FEATURES
Getting Testy
While we’ve seen many improvements in our soil over the past forty years, more and better testing from the start would have alerted us to some underlying weaknesses in our soil management
BY ANNE AND ERIC NORDELL
Biologically Driven Water Management
Managing soil in preference of biology affects how much water stays in our fields
BY JON STIKA
EM-1, Bokashi and Vermicompost
Microbial allies for sustainable pest management
BY CRAIG HARTSOUGH
DEPARTMENTS
VIEW FROM THE COUNTRY
Monthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor
OPINION
Deliberate Disturbance
Good stewardship is not about minimizing disturbances, but about optimizing disturbances to produce the best ecosystem and productivity outcomes
BY JOHN KEMPF
ECO-UPDATE
News in brief on developments in agronomic science
REGEN AGRONOMY
Before and After Regenerative Agronomy
A regenerative consultant looks back on three case studies from his conventional past and what he could have done differently
BY CORY ST. CLAIR
INTERVIEW
Putting Eco-Agriculture in Practice
Longtime farmer and researcher Helen Atthowe discusses the possibilities and challenges of taking the established principles of eco-agriculture and making them work in commercial vegetable and fruit production
