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July 2024 Issue PDF
Acres U.S.A., The Voice of Eco-Agriculture, July 2024 | Issue #637, Copyright 2024, 67 pages.
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FEATURES
The Most Important Livestock in Our Fields
Enlisting soil microbes to help prevent plant disease
BY GARY REDING
Both-And: Achieving Reproductive and Vegetative Growth
By managing specific nutrients — particularly calcium — growers can produce high-quality reproductive growth while still driving strong vegetative growth
BY JOHN KEMPF
Green Living
Green algae stimulate the growth of soil microorganisms
BY GEORGE TAYLOR
Photosynthesis and Plant Geometry
As farmers and ranchers, we are essentially in the photosynthesis business, and the shape of our crops can increase how much they photosynthesize
BY MARK SHEPARD
First Half Highlights
Recapping the first six months of 2024
BY TAYLOR HENRY
DEPARTMENTS
VIEW FROM THE COUNTRY
Monthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor
OPINION
California Weaning
California’s new Sustainable Pest Management roadmap will begin to influence growers across the country to reduce pesticides and to implement more ecological options
BY GINA COLFER
ECO-UPDATE
News in brief on developments in agronomic science
REGEN AGRONOMY
Plastics Surgin'
REGEN ECONOMICS
Standardizing Your SOPs
How to create standard operating procedures for your farm
BY KIRSTEN SIMMONS
INTERVIEW
The Wonder of Chelation
Research scientist Frank Dean talks with John Kempf about chelation, glyphosate and the vast farming knowledge that has been lost
REVIEWS
MARKETPLACE
CLASSIFIEDS
ECO-MEETINGS
ECO-GRAPHIC
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