Seeking Farmland to Rent or Buy: Wisconsin
Tad is seeking one acre of tillable land in Wisconsin spring 2024. No house is required.
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Sign LSP’s Manure Management Reform Petition by the End of April
Currently, more than 175,000 Minnesotans live in communities with elevated nitrate levels (>3mg/L) in their drinking water. This problem is particularly bad in southeastern Minnesota. Consuming too much nitrate can affect how blood carries oxygen and studies suggest that nitrate exposure increases the risk of cancer, as well as increases heart rate, nausea, headaches, abdominal cramps, and more. Nitrate is… Read More →
Advocating for a Farm Bill for People & the Land in D.C.
The Federal Farm Bill is the single most important piece of legislation shaping our farm and food system. It spends over $1.5 trillion on nutrition programs, crop insurance, commodity programs, conservation programs, and more. The next Farm Bill, which could still be passed this spring or by early summer, impacts each and every one of… Read More →
Ear to the Ground 335: Bumping Elbows
From raising produce and working in a restaurant to teaching food safety and managing a farmers’ market, Sara George has experienced “farm-to-fork” from just about every angle possible. This has given her invaluable insights into the barriers, and opportunities, involved with connecting farmers and institutional buyers. More Information • LSP’s Community-Based Food Systems Web Page… Read More →
Organic Farmland for Sale: South Dakota (South Central)
Owners Lance and Doris Ekberg have certified organic land for sale in south-central South Dakota. Land sells at auction on March 18, 2024. Details on https://shippyrealty.com/ekberg-auction All buffer fences and buffer strips are established. Two quarters will be sold separately with the tillable land seeded to alfalfa and grass. There are 611 acres of grass/pasture… Read More →
Long Range Plan Update
The Land Stewardship Project is dedicated to creating transformational change in our food and farming system. As we look ahead to 2025, LSP’s board of directors has started to develop a plan that will guide our work over the next five years. During 2024, we are gathering input from our members, supporters, allies, and staff… Read More →
Ear to the Ground 330: String Theory
Soil, cows, ecology, economics: to milk producer Derek Schmitz, they are all linked, and that feeds his optimism even as tough times cast a shadow over dairy farming. More Information • LSP’s Grazing & Soil Health Web Page • Soil Health Academy Case Study: Derek & Taylor Schmitz • Regenerative Livestock Systems Symposium: April 5, 2024 You can… Read More →
Make Your Voice Heard on Nitrates, Soil & Clean Water
2 Legislative Hearings in Saint Paul: Feb. 26 & 29
The 2024 Minnesota legislative session has begun in Saint Paul and nitrate contamination is top of mind for our legislators. Next week, committees in both the State House and Senate will host hearings about nitrates in our soil and water. This is an opportunity to make it known that Minnesotans expect our state’s decisionmakers to… Read More →
Seeking Farmland to Rent: Minnesota
Shoua is seeking up to an acre of land to rent for farming in MN. Ideally Shoua would like to have access to water and fencing but not necessary. Outbuildings would be ideal but not required- no housing is needed. Shoua would like to access the land by 4/1/2024.
LSP Applauds Sen. Klobuchar’s Support of Whole Farm Revenue Protection Improvement Act
Legislation Would Expand Insurance Access to Farmers Historically Left Out of Federal Program
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Members of the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) today applauded the recent announcement that U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D – MN) has signed on as a co-author of the Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) Improvement Act. If incorporated into the next Farm Bill, this legislation would expand insurance access to farmers historically left out… Read More →