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.
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.
How the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship is serving as a natural next step into farming for one Farm Beginnings graduate.
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 →
How landlords and farmers can work together to build and support long-term stewardship.
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 →
A young farmer’s evolving view of livestock allows him to make a direct connection between profitability and soil health.
On Nov. 17, Minnesota District Court Judge Mary Leahy dismissed with prejudice pro-frac sand interests’ claims in their attempt to undo the Winona County, Minn., frac sand ban. The judge ruled that the county acted fully within its authority in passing this ordinance to protect public health, safety and general welfare from industrial mining operations.… Read More →
Birds and other biological indicators provide evidence that an Iowa farm is a “working ecosystem.”
Farm Beginnings helps the Schwagerls do the kind of enterprise analysis needed to transfer their passions into profits.
For one beginning organic dairy farmer, the path to affordable land leads through some trees, up a few hills, and over a brook.