Farmers Battle Saturated Soils with More Roots in the Ground To Tom Cotter, the various natural resources his farming operation relies on don’t operate in a vacuum. Rather, they have a relational quality — the role one resource plays in keeping his business viable depends on how it interacts with other resources. For example, rain… Read More →
When you think about your community and Minnesota as a whole, what issues stand out as most needing to be addressed? When you allow yourself to step back and dream big, what do you hope for? At a time marked by extreme division, animosity and the feeling that nothing is getting done on the major… Read More →
Sylvester is seeking a renter for 40 pasture acres in Oxford, WI, Adams County. There is no house, but there is an operation shed plus electric and water on site. Rent is $500/ month. Availability: 1/1/26
Skylar is seeking to rent 40+ acres in Webster, Calhoun & parts of Greene & Pocahontas counties. Skylar is interested in buying 40 acres in Webster or Calhoun. Skylar has been farming for 10 years in Webster & Calhoun county. In the last 5+ years he has been integrating more cover crops and no till… Read More →
Matthew is seeking 50 tillable acres in Wisconsin to rent. No house is needed.
Daniel is seeking to rent 4 tillable acres in WI. Ideally he would like to live on the farm and grow some unique herbs and vegetable seed production. He would be interested in learning some new skills working on the farm for the farmer/ landowner. Available 8/15/25.
On a blustery late summer day, Jan Libbey and Tim Landgraf hike through a waist-high prairie to the top of a dramatic knob on their farm in north-central Iowa. As they stand amongst big bluestem, Indian grass and switchgrass, corn and soybean fields flow in every direction, the monocultural landscape broken up only by a… Read More →
LEWISTON, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) applauded the Minnesota Supreme Court’s recent decision to deny a Winona County factory farm owner’s attempt to circumvent Winona County’s rules governing the size of livestock operations. On March 18, Chief Justice Natalie Hudson announced that the Court would not hear an appeal filed by Daley Farm… Read More →
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Getting healthy, local food to Minnesota’s children, providing support for emerging farmers and building resilient soil were the topics of conversation when over 170 Land Stewardship Project (LSP) members and allies gathered in Saint Paul March 13 for the 20th iteration of the Family Farm Breakfast at the Capitol. Minnesota Lieutenant… Read More →
PENNOCK, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) today called on one of the country’s largest dairy farming firms and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to release details on a recent manure spill that was reported in southwestern Minnesota’s Kandiyohi County. According to the West Central Tribune, Riverview, LLP officials reported to state officials that… Read More →
