Acres U.S.A., The Voice of Eco-Agriculture, September 2024 | Issue #639, Copyright 2024, 67 pages. Become an Acres U.S.A. Eco-Farmer Member here! Contents September 2024 • Issue #639 Photo: Oak (Courtesy of Jochen Speiker, Flickr) Photo caption: This cornfield will receive at least some pest control via the beneficial predators who live in this oak. Read Mark Shepard’s defense of natural pest control. On the cover: The road farmers tread to maintain and grow their operation can be tumultuous. New sources of capital for regenerative farms can help. See our interviews on this topic with Erin Feger and Koen van Seijen. (Photo courtesy of Patrick Emerson, Flickr) FEATURES Capital GainsBiome Capital’s Erin Feger talks about how to craft mutually beneficial relationships between ecologically minded farmers and the investment community Certification Organization ProliferationComparing four new regenerative certification programsBY LUCAS HUBBARD Navigating the Data FloodFarmers and agronomists need to learn how to leverage new data analysis and visualization tools that can help them use the ever-increasing amount of data they’re collectingBY DEBRA AURICH Let’s Go Plant an OakA handful of acorns makes the pesticides go downBY MARK SHEPARD DEPARTMENTS VIEW FROM THE COUNTRYMonthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor OPINIONTrue Cost A few reasons someone might want to pause before voting for cheaper potatoesBY MAUREEN ASH ECO-UPDATENews in brief on developments in agronomic science REGEN AGRONOMYSupplying Soil Carbon Improving soil carbon is at the heart of regenerative agriculture — and regenerative supply chainsBY PATRICK FREEZE REGEN ECONOMICSLanding GrantsIf grants are right for your farm, here’s how to find them BY KIRSTEN SIMMONS INTERVIEWWhat Would You Do with a Hundred Million Dollars?Koen van Seijen of the Investing in Regenerative Agriculture podcast talks with John Kempf about the need for more capital to support the transition to regenerative agriculture — and what farmers should do with that money when it comes REVIEWS MARKETPLACE CLASSIFIEDS ECO-MEETINGS ECO-GRAPHIC Become an Acres U.S.A. Eco-Farmer Member here!
