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Acres U.S.A., The Voice of Eco-Agriculture, January 2023 | Issue #619 Copyright 2023, 68 pages.

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FEATURES 

Nitrogen-Fixing Corn
BY WALTER GOLDSTEIN 
Coupling the treasures of ancient landraces with the agronomic achievements of modern varieties. 

Rethinking Seed Models
AN INTERVIEW WITH IDO TAL
Cotton breeder Ido Tal discusses a new model for selling seed. 

Catching Up With...
Meet the Stevens Family who runs Samaria Farm in Aiken, South Carolina.   

The Benefits of Chitin
BY WARREN SHOEMAKER
Chitin is the building block of the soil food web.

Understanding Basic Soil Chemistry
BY DON SCHRIEFER
Why we care so much about cation exchange capacity. 

Interview: Steve Groff
No-till high-tunnel tomato production and cover crop seeds. 

Eco-Ag U Classroom
BY MICHAEL SLOTA
Learn about manganese (Mn) availability in the soil and it's function in plant metabolism. 

DEPARTMENTS

VIEW FROM THE COUNTRY
Monthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor.

OPINION: Will Regenerative Replace Organic? A popular concept was developed 40 years ago and has now reemerged.
BY WILLIAM BRINTON

ECO-UPDATE News in brief on developments in agronomic science. 

REGENERATIVE ECON  
Market signals in a foggy landscape. BY RYAN SLABAUGH 

REGENERATIVE AGRONOMY  
How to plants gets nutrients? BY WILLIE PRETORIUS  

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ECO-MEETINGS
We let you know when and where exciting eco-farming events are happening.

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