Seeking Farmland to Rent: Minnesota
Evelyn is seeking an acre (forested and pasture) in Minnesota. No house is necessary. Evelyn is available for this opportunity 2/15/25.
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Seeking Farmland to Buy: Minnesota (Central)
Theresa is seeking 5-10 acres within 10 miles of Mankato, Minnesota. No house is necessary. Theresa is available for this opportunity 4/1/25.
Farm Beginnings Profile: The Return of the Middleman
Farm Beginnings Grads Join Forces on the Marketing Front
Even a brief conversation with Tom Cogger makes it clear what he enjoys doing: producing food. And that’s what he’s done on his Maple Hill Farm near Washburn in northwestern Wisconsin for almost two decades. In the early years, Cogger concentrated mostly on produce, but since his son Matthew joined the operation in 2009, pork… Read More →
Land Line: Land Baron Gates, Regenerative Grazing, Cost of Soil Loss, High Commodity Prices, EQIP Misses the Mark, COVID & OSHA
Jan. 15: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities Bill Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner (1/15/21) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates are now the largest private farmland owners in the U.S., according to The Land Report. Highlights: They have accumulated a massive farmland portfolio — 242,000 acres —… Read More →
Farm Transition Profile: A High-Value Apprenticeship
When Nathan Vergin applied to work as an apprentice on Polyface Farm in Virginia back in the mid-2000s, he had to undergo a three-day “working interview.” Vergin, who grew up helping out on a sheep dairy near Northfield, Minn., passed the trial by fire, and went on to serve a two-year apprenticeship with the farm’s… Read More →
LSP Supports Positive Direction of Walz Administration on Healthcare Budget
The Land Stewardship Project works for solutions to the healthcare crisis in rural Minnesota because we know that lack of affordable, high-quality care is a major barrier to having thriving rural communities with more farmers on the land. We are pleased to see that Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan’s proposed Budget for… Read More →
Farmland Need Not be a Sacrificial Lamb
During yesterday’s otherwise excellent field day at the USDA’s soil conservation lab in Morris, the “S” word reared its ugly head. “S” as in our best farmland needs to be “sacrificed” in the name of food and fuel production, leaving room for only an odd corner here and there to provide a smattering of natural… Read More →
LSP Legislative Update: Proposals Related to Local Food, Land Access & Soil Health Moving Forward
Budget Issues Loom Large as Regular Session Heads into Final Weeks
As we pass a key date in the 2025 Minnesota legislative calendar, several initiatives supported by the Land Stewardship Project remain alive and are moving through the committee process. In order to be considered as part of an omnibus bill, the majority of proposed legislation had to be heard in both the House and Senate… Read More →
Seeking Farmland to Buy: Minnesota, Wisconsin
Em is seeking 12 acres of pasture/ tillable land in MN/ WI. No house is necessary.
Seeking Farmland to Buy: Minnesota
Kara is seeking 8 acres (6 tillable, 1 forest, 1 pasture) in MN. Kara is interested in a barn or shed to house equipment. Water access, electricity, and entrance / access to land would be preferable. No house is needed. Kara would be interested by 1/31/25.