1. Farming practice in recent years has moved to autumn ploughing and early sowing of oil-seed rape and winter wheat. 2. However, recent trends in farming practice have made agriculture even more incompatible with uncontrolled recreation. 3. Poor farming practices impoverished the soil. 4. According to the Working Party on Pesticide Residues, the higher amounts are due to changes in farming practice which have led to more frequent spraying of crops. 5. Activist Girand says the solution is to fix the egg and farm practices, not just to educate the consumer or rely on people who cook food at restaurants. 6. But the biggest philosophical differences between the institute and the authors of the book relate to farming practices. 7. Education programs and minor changes in farming practices -- with little cost to the farmer -- might decrease the runoff of pesticides into rivers and streams, he said. 8. Except for the stubble of harvested crops being plowed under a bit sooner than in some past times, farming practices on the place have not greatly changed. 9. So changing habits and teaching safe building and farming practices directly to people is key. 10. Shrimp is on the list, too, though the report says that there are serious environmental concerns related to shrimp fishing and farming practices. |