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Action Alert!

  • Speak Up for Healthcare that Puts People Before Profits

    Thursday, May 18

    The Minnesota State Legislature has until midnight on Monday, May 22, to decide on a budget for Minnesota. As of today, no budgets...

Upcoming Events

  • Farm Beginnings Field Day on Diversified Family Farming

    June 11, 1 pm-4 pm

    Join Emily Hanson and Klaus Zimmermann at Whetstone farm to learn about their diversified farm. Whetstone Farm raises grass-fed...

  • 2017 Midwest Farm Energy Conference

    June 13-14

    The 2017 Midwest Farm Energy Conference will showcase optimized and cost-effective energy systems for dairy, swine and crop...

  • Changing Lands, Changing Hands

    June 13-15

    This conference will bring together service providers, policymakers and advocates working on land access, farm succession,...

  • PFI Field Day on Managed Grazing & CSP for Farm Biodiversity

    June 22, 2 pm-5 pm

    Phil Specht and Mary Damm will talk about their on-farm research that examines rotational grazing practices and their impacts on...

  • LSP Glacial Lakes BioBlitz

    June 24

    Ready to learn more about prairie species in your neighborhood?

    Are you a prairie enthusiast ready to share your...

  • WEI Bee Course

    June 25, 1 pm-4 pm

    A Year in the Life of Bees (everything you ever wanted to...

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    Farm Beginnings Field Day June 11 in Amery, Wis.

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    Glacial Lakes Prairie BioBlitz June 24 in Western MN

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    LSP Farm Dreams Class July 23 in Minneapolis

Twitter

  • LSPnow

    @LSPnow LandStewardshipProj

    MN healthcare bill gives big $ for ins cos, little help for people, threats to care for 1 in 5 MNs. More here https://t.co/oQPCdVivsQ
    Friday, June 2, 4:44 pm CDT
  • LSPnow

    @LSPnow LandStewardshipProj

    WI Supreme Ct upholds Trempealeau Co. denial of #fracsand mine; victory for people & local control https://t.co/cNS8UE4STP
    Thursday, June 1, 11:52 am CDT
  • LSPnow

    @LSPnow LandStewardshipProj

    LSP podcast w/ LSP's George Boody on his take away from @SoilCarbonParis conference. https://t.co/0bbp9qKeLp #SoilCarbonParis #soil
    Tuesday, May 30, 2:27 pm CDT
  • LSPnow

    @LSPnow LandStewardshipProj

    .@RepTimWalz read our statement on @POTUS statement & #ruralamerica https://t.co/GvDeXCF2Vn
    Friday, May 26, 11:30 am CDT
  • LSPnow

    @LSPnow LandStewardshipProj

    Build Soil instead of Sustaining Dirt. Great LTE from LSP's Shona Snater. #soilhealth #grazing #covercrops https://t.co/4DLWBSL8Lv
    Thursday, May 25, 4:37 pm CDT

News

  • LSP: Farmers & Rural Residents Upset by Threats to MinnesotaCares Future

    Friday, May 26

    Legislature Steals $1 Billion of Funding Dedicated for MinnesotaCare & Medical Assistance The Minnesota Legislature appears...

  • LSP STATEMENT: Cut Bloated Crop Insurance Program but Put Money Back into Rural America, Not Take it Away

    Wednesday, May 24

    President Trump’s Budget Includes Needed Reforms to Crop Insurance, but Lacks Investment in Rural Communities & the Land ...

  • In Walz Meeting, SE MN Farmers Call for a 2018 Farm Bill that Supports Beginning Farmers, Soil Health & Risk Management Reform

    Friday, May 12
    UTICA, Minn. — Over 100 family farmers and rural residents gathered in Utica May 11 to discuss federal...

Blog

  • MN Legislature & Healthcare: MinnesotaCare Saved, But Insurance Companies Valued Before People

    Friday, June 2

    The 2017 Minnesota state legislative session is complete, including a four-day special session that was needed for the Legislature to finish passing a budget. Land Stewardship Project members and staff were active throughout the session...

  • LSP, Soil Health & Climate Change

    Thursday, June 1

    In early May, I represented the Land Stewardship Project at “Sequestering Carbon in the Soil: Addressing the Climate Threat,” an international conference held in Paris and organized by Breakthrough Strategies and...

  • Legislators: When it Comes to Healthcare, Prioritize these 3 Points

    Thursday, May 18

    In the final days of the Minnesota state legislative session, important decisions are being made behind closed doors and away from public input. Lawmakers have until midnight on Monday, May 22, to decide on a budget for Minnesota. As of today, no...

LSP in Action

Check Out LSP's Resources for Conservation Leases

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Ear to the Ground Podcast

  • Ear to the Ground 193: 50 Acres of Opportunity

    Friday, June 2
    A farmer's wish to not have his land become just one more cornfield provides an opportunity for beginning farmers.

LSP TV

A Peek at a Soil Health Workshop

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  • Montevideo
    117 South First Street
    Montevideo, MN 56265
    (320) 269-2105
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    180 E. Main Street
    Lewiston, MN 55952
    (507) 523-3366
  • Minneapolis
    821 E. 35th Street #200
    Minneapolis, MN 55407
    (612) 722-6377
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