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Using Plant Data to Build Healthier, More Resilient Crops with David Knaus Ep. 125 (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Acres U.S.A. Podcas t, Taylor sits down with David Knaus, founder and president of Apical Crop Science, to explore the world of leaf sap analysis, plant nutrition, and nutrient density. David explains how leaf sap testing differs from traditional tissue testing and how analyzing both new and old leaves can reveal nutrient imbalances, antagonisms and excesses that may otherwise go unnoticed. The conversation dives into how targeted nutrition can reduce unnecessary inputs, i
From Organic Farming to a Nationwide Food Network: David Stelzer of Azure Standard Ep. 124 (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Acres U.S.A. Podcast , Taylor sits down with David Stelzer, founder of Azure Standard, to hear the story behind one of the country’s largest organic food distribution networks. David shares how his family’s journey into organic agriculture began in the 1960s after a dramatic change in diet helped restore his health—and how discovering what was being put on conventional seed pushed his father to leave chemical farming behind. He takes us through the early days of Azure Stan
An Evening with Wendell Berry | From the Acres U.S.A. Archives (opens the original)
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In memory of Wendell Berry , Acres U.S.A. is opening our archives to share this special recording from the 2007 Acres U.S.A. conference in Louisville, Kentucky . Rather than deliver a traditional speech, Berry chose to read The Requirement , a story about friendship, loss, obligation and what he called “our indispensable principle of neighborhood.” Following the reading, Berry takes questions from the Acres U.S.A. audience in a wide-ranging conversation about farming, land ownership, community,
The Farmer’s Free Lunch: Unlocking the Resources Already on Your Farm Ep. 123 (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Acres U.S.A. Podcast, Taylor sits down with Keith Berns of Green Cover Seed to explore the powerful resources farmers already have available to them—and how regenerative management can turn those resources into real economic value. Keith shares the story behind Green Cover Seed and the experiments that convinced him of the power of diverse cover crop mixes. From capturing more sunlight and cycling nitrogen to improving soil structure, infiltration, mineral availability, an
Growing Without Irrigation or Plastic with Jeff Poppen Ep. 122 (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Acres U.S.A. Podcast , Taylor sits down with longtime organic and biodynamic farmer Jeff Poppen to get practical about how he has built a resilient vegetable-growing system over decades. Jeff shares how healthy soil structure, generous applications of compost, cover crops, mineral management, careful crop rotation, and well-timed tillage allow him to conserve moisture and grow vegetables without irrigation. He explains his “dust mulch” approach to reducing evaporation, why
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