Ear to the Ground 163: Trial by Fire
Rising from the ashes: Farm Beginnings grads recover from a disaster and launch a dairy farm.
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Conservation Stewardship Program Deadline Extended to March 13
The deadline for farmers to enroll in the 2015 Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) has been extended to March 13. Farmers now have an additional two weeks to submit applications for new contracts. The deadline for farmers to renew existing contracts is still March 31. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has also released full information… Read More →
A Dairy Farm Rises From the Ashes
Not long ago, Rich and Carol Radtke were on a bit of a roll. They had graduated from the Land Stewardship Project’s Farm Beginnings course and felt the program had provided them a solid basis for developing a profitable farming operation on land they and their three children moved to in 2008. Before taking the… Read More →
Ear to the Ground 162: Ensuring an Insurance Disaster
How federal crop insurance is harming family farmers, the land and our communities—and why we all have a stake in reforming it.
Local Control & Environmental Review of Factory Farms Under Attack Even Before the MN Legislative Session Begins
Calls Needed by Monday, Dec. 8 The Minnesota Senate Rural Task Force met on Nov. 12 to discuss rural Minnesota initiatives that could be brought up during the state legislative session that begins Jan. 6. On a short list of three agenda items was “Rural Permitting Discussion.” This “discussion” focused on corporate ag advocates attacking… Read More →
Ear to the Ground 161
How women play a major role in the future of farmland and our rural communities.
A Winona County Comprehensive Plan for Everyone
Winona County is fortunate to be located in the heart of the Driftless Region, an area unique for its geographic and biological features. For this reason we need a Comprehensive Plan suited to such a priceless resource. A plan that protects our bluff lands, wetlands, river valleys, forests and farms. We are home to many… Read More →
Ear to the Ground 160
Farm Beginnings graduates team up to create an innovative marketing cooperative in the Lake Superior region.
Ear to the Ground 159
LSP and Hope Community work to bring racial equity to the Minneapolis Park System’s urban ag initiative.
Ear to the Ground 158
An Australian ag financial planning expert talks to LSP about creative ways to transition farms to the next generation.