Are you a farmland owner or retiring farmer looking to transition ownership or rent your farmland in ways that reflect your values? The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is putting on a free winter series of virtual workshops designed to help you act on your conservation and social values. LSP has introductory workshops for retiring farmers… Read More →
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — As discussions around the 2023 Farm Bill get off the ground, a key group of people are being asked to share their views on the future of agricultural policy: farmers. During the next several weeks, the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is circulating the National Young Farmer Survey in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin in… Read More →
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 →
Dan is seeking 30-50 acres (open to larger as well) in Xcel territory for a combined use of agrivoltaics and an incubator farm for emerging farmers. 30 acres is probably the minimum for the solar. Farmable land can be part of that 30 acres or a different part of the parcel would be preferable. No… Read More →
Harvey is seeking 80 acres (30 pasture, 20 tillable and 30 forested) in Minnesota. No house is necessary.
Steve is looking for 5-10 acres on a farmstead site in central Minnesota, preferably within 45 minutes of Hutchinson. Steve and his wife Ashley are seeking to build up diversified livestock enterprises as well as value-added enterprises based on property attributes. They are looking to go back to agricultural pursuits, while providing the accompanying lifestyle… Read More →
Jennifer is seeking 20 acres in MN, 10 acres of which is tillable. No housing is needed.
Bonnie is seeking 20-40 acres of land in Southwest Wisconsin (less than an hour’s drive west, northwest or southwest of Madison) to establish a cut flower farm business, small orchard, and native wildflower prairie. An ideal parcel will contain a mix of open land and quality hardwood forest. A home, workshop and/or shed is necessary… Read More →
Natalie is seeking 7 acres in Iowa. Housing is necessary and one outbuilding, electric, water, and close proximity to a hard surface road would be preferred. Natalie is ready for this opportunity immediately.
When Words Matter…& When They Don’t When it comes to farming, “regenerative” is having a bit of a moment. For example, Cargill wants to help farmers convert 10 million acres of row crop farmland to “regenerative practices,” and General Mills has said it is committed to advancing “regenerative agriculture practices” on a million acres of… Read More →
