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The 2019 MN Legislative Wrap-up
Wednesday, June 5

During the recently concluded session of the Minnesota Legislature, Land Stewardship Project members from across the state were...

Upcoming Events

National Farm Viability Conference
October 22-24
The National Farm Viability Conference is geared towards professionals in the fields of farm and food business planning, financial...
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Pasture Walk
October 22, 10:30 am-2 pm
This pasture walk is hosted by Vance and Olaf Haugen. It is co-sponsored with Great River Graziers and Kickapoo Grazing Initiative....
LSP North Grazing Group Pasture Walk
October 26, 1 pm-3 pm
Farmer Hosts: Tom and Sue Hunter

Topics: Productivity management, especially how to manage dormancy in the...
Farming for Soil Health, Clean Water & Climate Resilience
October 26, 7 pm-8:30 pm
How agricultural land is managed in the St. Croix Watershed can greatly impact how clean and clear the river is. Farmers are...
2019 Food Justice Summit—From the Ground Up: Unearthing Root Causes
November 4-6
The Summit will build upon food access work in Minnesota by bringing champions of food justice together while also reaching into...
Volunteer Orientation
November 7, 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Are you interested in being a volunteer with LSP? Attend our monthly volunteer orientation to learn about on-going volunteer...
NW Wisconsin Grazing Conference
November 9, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
The Northwest Wisconsin Graziers Network and UW-Extension would like to invite you to attend this year’s fall grazing...
Farmers' Round Table on Economic & Weather Stress
November 11, 10 am-2 pm
As another difficult farm year shifts into harvest mode, a farmers’ round table is scheduled to talk through the current...
Green Lands Blue Waters Continuous Living Cover Conference
November 19-20
The way we farm can be the solution to big challenges — climate, water, wildlife, vibrant rural...

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Latest Land Stewardship Letter Now Available
Farming for Soil Health, Clean Water & Climate Resilience Oct. 26 in Amery, WI
2019-2020 Farm Beginnings Class Applications Being Accepted

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Ignoring a problem never works. Check out LSP’s "Support During Stressful Times" web page: links to numerous resour… https://t.co/crlrjkkfRG
Sunday, October 20, 2:47 pm CDT
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Monday, October 14, 5:43 pm CDT
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Good news today from the MN Court of Appeals! The court ruled that the MPCA failed to take a "hard look" at the pot… https://t.co/y3olvMaS9i
Monday, October 14, 5:43 pm CDT
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News

LSP Applauds MN Court of Appeals Decision Requiring Further Environmental Review of Proposed Massive Winona County Dairy Expansion
Wednesday, October 16

LEWISTON, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) applauds this week’s decision by the Minnesota Court...
Land Access Farm Tour Sept. 29 at Humble Hands Harvest in Decorah
Thursday, September 12

DECORAH, Iowa — A farm tour on creative ways to get access to farmland will be held Sunday, Sept. 29, from 1...
Land Stewardship Project Executive Director Mark Schultz to Step Down
Monday, September 9

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) announced today that Mark Schultz will be...

Blog

Dont 'Get Big or Get Out' Get Together and Fight Back
Friday, October 4

Earlier this week, at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue made the following remarks in regard to the economic crisis facing many small and mid-sized farmers, especially dairy farmers:...
Robbing the Farm or Enriching the Farm: Which is the Better Way?
Friday, August 9

Ross Cooper and his family raise canning and grain crops on their Century Farm in Spring Valley in southeastern Minnesota. Shortly after his son was born, Ross converted to no-till to cut down on the amount of time he was spending in the tractor....
From Crisis to Community
Sunday, August 4

As the land auction progressed, it looked like the parcel was on its way to exchanging hands at a decent price. But the landowner grew increasingly anxious about the guy who was likely to get the highest bid—he was a well-known owner of...

LSP in Action

Feeling Farm Stress? Check Out These Resources

Ear to the Ground Podcast

Ear to the Ground 231: Caves Don't Lie
Monday, August 5

Farmer and caver Martin Larsen describes the connections between land use on the surface and water quality problems he sees...

LSP TV

Grazing, Soil Health & an 'Aha' Moment

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

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