LSP in The News is a source for links to online newspaper, magazine, radio and television stories, letters-to-the-editor and commentaries that are about the Land Stewardship Project's work and our members.
• U of M must help protect farm workers' rights is a commentary published in the March 26, 2013, edition of the Rochester Post Bulletin. Written by Ernesto Velez Bustos of Centro Campesino and Doug Nopar of LSP, it calls for the University of Minnesota and U of M Extension to take steps to prevent farm worker abuse on agricultural operations in the state.
• Debate continues on frac sand mining's health, environmental impact was a call-in show broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio's Daily Circuit on Monday, March 25, 2013. It featured LSP organizer Johanna Rupprecht and LSP member Vince Ready talking about the need for a statewide moratorium on frac sand mining in Minnesota.
• "Frac sand mining moratorium bill stirs debate" is a story broadcast Feb, 27, 2013, by Minnesota Public Radio. It describes the passage of a frac sand mining regulation bill by the Minnesota Senate's Environment and Energy Committee.
• "Agency rules in favor of farm workers in labor dispute" is an article that appeared in the Feb. 24, 2013, edition of the Winona Post. It describes efforts on the part of LSP, Centro Campesino and the Latino Economic Development Center to ensure farm workers in Minnesota are treated fairly.
• "Firm agrees to in-depth study on frac sand in Winona County" is an article that appeared in the Feb. 22, 2013, edition of the Star Tribune newspaper. It describes how pressure from LSP and others has prompted Minnesota Sands to put its proposed Winona County frac sand mines on hold so an extensive environmental study can be conducted.
• On Feb. 19, 2013, Land Stewardship Project members and staff went to the Minnesota state capitol to testify about the need for stringent state regulations related to the frac sand mining industry. Various media outlets covered the press conference and subsequent hearing:
- St. Paul Pioneer Press: Frack sand fight comes to Minnesota Capitol
- Fox 9 News: FRACKING: Frac sand mining opponents call for statewide moratorium
- Minneapolis Star Tribune: Southeastern Minnesota asks
state for frac sand help
- Associated Press: Minn. lawmakers start silica sand mining hearings
- Winona Daily News: Frac sand reaches the Capitol
- Rochester Post Bulletin: Legislature enters silica sand discussion
- KARE 11 News: Minn. lawmakers start silica sand mining hearings
- WCCO News: Controversial Frac Mining Being Debated At State Capitol
- KSTP News: Minn. Lawmakers Start Silica Sand Mining Hearings
- Minnesota Public Radio: Contentious frac sand mining hearings start at Capitol
• Bobolink Central is an article published in the June 28, 2012, edition of Agri News. It describes how LSP board member Dan Specht is balancing productive farming with providing prime habitat for grassland bird species.
• "People have power too" is a letter to the editor published in the Northfield News on March 27, 2012. It was written by LSP member Betsy Allister and describes an LSP meeting on corporate power she and her husband Andrew attended.
• "High crop prices a threat to nature?" is an article published in the Nov. 28, 2011, edition of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. It quotes LSP organizer Bobby King discussing the need for agriculture policy that rewards farmers for conservation practices.
• "Urban Farming Laws Could Change in Minneapolis" is a story broadcast by KSTP TV Channel 5 on Nov. 29, 2011. It describes LSP's efforts to promote urban agriculture in Minneapolis, Minn.
• "Zoned for farming" is an article that ran in the Nov. 28, 2011, edition of the Southwest Journal. It describes LSP's efforts to make zoning rules in Minneapolis, Minn., friendlier to urban agriculture.
• On Nov. 17, 2011, Agri News published a package of stories on beginning farmers. The articles described the introduction of the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011, which includes several provisions developed by LSP and its allies. The stories also feature two LSP members who have recently launched farming operations.
• In October 2011, KLGR Radio broadcast an interview with LSP organizer Adam Warthesen where he talked about the introduction of the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011.
• "Pheasants and other benefits of conserving agricultural land" is an article that appeared in Ron Meador's "Earth Journal" column on the MinnPost website on Oct. 24, 2011. It describes how LSP is working to promote working lands conservation in farming areas.
• "From desk job to Winona's Herbal Turtle Farms" is an article and video that was posted on the MinnPost website on Oct. 6, 2011. It describes the efforts of LSP Farm Beginnings graduate Bryan Crigler to launch his own farming enterprise.
• "Troubled Waters: One year later, more trouble ahead" is an article that was posted on the Twin Cities Daily Planet website on Sept. 19, 2011. Written by LSP staffer Brian DeVore, it describes the state of water quality in the Mississippi River basin a year after it first emerged that the University of Minnesota attempted to censor a film on agricultural pollution.
• "Helping the Next Generation of Farmers & Ranchers Get Started" is a story that was broadcast by the Public News Service on Oct. 24, 2011. It describes LSP's support for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011, which was recently introduced in Congress.