: A Review of the Science and Ethics Presented by Barry Kipperman, DVM, DACVIM and Michael Blackwell, DVM, MPH Explore conventional and modern definitions of animal welfare and societal changes that are driving legislation affecting farm animfarm animals.

Starting with a tired soil (and there are a lot of these around the world) carbon can build for decades — according to work at Rodale Institute (and other long term field trials) carbon is continuing to be stored at depth in their organic farmed fields 30 years after the founders bought some Pennsylvania fields that had been worn out and eroded through conventional chemical farm methods.

He is credited with helping countless farmers make the transition from conventional, chemical - based farming to organic methods.

In its 35th year of existence, the Farming Systems Trial (FST) at Rodale Institute continues to demonstrate, through scientific research data, that organic farming is superior to conventional systems with regard to building, maintaining and replenishing the health of thFarming Systems Trial (FST) at Rodale Institute continues to demonstrate, through scientific research data, that organic farming is superior to conventional systems with regard to building, maintaining and replenishing the health of thfarming is superior to conventional systems with regard to building, maintaining and replenishing the health of the soil.

He suggested that the Watrous farm had two side - by - side fields, one in zero till, the other in conventional till, which could be.used for N20 experiments comparing deep banding under zero till with deep banding under conventional till.

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.

To cover the total loss of power when the wind drops or blows too hard, every wind farm needs a conventional back - up power station (commonly gas - fired) with capacity of twice the design capacity of the wind farm to even out the sudden fluctuations in the electricity grid.