November 2026 Issue
Acres U.S.A., The Voice of Eco-Agriculture, November 2026 | Issue #665, Copyright 2026, 67 pages.
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Contents
November 2026 • Issue #665
Photo: TOC photo (Courtesy of Chafer Machinery, Flickr) — Regenerative farms may spray just as much as conventional ones — just using different substances. Jeff Kleypas describes the differences in equipment requirements for regen operations on page 28.
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On the cover: (Created with ChatGPT) — What is the difference between a tool, a machine, and a technology? Which of the three is most likely to foster independence, personal agency, and creative problem solving, and which would be the most likely to foster dependence on a fragile system of “outside experts” and inputs? Mark Shepard philosophizes about this on page 20. |
FEATURES
Who’s in the Driver’s Seat?
Farmers should ask whether their equipment gives them greater control or leaves them dependent on software, subscriptions, and distant suppliers
MARK SHEPARD
Implements to Implement
Sensors, software, and mechanical tools offer ways to conserve inputs, manage weeds, and make better decisions — without harming your soil or bottom line
ACRES U.S.A. STAFF
Spray It Forward
Adapting sprayers and planters to regenerative inputs can help farmers support living systems on operations of any size
JEFFREY KLEYPAS
The Organic Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry died in August at the age of 92. His philosophies shaped the organic movement in the 1970s and beyond.
ANNELIESE ABBOTT
Connecting the Water Loops
Slow it, sink it, spread it, sprout it, sap it, sweat it, sky it, suction it
ALPHA LO
Soil as Signal
Microbes improve plant immunity and crop quality through Induced Systemic Resistance
CRAIG HARTSOUGH
A Game Plan for Michigan
Michigan — and other states — could reduce crop damage, feed local communities, and protect drivers by building a safe, legal market for wild-harvested venison.
CLAIRE SMITH
DEPARTMENTS
VIEW FROM THE COUNTRY
Monthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor
OPINION
Homegrown Health
Redirecting a fraction of biofuel subsidies toward domestic organic berry production could benefit farmers, strengthen food safety, and improve public health
CHARLES BENBROOK
ECO-UPDATE
News in brief on developments in agronomic science
REGEN AGRONOMY
Filling the Gap
How to rethink the call for summer fallow
KATIE MEYER
INTERVIEW
Putting Down Routes
Tom McDougall explains how 4P Foods is building a regional food network to help farmers reach institutional buyers
REVIEWS
MARKETPLACE
CLASSIFIEDS
ECO-MEETINGS
ECO-GRAPHIC
My Farmer, My Customer
New! Learn from Marty Travis's experiences converting the Spence Farm into one of the most successful farming co-ops in the United States today.
