Fostering an ethic of stewardship for farmland, promoting sustainable agriculture and developing healthy communities.
Land Stewardship Project members stepped up to the task during the 2021 session of the Minnesota Legislature. Equipped with member-developed legislative priorities, staff-led trainings, and a passion for the mission, members took the lead to coordinate in- district meetings with their elected leaders.
Throughout April and May, hundreds of LSP members and supporters met with a dozen...
The Land Stewardship Project believes that in order for our communities to thrive, everyone, regardless of background or zip code, must have access to the healthcare they need. Yet lack of healthcare access and high costs continue to be major financial stresses for all Minnesotans — particularly for rural residents. More people in rural areas lack employer-based insurance or are...
As we reach the Biden Administration’s first 100 days in office, the Land Stewardship Project has been busy on the federal policy front. The role of agriculture in mitigating the climate crisis has been one focus of both the Administration and the new Congress. Over 500 LSP members and supporters signed on to our...
April 11: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
What the American Rescue Plan Means for Child Poverty in Rural America
(4/6/21) The expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) in President Joe Biden’s American Rescue...
During the 2021 session of the Minnesota Legislature, thousands of Land Stewardship Project members from across the state are united in our vision for a sustainable and just farm and food system, as well as healthy communities. This means stewarding a mosaic of prosperous small and mid-sized farms across...
March 29: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
When it Comes to Carbon Markets, Farmers Should have Plenty of Questions
(3/18/21) Farmers face a bewildering set of choices and requirements as new carbon...
March 19: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
Will the CSA Boom Survive Beyond the Pandemic?
(3/10/21) Civil Eats addresses whether the 2020 pandemic-fueled boom in CSA farm sign-ups will continue in 2021. Highlights:
March 14: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
How the Loss of Soil Is Sacrificing America’s Natural Heritage
(3/1/21) Writing in Yale Environment 360, Verlyn Klinkenborg argues that a ...
March 7: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
Information on factory farms is spotty at best. The government has been hogtied from doing more.
(2/25/21) There is no comprehensive list of...
Recent news out of Farm Country highlights how imperative it is that a Land Stewardship Project bill working its way through the Minnesota Legislature lands on the Governor’s desk in 2021. First, the USDA predict U.S. farmers will ...
Feb. 28: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
New Evidence Shows Fertile Soil Gone From Midwestern Farms
(2/24/21) National Public Radio reports on a new study...
On Friday, Feb. 12, Jess Anna Glover resigned as the executive director of the Land Stewardship Project and the Land Stewardship Action Fund. The boards of these two organizations have accepted her resignation and are working to ensure a smooth transition to future leadership, including hiring an interim executive director.
As board members, we express our deep gratitude to...
Feb. 21: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
A Different Kind of Land Management: Let the Cows Stomp
(2/17/21) The New York Times writes about how Texas cattle producer Adam Isaacs is using regenerative grazing to reclaim worn-out,...
NOTE: The Land Stewardship Project is saddened to learn that Paul Johnson, a giant in the promotion of working lands conservation on America's farms, passed away this...
Feb. 12: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
The Efficiency Curse — We built a ‘better’ food system. The cost: It couldn’t handle a pandemic.
(2/5/21) When COVID-19 arrived in the U.S., we discovered that the food...
Feb. 5: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
More Farmers Are Planting Cover Crops Thanks To State Incentive Programs
(1/29/21) Harvest Public Media reports on how state incentive programs are boosting the...
When Words Matter…& When They Don’t
When it comes to farming, “regenerative” is having a bit of a moment. For example, Cargill wants to help farmers convert 10 million acres of row crop farmland...
Jan. 29: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
After COVID-related Livestock Kills, a Push to Diversify Meat Processing in Minnesota
(1/25/21) When several large pork processing plants...
Jan. 22: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
New Oregon Legislation Would put a Moratorium on Building Mega-Dairies. What Happens Next?
(1/21/21) A coalition of food safety, environmental, and family farm groups is pushing for a moratorium on...
This Gateway into Farming Hinges on Small Grains, Livestock & Soil Health
With its pool table topography and coffee-colored soils, southern Minnesota’s Nicollet County perennially ranks as one of the top producers of corn and soybeans in the state, and land prices reflect it — in 2019 the average annual non-irrigated cropland rental rate in the county...
Jan. 15: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
Bill Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner
(1/15/21) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates are now the largest private farmland owners in the U.S., according to The Land...
This week in Washington, D.C., we faced multiple attacks on our democracy. Elected leaders sought to overturn the will and the votes of the people. White militants lead a violent insurrection against our government. And again, we witnessed that when white militants commit violence, police stand by. None of these attacks are acceptable and those responsible must be held...
Jan. 7: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
As the Livestock Industry Touts Manure-to-Energy Projects, Environmentalists Cry ‘Greenwashing’
(12/7/21) Inside Climate News reports that as utilities, oil companies, and...
For months, Land Stewardship Project members have been preparing to hit the ground running during the 2021 Minnesota legislative session to advance rural economic justice across the countryside. The 2021 session begins Tuesday, Jan. 5, and we need you with us. When we come together across zip codes, class, gender, and race, united in our values and vision, we have the power to shape our...
For over two years, Land Stewardship Project members in southeastern Minnesota’s Winona County have been fighting for the future of their community. The threat they are faced with is in the form of a massive expansion proposed by Daley Farm, which sits just outside the town of Lewiston.
Daley Farm wants...