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

*for sustainable agriculture and land management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of the SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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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).



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are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect official policy of
the Soil and Water Conservation Society unless otherwise stated. The
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Will Indigo Ag's new private carbon market pay off for farmers?
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Eats
Farm country is abuzz about the latest in carbon market opportunities.
Boston-based agtech company Indigo Ag announced in June that its Terraton
initiative will pay farmers $15 per metric ton for the carbon that they
store in their soils and in trees on their farms. The company, which has
raised more than $600 million in investors since it was founded in 2016,
says it intends to remove one trillion tons of carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere in part by using a patented microbial seed coating and digital
technology that allow the company to monitor and track soil carbon and
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Fresh water isn't unlimited. Rainfall isn't predictable. And plants aren't
always thirsty. Just 3% of the world's water is drinkable, and more than
70% of that fresh water is used for agriculture. Unnecessary irrigation
wastes huge amounts of water and contributes to the pollution of aquifers,
lakes and oceans. A predictive model combining information about plant
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more informed decisions about when and how much to irrigate. This could
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As the struggling U.S. farm economy continues to make the news,
agricultural organizations, government agencies and conservation groups are
rightly focusing their attention on the affordability of conservation
adoption. A 2018 report from EDF and agricultural accounting firm K·Coe
Isom, Farm Finance and Conservation, found that farmers who adopt
conservation practices such as no-till, nutrient optimization, cover crops
and diverse rotations improved their profitability and were more resilient.
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As Tropical Storm Barry continues to weaken and move north, one might think
New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico are past the brunt of the damage.
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USDA offices studying possibility of future without Ogallala Aquifer
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With the Ogallala Aquifer being an invaluable resource for communities
throughout its eight states, studies to keep the water levels steady are
continuing across the South Plains and Panhandle in hopes of delivering
more tools and technology to help with conservation in agriculture. The
U.S. Department of Agriculture office in Lubbock, Texas, studies several
different possibilities in their research regarding the aquifer, including
the idea that the aquifer may not be able to be used in the future. A big
focus of the Lubbock USDA's research is geared toward what the best farming
practices can be with only rainfall, as they try to get away from using the
Ogallala Aquifer.  READ MORE
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Farmers reap surprising benefits from having areas that are biodiverse with
many plant and animal species nearby, according to new research. A study
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Mongabay
Conservationists are increasingly looking toward technology for aid. We are
now better able to monitor forest change as result of deforestation or
climate change, survey inaccessible areas for rare species using unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) or track endangered animals in their
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Between 2012 and 2017, cover crop acres grew by an average of 8.4% a year
compounded annually. If that growth rate continues, by the time of the next
Census in 2022, there would be 23 million acres of cover crops, according
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Citrus fruits, coffee and avocados: the food on our tables has become more
diverse in recent decades. However, global agriculture does not reflect
this trend. Monocultures are increasing worldwide, taking up more land than
ever. At the same time, many of the crops being grown rely on pollination
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Farmers must be backed with the right support to help Britain's food system
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