At its hearing on Sept. 9, members of the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) made it clear that they are hearing an outpouring of concerns from southeastern Minnesotans about the frac sand industry's attempt to pave a path for frac sand mining across the region (see previous LSP action alert),...
Welcome to the Land Stewardship Project Action Alerts page. The Land Stewardship Project periodically sends out Action Alerts that describe how citizens can make their voices heard on critical issues related to family farming, the environment and our rural communities.
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UPDATE: Protect Southeastern MN from MN Sands' Frac Sand Proposal
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MN EQB Poised to Allow Frac Sand Mining Proposal in SE MN to Move Forward without EIS
Urgent action is needed to protect southeastern Minnesota from the harmful impacts of the major frac sand mining, processing, and transportation operation proposed by the company Minnesota Sands, LLC.
In March 2013, thanks to organizing and pressure from the people of southeastern Minnesota, the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) enforced the requirement of an Environmental...
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Demand Justice at the MN Legislature During the Special Session
Part of the Land Stewardship Project’s mission is to develop healthy communities for everyone, no exceptions. Racist violence is a clear violation of our strongly held belief that every person has value that cannot be earned or taken away. At the core of LSP’s work is our drive to create a society based on sustainability. Racism, along with the violence it spawns, is not...
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Final Push: Tell the Senate to Protect Farmers from Foreclosure Through Harvest
The Problem:
After years of poor returns, farm prices have...
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Your Action Needed Today: Partway There on Pausing Farm Foreclosures
Thanks to the hard work of the Land Stewardship Project's members and supporters who have lobbied their legislators by phone and sent e-mails from across the state, the Minnesota Legislature has taken an important first step to protect small to medium-size farms. Farm foreclosures and mediation deadlines are on pause for 60 days. However, 60 days is not...
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Farm Crisis Exacerbated by Covid-19: Urgent Action Needed
As people across Minnesota and around the world face a global health pandemic, the reality of the farm crisis grows starker and more urgent. Small- to mid-sized farmers who strengthen our rural economies and act as stewards of the land and water face greater uncertainty in the production and distribution of the food we depend on.
Now, more than ever, we recognize our interdependence...
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Our Farm Crisis Fight Back Needs Your Help
Today, more than ever, we need to fight back against the farm crisis and support healthy rural communities, people, farmers, and families. Our fight back is rolling forward by getting our demanded solutions heard in the Minnesota Legislature. But right now with the outbreak of COVID-19, we're entering uncharted territory and we need your help to move forward safely and powerfully.
This...
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IMPENDING VOTE: Contact Elected Officials to Protect Free Speech
The government of Minnesota belongs to the people of Minnesota — not to outside corporate interests who write special laws for themselves that threaten our democracy.
Land Stewardship Project members know why free speech is so important. Since the 1980s, members across the state have been leveraging our collective power to fight against farm foreclosures, consolidation, co-opted...
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Hands-Off Free Speech this MN Legislative Session
The government of Minnesota belongs to the people of Minnesota — not outside corporate interests who want to write special laws for themselves at the expense of our communities and democracy.
During the last two legislative sessions, the Land Stewardship Project and our allies successfully stopped efforts by outside corporate interests to weaken our free speech rights, which...
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Sign LSP's Farm Crisis Petition
Pulling Together. Moving Forward. Stand with LSP on the Farm Crisis.
The pain of this crisis is not being felt by agribusiness and corporate interests that continue to make profits at the expense of farmers and rural communities. The fact is that there is money in agriculture, but farmers are not getting a fair share of the economic benefits being generated by the food they...
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The 2019 MN Legislative Wrap-up
LSP Members Shaped the Outcomes & Continue to Build Power to Make Transformational Vision a Reality
During the recently concluded session of the Minnesota Legislature, Land Stewardship Project members from across the state were deeply engaged in advancing our vision for a...
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MN Lawmakers: Negotiating Away Our Rights Behind Closed Doors is NOT an Option
With the Minnesota state legislative session ending Monday, May 20, at midnight, it's looking like a final budget will not be agreed upon before adjournment. This means the differences between the budgets and policies proposed by the House, the Senate, and Governor Tim Walz will likely be negotiated behind closed doors by just a few top leaders. A special legislative session will be required...
