Ear to the Ground 221: Biological Bottom Line
Farmer Bob Mierau describes how his drive to do “organic no-till” depends on boosting and supporting his soil’s bug life.
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North Dakota’s Joshua Dukart to Lead Farm Finances & Soil Health Workshop in Faribault Jan. 23
FARIBAULT, Minn.— Faced with challenging financial pressure and growing weather extremes, how do farmers go about building soil and improving yields and profits? A “Building Soil for Farm Profitability: Key Steps to Successful Financial Decision-making” workshop will answer this question Wednesday, Jan. 23, from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Faribault Elks Club (131… Read More →
In Rare Decision, MPCA Commissioner Denies Feedlot Permit to Fillmore County Factory Farm
Public Outcry for Environmental Impact Statement Results in Permit Denial ST. PAUL, Minn. — After months of public pressure and in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Commissioner John Linc Stine announced on Dec. 18 that a controversial factory hog farm proposed by Catalpa Ag in Newburg Township in Fillmore… Read More →
Overwhelming Number of Citizens Call for In-Depth Environmental Review of Winona County Mega-Dairy Expansion
Over 500 Public Comments in Opposition to Expansion Submitted to MPCA LEWISTON, Minn. — A proposed expansion of a southeastern Minnesota mega-dairy, already one of the largest in the state, is drawing demands for an in-depth environmental review from farmers and local residents. The proposed expansion to Daley Farms of Lewiston, LLP’s dairy would add… Read More →
Ear to the Ground 220: Restocking Soil’s Refrigerator
Farmers Kent Solberg and Jim Wulf talk about the economic and ecological advantages of integrating crops and livestock.
Ear to the Ground 219: From Transactional to Transformational
LSP’s Terry VanDerPol talks about recent LSP research into the problems faced by the local food movement.
UPDATE: Court Rejects Attempt by Corporate Ag to Squelch Public Comment on Environmental Review for Mega-Dairy
LEWISTON, Minn. — Corporate agriculture interests have failed in their attempt to limit the time the public has to submit comments to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) about a massive dairy project’s potential environmental risks. A lawsuit was filed in Ramsey County District Court seeking to prevent the comment period for an Environmental Assessment… Read More →
Ear to the Ground 218: Diversity on the Land, Diversity in Our Communities
Farmer Darrel Mosel talks about what 40 years of concentration in agriculture has done to his community, what gives him hope, and the role immigrants can play in revitalizing rural Minnesota. (6th in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
Ear to the Ground 217: You Can’t Eat a Bowl of Money
Sylvia Luetmer talks about why helping beginning farmers get access to land isn’t enough, and how society needs to come to grips with the kind of food system it wants. (5th in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
LSP Statement on Minnesota Sands’ Appeal to Minnesota Supreme Court
On Aug. 30, frac sand corporation Minnesota Sands filed a petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court in a continued attempt to subvert local democracy and undo the frac sand ban in southeastern Minnesota’s Winona County. The ordinance was passed by Winona County Commissioners after they listened to the will of the people, and has already… Read More →