Győr-Moson-Sopron contains some of the country's richest farmland, supporting the cultivation of sugar beets and apricots, as well as the raising of livestock.
While still maintaining the founder's namesake, Fetzer Vineyards manages 388.5 hectares [960 acres] of organic grape-growing farmland, supports its operations on 100% renewable energy, and can brag being the first certified zero waste winery.
Farmland with a high proportion of semi-natural vegetation (type 1); Farmland with a mosaic of low intensity agriculture and natural and structural elements (type 2); A land mosaic or farmland supporting rare species of a high proportion of European or world populations (type 3).
It's not without reward, though: Ecbert has given the Vikings some farmland to support themselves.
Gamma and beta diversities of fencerows and fields were positively related to farmland complexity, supporting the role of spatial heterogeneity in maintaining plant diversity in agro-ecosystems.
Biodiverse areas of traditional low-intensity agriculture in Europe, or 'High Nature Value' (HNV) farmland, are supported by European policy and government subsidies.
Some of those Norwegian immigrants used to set aside a portion of their farmland income to support the village school.
Mr. Wilhelm said Cilion, which also has projects in California, Pennsylvania and Washington State, picked New York because of its large potential ethanol market, the availability of farmland and local support.
Effective management of weeds is a particularly hot issue as these plants can cause yield loss but support farmland biodiversity.
First, this scenario is unlikely to result in any improvement for biodiversity in the existing intensive farming areas, especially when the productive land is used for only food production and no steps are taken to support farmland biodiversity.
