May 2023 Issue PDF

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Acres U.S.A., The Voice of Eco-Agriculture, May 2023 | Issue #623 Copyright 2023, 64 pages.

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FEATURES 

New Crop on an Old Farm
BY DAVID BUEHLER 
Keeping our family farm going by growing and selling a unique perennial crop: elderberry.

Passion Laced with Science
BY HERB YOUNG
My journey from the pesticide industry to regenerative citrus. 

The Potassium Paradox
BY S.A. KHAN and R.L. MULVANEY
Research proves that potassium testing and fertilization seldom pay.

DEPARTMENTS

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

OPINION: Building Perennial Institutions- The importance- and potential weaknesses- of institutions devoted to perennial crops.
BY MARK SHEPARD

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

REGEN AGRONOMY  
First Steps- How do we transition from conventional to regenerative agriculture while maintaining profitability? BY JIM PINGREY

REGEN ECONOMICS 
The Business Case for Agroforestry- How to help growers transition acreage to agroforestry. BY HARRY GREENE

INTERVIEW
Perennial Diversification- 
David Knop shares how he started the Midwest's second-largest blackberry operation on his row-crop farm. 

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ECO-MEETINGS

ECO-GRAPHIC

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