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Action Needed (Again!) to Secure Full Funds for Forever Green
With just a few days left in the Minnesota legislative session, we need another push to ensure the state fully funds its investment in the Forever Green Initiative. Members of the Legacy Finance conference committee will begin to meet this week and need to hear from Minnesotans across the state.
This is the first time that full funding for the ...
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Tell your State Representative to Protect Free Speech
The government of Minnesota belongs to the people of Minnesota — not outside corporate interests who want to write special laws for themselves at the expense of the rest of us. Right now, these outside corporate interests are attempting to weaken our free speech rights in a way that disproportionately targets Indigenous Minnesotans and other water protectors. This provision is included...
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Tell Your Legislators to Strengthen, Not Weaken, Environmental Review
Land Stewardship Project members have been active at the Minnesota Capitol because we believe our public institutions and government at all levels belong to us. These institutions must do what is best in service to people and the land. The decisions being made right now will shape the future of our state, which is why we’re working to strengthen the role of the public in...
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14 Days Left in the Legislative Session: Make Your Voice Heard
Our state of Minnesota has the power and responsibility to create a transformational, regenerative food and farm system that is good for family farmers, rural communities, and the land. But so far this state legislative session, we have not seen our leaders take the bold action we need to advance our vision for rural Minnesota....
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Tell Policymakers it's Time to Fully Invest in Forever Green
For the first time in Minnesota state legislative history, full funding for the Forever Green Initiative, —$10 million for the biennium—has been included in an omnibus finance bill. This is something to celebrate — it would not have been possible without the...
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Tell Your State Senator to Stop the Healthcare Heist
UPDATE (5/2/19): So far, the Senate has decided to punt on this issue by extending the current moratorium on HMO conversions from July 2019 to July 2023, instead of passing strong protections for our public money this year. During debate on the Senate floor, Senator Michelle Benson referred to Senator John Marty’s provision to protect nearly $7 billion of the...
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EQIP and CSP Sign-up Deadlines Coming Soon
• EQIP Deadline: April 19 in Minn.; May 17 in Wis.
• CSP Deadline: May 10
Contact Your Local NRCS Office Today
The Land Stewardship Project wants you to...
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Take Action to Protect Environmental Review from Corporate Interests
Imagine opening your local newspaper on a Monday morning and discovering that a 5,000-head factory hog farm or an 6,000-head mega-dairy is being proposed in your township — and the public comment period ends that very weekend!
We deserve the right to have a voice when major decisions that could impact the health of our communities are being made. It is the role of our public...
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Action Needed to Reinstate the MPCA Citizens' Board
Good news! State legislation that reinstates the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Citizens’ Board is moving forward, but legislators are going to need to hear from constituents for it to pass (HF 973—Persell, SF 627—Marty)....
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Call Your Legislators & Tell Them to Stop the Sunset of the Provider Tax
In our democracy, it is up to us to make sure that our elected officials act in the best interests of our communities and the land and that our government wisely uses public resources to meet public needs. For decades, stable funding for public healthcare programs and public health initiatives in Minnesota has come from a small tax paid by healthcare providers in our state. But unless...
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Action Needed for State Investment in a New Ag Economy
We at the Land Stewardship Project have a strong vision for rural Minnesota where our communities are vibrant, our soil and water healthy and our local economies are strong. Our vision for people and the land can't happen without bold policies and a real investment of our public dollars.
Our state leaders are not embracing our vision for a new agricultural economy. We need you to take...
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Good News: Winona County Respects the Animal Unit Cap!
Last night, after six hours of presentations by members of the public, the Winona County Board of Adjustment denied a request to exceed the county's animal unit cap by nearly four-fold. The Board of Adjustment found that the record clearly showed the variance request did not meet the legal requirement for a variance. (Full information on the variance issue ...
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Join LSP Dec. 20 for Healthcare Meeting & Petition Delivery
Join Us at the State Capitol Thursday, Dec. 20
Thanks to the hard work of Land Stewardship Project members and supporters, we gathered more than 3,200 signatures this fall on our petition calling for Minnesota's next Governor to take bold action to address the rural healthcare crisis.
Petition signers are invited to join us on Thursday, Dec. 20, at the Minnesota State...
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