*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable production intensification and land management* Dear Subscribers, Please see herebelow the latest Weekly Digest (8 January 2017) from the No-Till Farmer. Apologies for cross-posting. *Amir Kassam * *Moderator* e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca [image: Inline image 1] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: No-Till Farmer <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 12:07 PM Subject: This Week's No-Till Highlights To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]> <http://lesspub.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a35b8aa5c6d14607778bf95bc&id=5d30f7202e&e=2d413bb964> <http://lesspub.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a35b8aa5c6d14607778bf95bc&id=021042935c&e=2d413bb964> This week in no-till farming Sponsored by Midwest Bio-Tech <http://lesspub.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a35b8aa5c6d14607778bf95bc&id=6eeb22b9da&e=2d413bb964> [image: No-Till Insider Weekly Digest] <http://lesspub.us8.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=a35b8aa5c6d14607778bf95bc&id=71b29bd9d4&e=2d413bb964> WEEKLY DIGEST Sunday, January 08, 2017 NEWS Is the Plow Going Extinct? <http://lesspub.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a35b8aa5c6d14607778bf95bc&id=abcc824a68&e=2d413bb964> Business forecasts and personal finance publication Kiplinger names the plow as one of the top 10 items that will soon disappear forever, as “modern farmers have little use for it.” Podcast Measures for Protecting, Building Quality No-Till Soils <http://lesspub.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a35b8aa5c6d14607778bf95bc&id=e8bacce1ea&e=2d413bb964> In our eighth episode, we welcome Iowa no-tiller Steve Berger to talk about his four keys to having success with no-till and cover crops. 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Learn More » <http://lesspub.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a35b8aa5c6d14607778bf95bc&id=105813f94e&e=2d413bb964> HOT CONTENT Adding Cattle Yields Surprising No-Till Results <http://lesspub.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a35b8aa5c6d14607778bf95bc&id=232c9bf885&e=2d413bb964> Once a no-tiller by necessity, John Stigge continues to push the limits of his Kansas farm by experimenting with cover-crop mixes and grazing cattle. NEWS 7 Characteristics of a Good Decision <http://lesspub.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a35b8aa5c6d14607778bf95bc&id=92a9971d0e&e=2d413bb964> Habits that produce these seven characteristics are important because they will more consistently produce good results, says University of Nebraska Extension. 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