FEATURES
Whole-Systems Orcharding
Healthy, profitable orchards require a holistic, multi-pronged strategy for disease and pest control
BY CHUCK SCHEMBRE
Trees for Bakers
An interview with New York chestnut grower Russell Wallack about establishing an organic chestnut orchard — and a market — here in the U.S.
Molecules of Life
Plant photosynthesis creates the molecules of life, turning rocks into living soil
BY ANDRE LEU
Hope against Replant Syndrome
Understand plant communities in order to avoid the pitfalls of replant syndrome — and to develop a generational succession plan for your perennial crops
BY MARK SHEPARD
Grazing Across the Decades
Lessons from two farms in different stages of silvopasture development
BY TAYLOR HENRY
DEPARTMENTS
VIEW FROM THE COUNTRY
Monthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor
OPINION
The Power of the Customer
A plea, as both a farmer and a consumer, to consumers regarding the current opportunity to change agriculture
BY MOLLIE ENGELHART
ECO-UPDATE
News in brief on developments in agronomic science.
REGEN AGRONOMY
Farming, Fishing, and the Art of Balance
The key to both farming and fishing is to tailor your approach to the specifics of your target while managing the overall ecosystem responsibly
BY ETHAN DARLING
INTERVIEW
An Industry Conventional Ag Destroyed
Benny McLean, a lifelong Florida citrus expert, talks with John Kempf about the conventional agronomic practices that have led to the steep decline of the industry, and how ecological approaches that emphasize soil and plant health are the solution
