Fact Sheets    

LSP's well-documented fact sheets on various topics are available in pdf format:


1. Bigger is Not Better
   Small-scale family farms are more efficient than their large-scale industrial counterparts.
2. Factory Farming's False Promise
   Industrialized ag extracts the wealth of rural communities, leaving behind empty farmsteads and shuttered main streets.
3. Grass-Based Beef & Dairy Production
   This innovative system is economically viable and good for the environment.
4. Hometown Factory Farm Fighting
   How rural Minnesotans are using local democracy to control factory livestock operations.
5. When Manure Hits Water
   Large-scale livestock factories are a major threat to water quality in rural America.
6. Hydrogen Sulfide & Factory Farms
   How a group of rural residents made Minnesota hog factories accountable for the hydrogen sulfide gas they produce.
7. How Farms Can Improve Water Quality
   Minnesota studies show how working farmland can have a positive impact on water resources.
8. LSP's Farm Beginnings®
   Rotating in a new generation of farmers.
9. 1 Storm -- 2 Outcomes
   Why did one field lose a truckload of soil during a heavy rain storm, while just up the road another lost only a bucket's worth?
10. Writing a Letter to Your Newspaper
    Putting pen to paper can be a powerful media tool.
11. Racking up the Food Miles
    Why the distance between the field and the table is important.
12. Farm Bill Support for Beginners
    The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program.
13. Growing Green Fuel: RIM-Clean Energy
    How we can jump-start sustainable biofuel production.
14. Biofuels -- Sustainable Energy from the Land
    Grain-based ethanol is getting a lot of attention, but biofuels based on perennial plant systems may hold the key to sustainable energy security.
15. Rural Development & Local Foods
    Rural communities are finding that production and consumption of local foods can feed main street economies.

Conservation Security Program Fact Sheets
The Conservation Security Program (CSP) fact sheet series describes various aspects of this innovative initiative, which was established by the 2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act. CSP holds great promise for rewarding producers who are taking good care of the land.

1. Get Paid for Real Conservation – January 2005 http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/CSP01.pdf
2. Resources of Concern – April 2003 http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/CSP02.pdf
3. A Tale of Two Farms – March 2003 http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/CSP03.pdf
4. Update on USDA’s Proposed Rules – January 2004 http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/CSP04.pdf
5. Commenting on the USDA’s Proposed Rules – February 2004 http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/CSP05.pdf
6. Interim Final Rule Released – Next Steps – July 2004 http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/CSP06.pdf
7. Tips for Enrolling in the Conservation Security Program – December 2004 http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/CSP07.pdf
8. Payment Estimates for 3 Types of Midwestern Farms – January 2005 http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/CSP08.pdf

Free in PDF format at http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/programs_csp.html 

Multiple Benefits of Agriculture Fact Sheets
Pasture-raised livestock systems and diverse crop rotations provide public benefits of improved water quality, reduction of flooding, enhanced wildlife habitat, reduced air pollutants and reduced global warming potential. These fact sheets describe a few of the ways “multifunctional agriculture” can work.

1. Pasture-raised Dairy and Meat Products are Good For You and the Environment — 2004 http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/mba/fact_sheet_pasture_raised.pdf
2. Pasture-raised Livestock: An Innovative Strategy for Farmers to Comply with the Clean Water Act — 2004 http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/mba/fact_pasture_clean_water.pdf

Free in PDF format at http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/programs_mba.html.

Myth Buster Fact Sheets
The Myth Busters are an ongoing Land Stewardship Letter series on agricultural myths and ways of deflating them.

1. Anti-corporate farm laws stifle rural economic development. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_1.pdf
2. Strict “Right to Farm” laws help alleviate land use conflicts in rural and suburban areas. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_2.pdf
3. There are so few small- and medium-sized farms left that it is not worth saving them. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_3.pdf
4. The only way to get started in dairy farming is by investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in high-cost, full-confinement systems. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_4.pdf
5. The only way for family farmers to survive in the livestock market is to sign an exclusive contract with a packer or sell specialty products through niche markets. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_5.pdf
6. Genetic engineering is the only viable method available for improving food crops. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_6.pdf
7. We no longer have a soil erosion problem in this country. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_7.pdf
8. Insecticide sprays eliminate pest problems in farm fields. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_8.pdf
9. All certified organic milk comes from cows that spend most of the year grazing on pastures. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_9.pdf
10. It will be prohibitively expensive to tell consumers what country their food comes from. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_10.pdf
11. Large-scale factory hog farming creates strong local economies. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_11.pdf
12. Global climate change will benefit agriculture. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_12.pdf
13. Industrial agriculture is efficient. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_13.pdf
14. Meat that's labeled "all natural" is produced in a significantly different manner than meat produced in a "conventional" system. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_14.pdf
15. Organic vegetable production spawns outbreaks of deadly bacteria. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_15.pdf
16. Large-scale factory livestock farms succeed because of the efficiencies of the free market. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_16.pdf
17. Conservation tillage reduces global warming by trapping much more carbon in the soil when compared to conventional tillage. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_17.pdf
18. Federal law makes it illegal to favor local farmers when purchasing food for public schools. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_18.pdf
19. Genetically-engineered products like Roundup Ready crops will reduce the presence of dangerous pesticides in the environment. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_19.pdf
20. Because of petroleum-based fertilizers, we do not need to build soil
    using plant residue and other natural sources of organic matter.
    http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_20.pdf
21. Sustainable farming methods cannot feed the world.
    http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/myth_buster_21.pdf

Free in PDF format at http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/resources-myth.html.

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