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Important to know more about the rain from how much is going to fall from otherwise the rain will wash away the seeds or rot the vegetables or. understanding rainfall is crucial to farmers livelihood factoring climate variables into their farming practices helps them improve their harvests. on what africa weve already looked at various kinds of sustainable charcoal made of cotton waste for example or even dare i say human waste what do you know that you can also make charcoal briquettes not shel...

Pollution to avoid burning farmers would need machinery which they cant afford but now a new technology could help solve the problem and produce electricity at the same time. when job india a land of burning fields. these have become yearly scenes as farmers set fire to straw or left over from their summer rice harvest to make room for their winter crops. the practice is a major contributor to north india severe winter air quality issues and last year pollution levels in new delhi roasted nearly...

Win-win-win situation. >> does it mean its filled with chemicals? >> it refers to two different things. farmers need to go through the certification process in order to use that term. the other organic is used more loosely by people like me. i mean farming practices where the soil is restored and revitalized. >> and no pesticides. >> thats right. >> and whats wrong with that, john? >> first of all, she said something that was totally wrong. theres about 30 pages of usda regulations or approved p...

>> it is two different things. one is organic the definition the usda has. the other organic is used lose lie by people like me. when i say organic is farming practices where the soil is restored and revitalized. >> and no pesticides? >> that he is right. >> whats wrong with that, john? >> first of all she just said something that is totally wrong. there were about 30 pages of usda regulations. >> explain? >> organic farmers use pesticides as much or more than conventional farmers. they are just...

Different things. one is organic, the definition, that the usda has.>> and they own that term. so farmers need to go through the certification process in order to use that term. and then the other organic is used more loosely by people like me. what i u mean when i say organic is farming practices where the soil is restored andpe revitalized. >> and no pesticides? >> thats right. >> and whats wrong with that, john? >> first of all, she justid sait something that wash totally wrong. there is abou...

From san francisco. what do you think? i love it. what is going on here? so this is called a cupping, this is where we find all the coffees. we do all our own buying so this is how we test quality. what are they smelling for? what are they looking for here. these are actually our kenya arrivals. this is actually our first time anyone is going to taste these besides us three. is kenya the best bean, is this mainly where you buy from. some of it, its one of the favorites for the coffee connoisseur...

and blackberries. and what are they thinking? ultra marathon, 135 miles long in death valley. it is being called the worlds toughest footrace. runners starting right now on a two-day run through hell. the average temperature in death valley, 116 degrees. not a crash but tacks, of all things, slowing down the tour de france. someone threw tacks on the road in front of the cyclists. who does had a? "newsroom" begins right now. good monday morning to you. im carol costello. thank you so...

Mps save the hedgehog? there can be little doubt that some modern farming practices have made survival more difficult for this countrys favourite prickly mammal. but first, most covid rules in england are to be scrapped onjuly 19th, a week next monday. youll no longer be told to work from home or wear a facemask in shops and the social distancing rule will go. the rule of six in private homes will also be removed. the prime minister made the announcement at a downing street news conference. simu...