Acres U.S.A., The Voice of Eco-Agriculture, March 2026 | Issue #657, Copyright 2026, 89 pages. Become an Acres U.S.A. Eco-Farmer Member here! Contents March 2026 • Issue #657 Photo: Japanese beetles — Part of the editor’s agriculture book collection. On the cover: (Courtesy of Paul Harrison, Wikimedia) — Japanese beetles: beautiful but baneful. Kish Johnson describes how he eliminated them from his orchard, without synthetic chemicals, on page 86. FEATURES Doing the Impossible Third Leaf Farm in Michigan is showing that organic apple production is achievable — even in a humid environment BY ANNELIESE ABBOTT Design It Right and Let Your Sprayer Collect DustBy understanding population ecology, lifecycles and habitat, farmers can guide ecosystems toward balance instead of fighting endless outbreaksBY MARK SHEPARD Not a Disturbing TrendDisturbance of all types — physical, biological and chemical — is gradually being reduced in American agricultureBY JAY FUHRER Ground TruthThe R-Soil database promises community-level quorum sensing for soilBY MATT POWERS B4 You BuyCows with big bellies, big butts, bare backs and bald udders will, on average, produce better-quality calvesBY STEVE CAMPBELL Eat Real FoodThe 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are the best yet for American consumers — and, possibly, for ecological farmersBY ANNELIESE ABBOTT A Common AgendaCan European agricultural policy help bring about the expansion in organic farming we need?BY FELIX ZU LÖWENSTEIN DEPARTMENTS VIEW FROM THE COUNTRYMonthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor OPINIONWhy Do Regenerative Farmers Swim Upstream?America’s enthusiastic embrace of regenerative agriculture will only succeed if policy, investment and regulation shift to reward biological performance, nutritional quality and farmer innovation BY CHARLES BENBROOK ECO-UPDATENews in brief on developments in agronomic science REGEN AGRONOMYLess Fertilizer, More ThoughtStrategic reductions in phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen work best when driven by soil biology and sound agronomyBY JEFFREY KLEYPAS INTERVIEWBeetle ManiaAgronomist Kish Johnson shares how a focus on the plant health pyramid eliminated Japanese beetle pressure on his home orchard REVIEWS MARKETPLACE CLASSIFIEDS ECO-MEETINGS ECO-GRAPHIC Become an Acres U.S.A. Eco-Farmer Member here!
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