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No-till Vegetable Cover Crops
BY JESSE FROST
Different species of cover crops are appropriate for different growing scenarios.
Simple Yet Powerful
BY JESSE WISER
Growers can extract their own liquid amendments from bio-rich compost.
Improving Vegetable Production
BY JEAN-PAUL COURTENS
Updating the Roxbury Farm Vegetable Crop and Harvest Manuals for a wider adoption.
The 2023 Farm Bill: Three Policies for Real Change
BY ZACK SMITH
Becoming the stewards we've always claimed to be.
DEPARTMENTS
VIEW FROM THE COUNTRY
Monthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor.
OPINION: Eco-Ag Is Regenerative Ag-- and Vice Versa!- Acres USA will continue to help drive the transition to ecological and profitable agriculture.
BY LYDIA LAZAR
ECO-UPDATE News in brief on developments in agronomic science.
REGEN AGRONOMY
The Soil Must Breathe- My journey to regenerative agronomy, and some thoughts on how to loosen tight soils. BY JIM PINGREY
REGEN ECONOMICS
Whole-health Wholesale- Produce-prescription programs offer healthy food to those in need-- and a valuable wholesale outlet for farms. BY ERIN MARTIN
INTERVIEW
Pennsyl-Maine-ia Farming- Moses Hostetler has adapted regenerative practices to his new vegetable farm in Maine.
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ECO-GRAPHIC
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