*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable agriculture and land management* Dear Subscribers, Please see herebelow a message from Sarah Hill of Cover Crop Strategies regarding the latest Podcast on *Improving Soil Health In Vegetable Production With Cover Crops.* Apologies for any cross-posting. *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. * ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Sarah Hill, Cover Crop Strategies <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, 3 May 2020 at 23:02 Subject: [Podcast] Improving Soil Health In Vegetable Production With Cover Crops To: <[log in to unmask]> Hello Amir, The next episode of the *Cover Crop Strategies* Podcast is now available. Listen to the full episode now >> <http://email.covercropstrategies.com/portal/wts/uemcnc-cnrmba-mFbx8h2h2yEwmf0kPxk-jwPNTc> Using cover crops is a way to protect the soil and mitigate soil loss, says Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff, and that includes in vegetable production. In this episode, "Improving Soil Health In Vegetable Production With Cover Crops <http://email.covercropstrategies.com/portal/wts/uemcnc-cnrmba-mFbx8h6h2yEwmf0kPxk-jwPNTc>," Groff explains how vegetable production can be done with no-till, how bare soil can lead to soil-borne disease in vegetable crops, how soil health and plant health are linked, and more. Thanks for listening, *Sarah Hill* Associate Editor, *Cover Crop Strategies* 16655 W. Wisconsin Ave, Brookfield, WI 53005 Update your email preferences <http://email.covercropstrategies.com/portal/preferences/?EJEoWTAQNt%2F7ZLghPBenAka1Pl3jg4gtA> *P.S. *Join farmers, agronomists, equipment manufacturers and researchers sharing cutting-edge ideas and strategies at the 7th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference being held August 6-7, 2020. Get hundreds of tips and techniques through a mix of informational general sessions, expert-led Strip-Till Classrooms and face-to-face Strip-Till Roundtables during two info-packed days in Omaha. For a limited time only, you can take advantage of exclusive 50% savings and register for just $165 by entering promo code NS0420APOD at checkout! Register now. <http://email.covercropstrategies.com/portal/wts/uemcnc-cnrmba-mFbx8hmh2yEwmf0kPxk-jwPNTc> init_ums init_ums ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CA-Cop-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(CA-Cop-L,SIGNOFF);