FEATURES
Engine or Fuel?
Healthy soil is the engine that begets fertility — but high-octane, fertile soil is not necessarily healthy
BY JON STIKA
The Winds of April
An organic Kansas farmer has learned how to keep his soil in place and productive — while intelligently tilling
BY ANNELIESE ABBOTT
Black Earth, Gray Area
Soil fertility is never a product waiting to be rediscovered, but a whole system waiting to be understood
BY WILLIAM BRINTON
The Soil Our Ancestors Built
Soil decline is not an unavoidable outcome of agriculture — under specific conditions, human land use has increased fertility and kept it in place for centuries
BY CRAIG HARTSOUGH
Graze Anatomy
Integrating livestock back into cropland systems restores microbial life, improves carbon cycling, and strengthens soil health through managed grazing practices
BY JAY FUHRER
Community Quorum Sensing
The future will be determined by how much quorum sensing turns into common sense
BY MATT POWERS
DEPARTMENTS
VIEW FROM THE COUNTRY
Monthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor
OPINION
The Regenerative Umbrella
Regenerative and organic farming are natural allies for a greener revolution
BY DAVID MONTGOMERY
ECO-UPDATE
News in brief on developments in agronomic science
REGEN AGRONOMY
Feeding the Crop to Defend the Crop
Nutrition Strategies for Managing Pest and Disease Pressure
BY ETHAN DARLING
INTERVIEW
Multiplying Microbes
Dr. James White describes how microbes are replicated inside plant root hairs, how plants with microbes in them grow larger, and how endophyte-laden plants are more resilient
REVIEWS
ECO-Meeting
