Sentence examples for conventional farming methods from inspiring English sources

They found that, over all, conventional farming methods produced 25 percent higher yields than organic techniques, but organic came close for certain crops in certain soils.

Dr Shiva and Samdhong Rinpoche, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government in exile now work together in passing a sustainable resolution to convert Tibetan land previously cultivated with conventional farming methods to organic as well as creating seed banks.

In general, the risk of harmful environmental effects is lower with organic than with conventional farming methods, though not necessarily so.

One way to get around the difficulty in the case of agricultural soils might be to set up a business-as-usual control plot, in which conventional farming methods are used, against which to measure the change in carbon stocks as a result of no-till farming.

Other days we explored the tangible impacts of exotic species invasion by visiting areas of Strawberry Creek invaded with English ivy and comparing them to areas recently restored with native plants, and discerned the differences between organic and conventional farming methods in the student-run community garden and Oxford Tract research facility.

The scenarios have been developed on the assumption that only conventional farming methods are used [47].

Besides being more expensive for farmers, conventional cotton farming methods — particularly the use of pesticides — may be taking a toll on the health of field workers.

The January 2015 report highlights yields received on an SRI plot, compared with a neighboring plot that used conventional rice farming methods.

The plants and animals it produces are no more "organic" than those of "conventional" farming, and its methods (natural pest control, crop-diversification, manure and compost) are more "conventional", at least from a historical viewpoint, than the synthetic pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers that have displaced them.

The researchers looked at grapes produced using three different farming methods: conventional, organic and biodynamic — a specialized type of organic farming that not only refrains from using chemical fertilizers and pesticides but also uses fermented herbal and mineral preparations as compost additives.

A new study by Newcastle University on organic versus conventional crops confirms that organic farming methods do have a positive impact on health.