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Healthy Soil, Clean Water
The future of farming rewards stewardship and farmer-led solutions to our most pressing environmental issues like soil health, water quality, and a changing climate. Future Forward Farming Builds farmer-led solutions that enrich soil, protect waterways and reduce dependance on chemical inputs. Provides safe drinking water by supporting widely-adopted farming practices that reduce nitrate runoff and…
LSP: MPCA’s Decision on West River Dairy Expansion Sets Bad Precedent
Stevens County Board Still Has Authority to Decide if Project Moves Forward
MORRIS, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) today sharply criticized the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) decision to allow Riverview LLP’s massive West River Dairy expansion to move forward without requiring a full environmental impact statement (EIS). If approved, the project would expand the operation from 7,855 cows to 18,855 cows, making it the… Read More →
Seeking Farmland to Buy: Wisconsin
Loretta is seeking to buy 80 acres of pasture and tillable in Wisconsin. She is also looking for a house with the acreage.
Ear to the Ground 403: Values on the Table
Emily and Ryan Kjesbo-Johnson vowed their lifelong commitment to community would not stop when they moved out of their urban neighborhood and onto a farm. Farm Beginnings is helping them keep that promise. More Information • LSP’s Farm Beginnings Course (2026-2027 Early Bird Discount Deadline Aug. 1, 2026; Final Deadline Sept. 1, 2026) • Crowded Table… Read More →
Flooding the (Legislative) Zone with Emerging Farmers
LSP & its Allies Bring Land Access Stories to the Capitol
The Land Stewardship Project’s annual Family Farm Breakfast and Lobby Day serves as a prime opportunity for our members to get together with lawmakers and discuss the issues they most care about. As the lead organizer focusing on issues related to land access, it’s my job during the day to facilitate meetings between beginning farmers… Read More →
Ear to the Ground 402: Enemy of Good
Jane Marynik’s pursuit of perfection ran into a brick wall called vegetable farming. LSP’s Farm Beginnings has helped her strike a more sustainable balance between work and life. More Information • LSP’s Farm Beginnings Course (2026-2027 Early Bird Discount Deadline Aug. 1, 2026; Final Deadline Sept. 1, 2026) • Four Beans Farm • Food Farm •… Read More →
When Industrial Dairy Comes to Town, Rural Communities are Fighting Back
Tri-state coalition webinar shows how industrial dairy expansion is not a “done deal” when rural communities get organized.
Across South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota, rural residents are facing a growing wave of industrial dairy proposals that could reshape their communities for decades. On June 3, a coalition of organizations hosted “Community Responses to Industrial Dairy Proposals in SD, ND, and MN,” a webinar where community members and advocates shared what they are seeing on… Read More →
“Rethink Nitrogen” Farmer Survey
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Land Line: Corporate Greenwashing, Beginning Farmer Help, Forever Green, Rural Grocery, Imported Fertility, Grain Market Consolidation, Grazing Pays Off
Sign Up for E-mail Delivery of The Land Line Report Accuses Corporate Dairy of ‘Greenwashing’ (6/1/26) The Wisconsin Examiner reports on a study showing that claims by the largest meat and dairy companies that their practices are sustainable are mostly “greenwashing” and are based on unsubstantiated claims. Highlights: The report, published in the journal PLOS… Read More →