FEATURES
Building Disease-suppressive Soils
Even Phytophthora — the scourge that caused the Irish potato famine — can be stifled through microbiology and mineral nutrition
BY NATHAN HARMAN
Deconstructing the Disease Triangle
More should be considered when attempting to control plant pathogens
BY JOHN KEMPF
Ecological Weed Control
Weeds can be controlled, but they can also benefit growers
BY STEVE DIVER
Rye Revival
Planting millions of acres of rye is a necessary and critical component of a well-considered, multi-pronged response to the climate crisis
BY GARY ZIMMER
Beat These Beets
Soil remineralization doesn’t just protect crops — it also safeguards human health
BY JAMES PORTERFIELD
Homegrown Energy? Ethanol and the 1970s Oil Crisis
Exploring the historical reasons why 40 percent of American corn becomes ethanol
BY ANNELIESE ABBOTT
DEPARTMENTS
VIEW FROM THE COUNTRY
Monthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor
OPINION
The Gateway Concept of ‘Crop Protection’
Why the term is opening doors for our industry to bring soil health to the mainstream
BY RYAN SLABAUGH
ECO-UPDATE
News in brief on developments in agronomic science
INTERVIEW
Dr. Erin Silva is helping farmers develop techniques to grow grain organically without tillage.
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