This report, created in partnership with the University of Minnesota, describes the findings of an assessment of the Land Stewardship Project’s Soil Health Program. Data were collected in 2024 and 2025 using an online and mail survey of program participants, and two focus groups with LSP Soil Hubs in Plainview and Austin, Minnesota.

The goal of this soil health assessment study is to examine the impacts LSP’s Soil Health Program has had on farmers, the land, and farming communities and to set the stage for future soil health programming. Specifically, this study investigates farmer beliefs and behaviors associated with soil health. Community members of primary interest in this study are crop and livestock farmers who are engaged in LSP’s soil health program.