In the SIMBA global crop-modelling environment, SIMBA-NEM is a key sub-model which provides essential information concerning the sustainability of the simulated system and thus permits planning environmentally friendly cropping systems.
We argue that deep understanding of these processes at the farm level is required before it is possible to model and design flexible and environmentally friendly cropping systems that fit with farmers' reality.
For this strategy to be valid, a careful control of crop rotation will be required to ensure that bee friendly crops do not encounter previously applied neonicotinoids.
His award was hailed by music critics who contrasted the ingenuity of the Ziggy Stardust singer to the Radio 2-friendly crop of younger male stars.
Thousands of heirloom vegetables and heritage grains already in federal and state collections could be rapidly screened and then used by farmers for a fraction of what it costs a biotech firm to develop, patent and market a single "climate-friendly" crop.
But there are holdouts like Mr. Thackeray who are hoping to ride the Southern revival to sustainability, if not wealth, by raising chef-friendly crops like mustard frills, Ragged Jack kale and Bright Lights chard, organic peanuts and watermelon radishes.
Privately, RSPB officials will concede that farmers or landowners do much good work to propagate bird species – planting bird-friendly crops, burning heather and killing vermin in order to improve shooting prospects.
I don't know the current science on this, but as a chance natural phenomenon it did seem awfully selective in its choice of shots and narrative-friendly cropping of pictures.
But in the absence of a premium for GM foods, they are seen by the food industry as an onerous extra cost.What's in it for me?The essential problem for GM foods is that farmer-friendly crops do not, at present, translate into comparable benefits further down the food chain.
For example, the neonicotinoids have been shown to have a negative impact on bumblebee colonies at concentrations close to that found in the nectar and pollen of bee-friendly crops.
