May 2026 • Issue #659
FEATURES Growing BananasA farm in Ecuador proves that it’s possible to restore ecosystems and break the conventional chemical cycleBY DAVID...
View from the Country
I’ve been extremely frustrated in recent years by one of the frost-free hydrants that I need for my hoophouse and...
ECO-UPDATE
The World’s Driest Desert Is Teeming with Hidden Life New research reveals that life beneath the surface of one of...
Regenerative Gagriculture
“Glyphosate Girl” Kelly Ryerson discusses ag-gag laws, how to reconcile herbicides with regenerative agriculture, national security risks from toxic chemicals,...
The Solution Lies in Trees
An excerpt from The Grazier’s Guide to Trees: How to Integrate Silvopasture for Resilience and Profit, Second Edition, by Austin...
ECO-MEETINGS
American Regeneration Conference. April 30–May 2. Bandera, Texas. The 1st annual American Regeneration conference, a partner event with Acres U.S.A.,...
Do GMO Crops Uptake Nutrients Differently?
Q. To what degree does the fact that a plant is genetically modified incur additional stress in a plant? What...
Composting with Boron
Q. Could you add boron into a compost pile to try to solubilize it and then spray it? A. The...
April 2026 • Issue #658
FEATURES Know Your Costs to GrowA new tool helps vegetable farmers determine which crops make sense financiallyBY ANNE & ERIC...
LETTERS
Acres U.S.A. really does need to define itself. Instead of the practical, science-based platform for ecological farming and economic fairness that...
Acres U.S.A.® is North America’s oldest publisher on production-scale organic and regenerative farming. For more than 50 years, our mission has been to help farmers, ranchers and market gardeners grow food profitably and sustainably, with nature in mind.