Ear to the Ground No. 238: Big Box Ag & Musical Chairs
An ag economist talks about the negative impacts the “get big or get out” attitude has had on farming and rural communities.
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Ear to the Ground 231: Caves Don’t Lie
Farmer and caver Martin Larsen describes the connections between land use on the surface and water quality problems he sees underground.
For more on ways to build soil health profitably, see LSP’s Soil Builders web page.
Ear to the Ground 228: Spreading Grazing’s Benefits Beyond the Fenceline
During a tallgrass prairie “BioBlitz,” farmers, a wildlife expert, and an LSP organizer discuss how livestock can benefit natural habitat and the community at large.
For more on the BioBlitz events that are held periodically in western Minnesota, click here.
Ear to the Ground 202: Regenerative Renting
How landlords and farmers can work together to build and support long-term stewardship.
Ear to the Ground 196: Turning Back the Clock
A farmer and a soil health expert talk about how livestock, cover crops and pastures are the “rock stars” of building soil health.
Ask Your Representative to Continue to Keep Local Control Strong
Our work to stop the bills that would weaken local control in Minnesota have had an impact. On March 20, the state Senate version of the bill that would weaken local control was scheduled to be heard on the Senate Floor. Shortly before the Senate went into session, bill proponents pulled it from the day’s… Read More →
Ear to the Ground 186: New LSP Leadership
George Boody and Mark Schultz discuss their personal passions and how LSP brings about positive change as the organization prepares for a leadership transition.
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.
Ear to the Ground 121
How farmers, scientists and conservationists have teamed up to revolutionize the relationship between ag and soil health.
Seeking Farmland to Rent or Buy: Minnesota
Sara is seeking to rent or buy up to 2 acres in Minnesota. Sara would like to house her small backyard hen flock and, if conditions are right, expand. Sara would provide all necessary equipment including hen house, run, and other fencing as needed. She is moving to Delano (more restrictive) from Watertown and does… Read More →