July 2025 Issue

 Acres U.S.A., The Voice of Eco-Agriculture, July 2025 | Issue #649, Copyright 2025, 67 pages. 

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Contents

July 2025 • Issue #649

Photo: Pig (Courtesy of Taylor Henry)

Photo caption: Taylor Henry, Steve Campbell and Will Winter test Taylor’s pasture for Brix levels using a refractometer. Read the interview with Steve and Will on page 42.

FEATURES

The Take-Half, Leave-Half Fallacy
Different types of plants allocate sugars in different ways — to truly build soil organic matter, you have to prioritize forbs
BY JOHN KEMPF

Cover Crop Hogs
Ontario farmer Ray Halma cut his feed bill in half by moving pigs daily through cover crop strips in the middle of his sweet corn

Make Meat Healthy Again!
Conventional beef is extremely inflammatory in the human body; properly fermented forages produce healthier meat in shorter timelines than purely grassfed beef
BY KEN HAMILTON AND MIKE MORGAN

Elevating Energy
Ensuring cattle have proper energy can turn even worn-out land and scraggly animals into a profitable enterprise
BY WILL WINTER

Delayed Grazing
Delaying grazing on different pastures every year can help even spread nutrients and push roots deeper
BY SIOBHAN GRIFFIN

Savannas and Sausages
Healthy ecosystems produce better-tasting bacon
BY MARK SHEPARD

Learning from the Land
I was surprised to find that Brix levels were highest in areas that had received the most grazing pressure
BY TAYLOR HENRY

DEPARTMENTS

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

OPINION
Chesterton’s Ecological Fence
We need to be sure we understand why something exists before we go tearing it down
BY PAUL MEYER

ECO-UPDATE
News in brief on developments in agronomic science

REGEN AGRONOMY
Applied Livestock Agronomy
Livestock are an amazing tool for regenerating soil — even more so when forage already contains the enzyme cofactors necessary for molecular bonding and breakdown
BY DAVID MILLER

INTERVIEW
Measuring Up the Herd
A conversation with Steve Campbell and Will Winter about assessing cattle for grass finishing, cattle genetics, how to select for easy-keeping cattle, and advice for young graziers

REVIEWS

MARKETPLACE

CLASSIFIEDS

ECO-MEETINGS

ECO-GRAPHIC

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