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Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
Wed, 7 Aug 2019 08:40:49 +0100
*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture and land management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Mrs. Patricia Lopez,
Professor Timothy Reeves' wife and colleague, regarding Tim having been
awarded the prestigious Farrer Medal by the Farrer Memorial Trust.

Tim has been an ardent global supporter and promoter of Conservation
Agriculture through much of his professional career.

Warmest congratulations for this well-deserved honour and recognition!

Thank you Patricia for sharing this exciting and wonderful news with Tim's
friends and colleagues.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture



*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting);  (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops);
and (iii) diversification of cropping system (economically, environmentally
and socially adapted rotations and/or sequences and/or associations
involving annuals and/or perennials, including legumes and cover crops),
along with other complementary good agricultural production and land
management practices. Conservation Agriculture systems are present in all
continents, involving rainfed and irrigated systems including annual
cropland systems, perennial systems, orchards and plantation systems,
agroforestry systems, crop-livestock systems, pasture and rangeland
systems, organic production systems and rice-based systems. Conservation
Tillage, Reduced Tillage and Minimum Tillage are not Conservation
Agriculture, and nor is No-Till on its own* (more at:
http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture).

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Patricia Lopez-M. <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 at 04:10
Subject: William Farrer Medal
To: Patricia Lopez-M. <[log in to unmask]>


Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I hope that my message finds you well. I am writing to let you know that
Tim was recently awarded the prestigious Farrer Medal by the Farrer
Memorial Trust. William Farrer was one of Australia’s first agricultural
scientists and our first wheat breeder developing the important Federation
variety. Each year the Trust awards the Farrer Medal to ‘someone who has
rendered distinguished service in agricultural science in Australia in the
fields of research, education or administration. The recipient of the medal
is invited to deliver the Farrer Oration’. It is arguably the highest
agricultural recognition in Australia. I have attached the University’s
press release
https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/news-and-events/news/distinguished-career-in-sustainable-agriculture-recognised-with-farrer-medal
with
a link to the Farrer Oration paper and also a link to an article from the
media  after Tim’s presentation
https://www.graincentral.com/news/farrer-medal-winner-tim-reeves-calls-for-greater-sustainability/
(and a photo of us with the Farrer Medal).
Tim made special emphasis in the Oration paper and during his presentation
to the wonderful support from all of his friends and colleagues during his
career and each of you has been a part of that. Thanks!

Kind regards,

Patricia

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