Letters

Long time reader, first time writer.

I don’t think I would have identified the Eco-Farmer profile as a particularly important part of your magazine if I had been polled. However, upon receiving my September 2022 issue in the mail, while walking back to the house I instinctively flipped to the last page expecting to read a quick profile.

Although the primmer on phosphorus availability was helpful and something I’d like to continue seeing, I was disappointed not to find a profile. I wouldn’t have written without your prompting, but since you asked: I’d hate for this feature to come to an end. Though as you note, this must sometimes happen.

Thanks for all you’re doing.
Dan Kaatz
Viroqua, WI

Please bring back the “Meet an Eco-Farmer” page! Acres magazine is so chock full of stats, data, graphics and science that substituting an “eco-graphic” page in place of the Eco-Farmer is simply info overload. The Eco-Farmer gives interesting insight to a variety of folks, locations and situations that “data” can’t and shouldn’t replace. Need more space? Swap out one of the bookstore pages (you already have two front-to-back) and use it to continue bringing the Eco-Farmer back your subscribers.

Thanks for your consideration.
Susan Candy
Fredericksburg, TX

From the editor: Thank you, Dan and Susan. We appreciate your insights and your support. We’re going to keep going with the eco-graphic for now, but we promise to continue to try to feature profiles of farmers within the magazine.