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U.S. Supreme Court’s Decline of Iowa Case Bolsters Local Control
SCOTUS Action a Good Indicator That These Kinds of Laws Work
On July 1, the United States Supreme Court delivered a win for local control and a blow to Big Ag when it declined to hear the Iowa Pork Producers Association’s case against a California law that mandates the amount of space livestock animals, in particular hogs, have while being raised. The Iowa Capitol Dispatch explains… Read More →
A Sense of Where You Are: Forest for the Trees
Part 5 in a Series
Note: This is the 5th installment in the 12-part “A Sense of Where You Are” series. Grazing livestock have been described as “combines that poop.” That’s an accurate, if somewhat graphic, depiction of how moving cattle and other animals through well-managed paddocks can rebuild soil that’s been decimated by tillage, chemical use, and compaction. Langdon… Read More →
Heather Benson
Heather Benson joined LSP’s staff in July 2024 as a communications specialist. She brings with her over two decades of marketing, communications, and public relations experience within both the agricultural and nonprofit spheres, and most recently was the digital strategy manager for SDPB, South Dakota’s NPR and PBS member station. A recent transplant to Minnesota, she… Read More →
Don’t Let Congress Gut Local Control
Oppose the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act
At the Land Stewardship Project, we value local control — the ability for smaller units of government to build upon laws set by larger units of government. While states like Iowa and Wisconsin have gutted or significantly weakened local control, Minnesota has stayed strong on this issue (because of organizing by LSP members and others)… Read More →
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Scott DeMuth
Scott DeMuth initially started working with LSP as a consultant, researching how Federal Crop Insurance subsidies impact and can better suit beginning farmers. After that, Scott came on as a fulltime organizer working in our Farm Beginnings program and eventually leading our Food Sovereignty, Food Security, and Land Legacy initiatives. Outside of organizing, Scott’s passions… Read More →
Ear to the Ground No. 259: Kernza’s Stress Test
In his ongoing attempt to create a regenerative, soil-healthy farm, Kaleb Anderson is pushing a plant science breakthrough further using rotational grazing. Other Ear to the Ground Podcasts on Kernza, Forever Green & Kaleb Anderson: • Episode 229: A farmer and a researcher discuss the potential agronomic, economic, and ecological benefits of a commercially-viable perennial… Read More →
Ear to the Ground No. 252: Stewardship as Measure
Beginning dairy farmer Carrie Redden talks about how she sees successful land stewardship and successful farming as deeply intertwined, and why more non-farmers need to make that connection as well. Carrie Redden was interviewed as part of the We Are Water initiative, which documented the stories of several farmers in the upper reaches of the… Read More →
100% Soil-Healthy Farming Bill Introduction & Hearing!
Exciting news! The Land Stewardship Project’s comprehensive soil health bill was introduced in the Minnesota House last week by Rep. Todd Lippert (DFL-Northfield), with a growing list of co-authors from across the state. The Senate bill is coming soon, and we need your help. Over 2,000 LSP members and supporters came together last summer and… Read More →