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From April to May and October to November each year, farmers mainly in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh burn an estimated 35 million tons [29] of crop waste from their wheat and paddy fields after harvesting as a low-cost straw-disposal practice to reduce the turnaround time between harvesting and sowing for the first (summer) crop and the ...
Garden Organic, formerly known as the Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA), is a UK organic growing charity dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food. The charity maintains the Heritage Seed Library to preserve vegetable seeds from heritage cultivars and make them available to growers.
Cacti are some of the low-water-consuming plants often used in xeriscaping.. Xeriscaping has the potential to reduce water usage and maintenance, improve biodiversity, lower pollution, as well as mitigate heat within urban areas; however, the effectiveness of this sustainable process has not been evaluated on a long-term large-scale basis.
These days, growers hire him to clear out their fields. Heavy machines rip out row upon row of vines from the ground. One tractor can clear out about 30 acres in a day, Worley said.
An allotment garden in Petsamo, Tampere, Finland. The Luxembourg-based Office International du Coin de Terre et des Jardins Familiaux, representing three million European allotment gardeners since 1926, describes the socio-cultural and economic functions of allotment gardens as offering an improved quality of life, an enjoyable and profitable hobby, relaxation, and contact with nature.
A Goldendoodle named Furby is fighting for his life. The puppy, who is roughly 1 month old and just 6 lbs., was dropped off at an Austin shelter in Texas and transferred to Austin Pets Alive! (APA ...
The National Garden Festivals were events held in the UK during the 1980s and early 1990s to promote the cultural regeneration of large areas of derelict land in industrial districts. Five were held in total – one every two years, each in a different town or city [ citation needed ] – after the idea was pushed by the Conservative ...
The U.S Capitol is seen after U.S, President-elect Donald Trump called on U.S. lawmakers to reject a stopgap bill to keep the government funded past Friday, raising the likelihood of a partial ...