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Appreciating Wild Mushrooms
Hunting and eating edible wild mushrooms is an extremely popular culture in some countries, but most people in the United States associate them with stomach issues, trips to the hospital and even...
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From Grass to Glass: Organic Dairy Farming
Maybe it’s a chance remark heard from a fellow farmer or an epiphany that comes while attending a farming conference. It lands on fertile ground and a way of looking at things, a way of being in the...
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Protecting Local Pesticide Ordinances
As reported by Beyond Pesticides, last year, pesticide manufacturers tried to undo local pesticide ordinances in a large state-by-state lobbying effort. That failed. Now they are trying to get Congress...
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Book of the Week: The Miracle of Milk
By Bernarr Macfadden Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from an Acres U.S.A. title, The Miracle of Milk, by Bernarr Macfadden. Copyright 2011, softcover, 118 pages. Normal price: $12.95. One of the most...
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Superior Farm Staff Leadership
Effective farm staff management can make all the difference. A long-time organic farmworker named Jessica told me, “When you are the boss there is not much incentive to change.” I’d like to prove that...
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Tractor Time Episode 21: Daniela Ibarra-Howell, CEO of the Savory Institute
Okay, the high horse is getting tired, but it’s true. Our listeners are the silver lining, and one of the brightest spots on that lining is our guest today. Daniela Ibarra-Howell is a native...
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Gabe Brown on Building Resiliency through Soil Health
Farmer, Author Gabe Brown Discusses Soil Health & Diversity Gabe Brown is one of the great bridge builders in farming. No matter which corner of agriculture you come from, or even if you don’t work...
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Book of the Week: Biodynamic Pasture Management
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from an Acres U.S.A. book, Biodynamic Pasture Management, by Peter Bacchus. Copyright 2013, softcover, 160 pages. Regular price: $20.00. From Chapter 3: Organic Soil...
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Farming the CO2 Factor
In a rare moment in an early Rover reconnaissance mission to Mars, carbon dioxide (CO2) was released from a soil sample during a scientific test and was thought to indicate the presence of microbes....
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True Soil Health: Create the Capacity to Function Without Intervention
My philosophy is that whatever you do on your farm should improve soil health. But how do you know what that is? The USDA defines soil health as, “The continued capacity of soil to function as a vital...
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Soil Balancing Call-in Conversations
The Ohio State Soil Balancing team will host a public conversation about current beliefs, practices and research efforts related to soil balancing. The first of three Conference Call-in events is...
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Book of the Week: Organic No-Till Farming
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from an Acres U.S.A. book, Organic No-Till Farming, written by Jeff Moyer. Copyright 2011, softcover, 204 pages. Normal Price: $28.00. From Chapter 1: No-Till Basics...
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Marketing & Selling Pastured Pork
Raising pigs on pasture is wonderfully rewarding work, but it will not lead to a viable farm enterprise unless we take the time to develop our marketing program for effectively selling pastured pork....
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Soil Balancing: Worth Another Look — The Ohio State University Soil Balancing...
Farmers make multiple management decisions daily — decisions driven by questions and input. Helpful input can come from many sources, guiding what to choose or avoid. Most university-led research has...
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Keys to Composting for Increased Soil Health, Vitality
For many years we have been composting various agricultural and forest materials at Tobacco Road Farm to provide for the soil fertility in order to raise vegetable crops without the use of pesticides....
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Monsanto’s Scarlet Letter
By Mike Snow Mike Snow has worked as a journalist in Asia, Africa, South America and Washington, D.C., reporting about international and domestic politics, health, travel and agriculture. Since its...
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Eco-Ag 2018: Get the Most Out of Your Conference Experience
The 2018 Eco-Ag Conference & Trade Show is just over a month away. The Acres U.S.A. team is excited to meet everybody, and to connect our audience with expert speakers and hundreds of eco-farming...
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Navigating the Dairy Crisis: Hope in Organic Dairy
At a time of profound hardship in the dairy industry, the few farmers optimistic enough to start new cow dairies are going the route of organic dairy. The name of Clover Bliss Farm refers to the...
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Discover the Possibilities of Pokeweed
For those who like to eat on the wild side, one should become well acquainted with a plethora of wild greens such as black mustard, dock, chickweed, henbit, lambs quarters and pokeweed. The latter,...
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Book Excerpt: How to Start and Operate a Successful Container Plant Business
The book Made From Scratch: How to Start and Operate a Successful Container Plant Business by Louise Placek serves as a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for those interested in learning how best to...
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