Acres U.S.A., The Voice of Eco-Agriculture, November 2025 | Issue #653, Copyright 2025, 67 pages. Become an Acres U.S.A. Eco-Farmer Member here! Contents December 2025 • Issue #654 Photo: TOC photo (Courtesy of Taylor Henry) — Taylor Henry’s cattle graze on bales over the winter. On the cover: (Courtesy of Gary Zimmer) — A fall cover crop cocktail armors the soil on Gary Zimmer’s Wisconsin farm. Read Gary’s six keys to transitioning to biological farming on page 24. FEATURES The Real Objective of Food ProductionThe function of a farmer is not to grow bins and bushels — it’s to grow quality food that produces minds capable of thought and reason BY CHARLES WALTERS Six Keys to Biological FarmingHow to transition your farm to organic or regenerativeBY GARY ZIMMER How Nature SelectsThriving cattle develop superior body shape, excellent glandular function and high butterfatBY STEVE CAMPBELL DI-Why Homemade Mineral Mixes?Our livestock give their entire being to us — it’s the least we can do to protect and nourish them generously, and that means providing them a professionally prepared mineral mixBY WILL WINTER Whatever Happened to Old-School Environmentalism?1970s environmentalism was simple: don’t pollute; today we’ve made a devil of the very element that is the building block of life: carbonBY MOLLIE ENGELHART A Legacy Rooted in the SoilThe future of agriculture won’t be built on subsidies or slogans — it’ll be built by Acres U.S.A.-type people who believe that farming can be both ecological and profitableBY TAYLOR HENRY DEPARTMENTS VIEW FROM THE COUNTRYMonthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor OPINIONA Food Emancipation ProclamationFood regulations are about controlling market access, not safety; exempting producer-patron interactions from government interference is the best way to help farmers — and to make food healthy againBY JOEL SALATIN ECO-UPDATENews in brief on developments in agronomic science REGEN AGRONOMYThe Biophysics of Pest ResistanceThe health of a plant is entirely defined by its ability to respond to oxidative stress and to maintain an internal state of electrical balance. BY JOHN KEMPF INTERVIEWEcological Agriculture WorksNorth Dakota farmer Gabe Brown demonstrates how understanding ecosystem processes enables profitable farming REVIEWS MARKETPLACE CLASSIFIEDS ECO-MEETINGS ECO-GRAPHIC Become an Acres U.S.A. Eco-Farmer Member here!
