Ear to the Ground 208: Naked, Hungry, Thirsty, Running a Fever
Ray Archuleta makes a passionate pitch for treating soil like a living, breathing part of the ecosystem.
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MN Farmer Calls for Racial Justice in Rural Communities During Rural Progressive Strategy Summit in DC
Minnesota Part of 10-State Rural & Small Town Organizing Strategy WASHINGTON, D.C.—Racial justice is an essential element in developing a food and farming system that supports healthy and prosperous rural communities, said central Minnesota farmer Laura Frerichs today during a national rural progressive strategy summit at the National Press Club in Washington. Frerichs, a member… Read More →
Ear to the Ground 207: Feed the Cow-Feed the Soil
How a visiting student’s critique set a farm on a path toward profitably integrating crops, pasture and livestock.
Ear to the Ground 206: Going Cold into Cover Cropping
A southeastern Minnesota farmer’s drive to plant cover crops takes him out onto the snow and into new soil health territory.
Ear to the Ground 205: Relaying Soil Resiliency
Iowa farmer Loran Steinlage describes the benefits of converting a monocropped desert to a “jungle mix” of continuous living cover.
Ear to the Ground 204: Policy Change from the Ground Up
Mark Schultz talks about how LSP’s members hatched one of the most innovative farm conservation programs around…and why we need to fight for it.
Ear to the Ground 203: The Grass Apprentice
How the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship is serving as a natural next step into farming for one Farm Beginnings graduate.
LSP Members & Supporters Meet in Staples to Advance their Vision for Rural Minnesota
Meeting Focuses on Need for Policies that Support Family Farmers, Affordable Healthcare & Strong Local Government STAPLES, Minn.— If the 2018 session of the Minnesota Legislature is to advance policies that support rural communities, then lawmakers need to support family farmers, affordable healthcare and strong local government, according to a group of farmers and other… Read More →
Ear to the Ground 202: Regenerative Renting
How landlords and farmers can work together to build and support long-term stewardship.
LSP Statement on Latest Attempt to Undermine the Winona County Frac Sand Ban
On Tuesday, Jan. 16, frac sand corporation Minnesota Sands, LLC, filed a notice of appeal declaring its intent to challenge a district court ruling upholding the Winona County, Minn., frac sand ban. Pro-frac sand interests’ attempt to overturn the ordinance in Winona County District Court was dismissed with prejudice in November 2017 by Minnesota District… Read More →