FEATURES
Beyond Essentials
The minerals we’ve dismissed as “non-essential” may in fact be essential to the agricultural resilience we increasingly need
BY SAM KNOWLTON
The Four R’s of Regenerative Agriculture
The rhizosphere, rhizodeposition, the rhizosheath and rhizophagy form the biological basis of soil health
BY STEVE DIVER
Soil Rx
Human health is a helpful framework for the critical assessment and selection of bio-inputs
BY SCOTT MCELVEEN
The Bright and the Tarnished Sides of Copper
Copper-based fungicide is effective, but it poses environmental risks
BY RONALD LANE
DEPARTMENTS
VIEW FROM THE COUNTRY
Monthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor
OPINION
Will MAHA Make Our Children Healthy Again?
MAHA could break the logjam holding back badly needed change, but the challenges are significant
BY CHARLES BENBROOK
ECO-UPDATE
News in brief on developments in agronomic science
REGEN AGRONOMY
The Crop’s Perspective
Sap analysis reveals the true relevance of your soil test data
BY KEVIN TULLEY
INTERVIEW
Giant Pumpkins and Spice
Agronomist and farmer grower Joe Ailts shares his unique cover crop-pumpkin-sweet corn rotation, the benefits of early soybeans, and his secrets for growing competitive giant pumpkins


















