50th Anniversary: A Special March Issue of Acres U.S.A. Magazine is Now Available

Celebrate our 50th anniversary of publishing all year long with collector covers and special “From the Vault” content featuring interviews with experts that stand the test of time. Established in 1971, Acres U.S.A. magazine has never missed a month in our 50-year history. 

The latest issue of Acres U.S.A. magazine, #597 in our series, is now available for free for subscribers and in our bookstore for $6.00. 

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Features include:

Regenerative at Scale
BY ABBEY KINGDON SMITH
Two operations raise chickens regeneratively and at scale.

Hens with History
BY LEAH SMITH
A guide to picking a heritage breed.

Small Is Beautiful
BY HARVERY USSERY
Small flocks and simple set-ups.

Egged On
BY KELLY KLOBER
The mysteries of egg production.

Protecting Poultry
BY MARY ANN LIESER
How to keep your flock IBD free.

Paradigm Shift
BY ANNELIESE ABBOTT
How mycorrhizae fell from favor.

VIEW FROM THE COUNTRY
Monthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor.

OPINION: Indigenous Ag
BY REGINALDO HASLETT-MARROQUIN
Regenerative principles must remain in the hands and minds of Indigenous people.

ECO-UPDATE
News in brief from around the world on developments in food and farming.

TRANSITIONING: Farm Finance
BY MARGARET WILSON
Connecting farmers with capital.

THE HARVEST TABLE: Mixing Clucktails
BY ALLIE HYMAS
A new twist on chickens, booze.

INTERVIEW: Chris Smaje
We talk with author and farmer Chris Smaje about his new book, A Small Farm Future.

FROM THE VAULT: Fletcher Sims
A 1997 interview with the late Fletcher Sims, a Texan famous for his compost.

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ECO-MEETINGS
We let you know when and where exciting eco-farming events are happening.

MEET AN ECO-FARMER
Get to know fellow innovative farmers putting ecologically correct production principles to work, resulting in profitable, sustainable operations.

This issue’s collectable cover: