December 2025 Issue

 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