Farms

A farm is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used for specialised units such as arable farms, vegetable farms, fruit farms, dairy, pig and poultry farms, and land used for the production of natural fibres, biofuel and other commodities. It includes ranches, feedlots, orchards, plantations and estates, smallholdings and hobby farms, and includes the farmhouse and agricultural buildings as well as the land. In modern times the term has been extended so as to …

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DDN: Dundurn Press · 23 April 2024 English

At the end of World War II, a young Japanese Canadian would stand trial and face execution for having committed war crimes and betraying his country.One of the most bizarre …

miners’ barracks and old hotels. Many worked at the farms of the nearby Popoff internment camp. After three


PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 17 April 2024 English

All names and claims expressed in this book of abstracts are solely those of the authors and do not represent those of the PICES Organization, nor those of their affiliated …

great potential for the expansion of offshore wind farms (OWF). Alongside the implementation of marine conservation applied to space competition between offshore wind farms and commercial fisheries: a critical approach. Hélène pressure such as loss of space due to offshore wind farms development and other human uses of marine ecosystems between commercial fisheries and offshore wind farms projects including economic concept in particular that also extend beyond the boundaries of their farms and interact with these wider ecosystems. This presentation


UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 12 April 2024 English

"The Honourable John Norquay is a magnificent book. Friesen meticulously documents Norquay's many accomplishments, larger-than-life character, and charisma. He paints a picture of a negotiator and orator who ably uses …

May 1841.1 He grew up in a parish of river-lot farms, canoed and fished on the lakes and rivers, and effort to the study of local agriculture. Red River farms grew in size during these decades, and their productivity Norquay among the nobility. Both maintained modest farms, conversed familiarly in the Bungee dialect, and would soon commence, and larger, well-situated farms would be rewarded. John and Elizabeth decided to


CIGI: Centre for International Governance Innovation · 8 April 2024 English

The current focus is on the strategic Russia and China, as well as the implications importance of satellite ground stations in the of the involvement of the North Atlantic Treaty …

through GNSS and remote sensing systems but also farms that required access to remote infrastructure for


UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 7 April 2024 English

“Inspiring, healing, and future-facing, this long overdue book gives us valuable new insights into the histories and identities of Métis people.”

Although some Métis families continued to live on farms or other plots of land, many were also removed from


Fraser Institute · 5 April 2024 English

Canada, as with many other environmentally conscientious governments, is pursuing an agenda of an energy transition: away from fossil fuels, and toward a society increasingly driven by wind power, solar …

Land consumption (or occupation by wind- and solar-farms) is one such barrier. Wind and solar power must


UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 5 April 2024 English

Mixing recipes, maps, archival records, biographies, and full-colour photographs with fascinating stories, mmm... Manitoba showcases the province’s diverse foodways and industries from on board the Manitoba Food History Truck.

food production in this province happens not on farms or in factories but in the home kitchen; Chapter Japanese Manitobans were ordered to work on sugar beet farms.60 Art Miki, former president of the National Association


UAP: University of Alberta Press · 4 April 2024 English

Deviant traces a trajectory of queer self-discovery from childhood to adulthood, examining love, fear, grief, and the violence that men are capable of in intimate same-sex relationships. Richly engaged with …

eel / nettle dumplings / wagyu from snake river farms / close to twenty friends invited denied


Alberta WaterSMART Solutions · 1 April 2024 English

This showcases the dedication of water managers and advocates in the SSRB to strategic water resource management, and it has improved the water management outlook of the SSRB. [...] For …

form of improved biodiversity compared to dryland farms. The total value created and lost in Year 1 is shown


AIC: Agricultural Institute of Canada · 31 March 2024 English

The success of the Quebec pilot, combined with the identified need across the agriculture sector for more training opportunities for women led to the expansion of the program Canada-wide and …

has found that although female farmers earn less, farms operated by women are associated with higher rates exploitation and violence against women on tea farms in Kenya. These women’s stories are deeply upsetting helps farmers track every aspect of their dairy farms, like animal reproduction, milk production, feed


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