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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable production intensification and land management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an update on the Groundswell No-Till Show in the UK on
28 and 29 June 2017 at Lannock Farm, Weston, Herts, UK.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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From: Groundswell Agriculture <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 4:27 PM
Subject: Groundswell 2017 - Two months to go!
To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>


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Greetings,

We’ve been busy planting the spring crops, barley, wheat, oats and beans on
the farm, but preparations for *Groundswell No-Till Show
<http://groundswellag.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4a6b5710701fe7563d2e6a429&id=cdac0fc732&e=cc65f60c27>*
are in full swing. The enthusiasm we have received so far for our 2-day
format, with a dedicated Grass-Fed Day in partnership with our friends at
the Pasture-Fed Livestock Association
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has been really positive. We are looking forward to having the additional
day to hear speakers, seminars and watch demonstrations dedicated to
helping put livestock back on the land.

Preparation for the No-Till Day cover crop demonstration field is well
underway. We had three drill dates with different drills which will be an
interesting experiment in terms of establishment. The first was with
the *Simtech
Aitchison* T-Sem with double coil tine-mounted inverted ‘T’ coulters. The
second was with the *John Deere* 750A and the third was with the *Weaving*
GD. There are three seed mixes in the ground, supplied from our cover crop
partner *Kings
<http://groundswellag.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4a6b5710701fe7563d2e6a429&id=de59b44882&e=cc65f60c27>*.
The first, the Vitality mix consists of Oil Radish, Oats, Strigosa Oats,
Phacelia, Berseem Clover and Vetch, the Economy Power Mix consists of Oil
Radish and Oats and the Siletta Nova Oil Radish soon after. After a very
dry April we were happy to receive a sprinkling of rain last night, which
hopefully will kick things off.

We will be announcing the final speaker and demonstration schedule soon.
The full list of speakers
<http://groundswellag.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4a6b5710701fe7563d2e6a429&id=60f0ef50dd&e=cc65f60c27>
is
listed online, some of the headliners will be speaking on both days, albeit
with talks in tune with the focus of each day.
We hope you're as excited as we are to see so many fascinating pillars of
the global sustainable agriculture community under one barn roof.

<http://groundswellag.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4a6b5710701fe7563d2e6a429&id=eb81920464&e=cc65f60c27>
*Dr. Christine Jones (Aus)*
A once in a lifetime opportunity to see a soil ecologist who offers a
fresh, inspiring perspective on the pressing worldwide challenge of
restoring topsoil.
<http://groundswellag.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4a6b5710701fe7563d2e6a429&id=fe4fc53612&e=cc65f60c27>
*David Montgomery and Anne Biklé (USA)*
Renowned authors of ‘The Hidden Half of Nature’ and 'Dirt- The Erosion of
Civilisations' their perspective on the soil will be life changing.
Keep an eye on our blog
<http://groundswellag.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4a6b5710701fe7563d2e6a429&id=fdc74ebe85&e=cc65f60c27>
for updates from our drill demonstrators, outlining the machinery they’ll
be testing out on the No-Till Day (29th) and our Twitter
<http://groundswellag.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4a6b5710701fe7563d2e6a429&id=c4afce6ab2&e=cc65f60c27>
for daily speaker updates and event news.

If you haven’t bought your ticket yet, you can do so here
<http://groundswellag.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4a6b5710701fe7563d2e6a429&id=cbb9e6e8e4&e=cc65f60c27>
.

Many thanks,

John, Paul and Alex Cherry
The Groundswell Team
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