environmental management for agriculture
81Comprehensive nutrient management plan — Comprehensive nutrient management plans (CNMPs) have become an integral part of the regulatory permitting and environmental stewardship for large, and in some cases medium and small, animal feeding operations (AFOs). A CNMP is developed to assist …
82Land management — can be defined as the process of managing the use and development (in both urban and suburban settings) of land resources in a sustainable way. Land resources are used for a variety of purposes which interact and may compete with one another;… …
83Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences — The Pennsylvania Governor s School for the Agricultural Sciences (PGSAS) is one of the eight Pennsylvania Governor s Schools of Excellence, a group of five week summer programs for gifted high school students in the state of Pennsylvania… …
84New Holland Agriculture — For early history see New Holland Machine Company New Holland Agriculture Type Brand Industry Agricultural equipment Capital lending Founded …
85History of agriculture — Agriculture was developed at least 10,000 years ago, and it has undergone significant developments since the time of the earliest cultivation. Evidence points to the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East as the site of the earliest planned sowing… …
86Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Agency overview Formed 2001 Preceding agencies Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Department for the Environment …
87Motivations for organic agriculture — Main article: Organic farming Within the food industry, defining the benefits of organic food is largely left to word of mouth, media coverage, and the promotional efforts of organic advocates. Major food and beverage corporations[1] have rapidly …
88Industrial agriculture (animals) — Industrial animal agriculture is a modern form of intensive farming that refers to the industrialized production of livestock, including cattle, poultry (in battery farms ) and fish. Most of the meat, dairy and eggs available in supermarkets are… …
89Water resources management in Peru — Source : INRENAtorage capacity and infrastructureIn 1980, INRENA established an inventory of Peru s water storage capacity, including lakes and dams. Peru has 12,201 lakes, 3,896 of which are located in the Pacific basin, 7,441 in the Atlantic… …
90Payment for ecosystem services — Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), also known as Payments for Environmental Services (or Benefits) broadly defined, is the practice of offering incentives to farmers or landowners in exchange for managing their land to provide some sort of… …
