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Midwestern Farmers Invited to Answer this Question: What Do YOU Want in the New Farm Bill?
Farmers in Minnesota, Iowa & Wisconsin Asked to Participate in New Survey
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — As discussions around the 2023 Farm Bill get off the ground, a key group of people are being asked to share their views on the future of agricultural policy: farmers. During the next several weeks, the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is circulating the National Young Farmer Survey in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin in… Read More →
Land for Labor & Love: One Idea for Repopulating & Regenerating the Countryside
I am not seeing any solid program that addresses access to land for new farmers. I do see networking and apprentice efforts (such as the one we have at our Earth Wisdom Farm) but I am not seen a comprehensive program that actually provides a viable path to ownership, or resident stewardship. With so much… Read More →
Farm Beginnings Profile: Josh & Sally Reinitz
In the Land of Green Giants
When you grow up on a farm in the shadow of the Jolly Green Giant, you can’t help but think that size matters when it comes to success in agriculture. Josh Reinitz’s family’s land sits between Minneapolis and Mankato, just a few miles from where a wooden likeness of the Green One and his apprentice… Read More →
The 3 Ps of Farmland Conservation: Passion, Policy & Price
While leading a group of natural resource professionals through one of his dairy pastures one early fall day, Martin Jaus made it crystal clear he farms the land for more than a milk check. “Every day we see something that just amazes us,” he said with a smile. “One day I was making hay and… Read More →
Farmers Gather in Rochester to Discuss Strategies for Diversifying Cropping Systems
Importance of Partnerships Focus of LSP’s ‘Beyond Exports’ Meeting
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Diversifying the region’s cropping systems beyond raw, export-driven commodities like corn and soybeans will require a team effort, said the farmer-presenters at the “Beyond Exports: Rebuilding Local Markets” meeting held at the Rochester International Event Center Jan. 27. More than 125 farmers from Minnesota and Iowa gathered for the Land Stewardship Project… Read More →
Farmers to AG: Take Action to Counteract Community-Killing Consolidation
During Central MN Meeting, Ellison’s Office Seeks Examples of Ag Antitrust Violations
PAYNESVILLE, Minn. — Unprecedented consolidation in agriculture is emptying the landscape of farmers, which is having a trickle-down impact on everything from rural schools and churches to Main Street businesses, said three-dozen farmers and other rural residents who gathered Aug. 24 for an open-air Land Stewardship Project (LSP) town hall meeting on the shores of… Read More →
Western MN Farmers Share Stories with Attorney General on How Consolidation is Devastating their Communities
LSP Meeting Highlights the Importance of Reporting Antitrust Activity in Agriculture
DONNELLY, Minn. — As winter winds howled outside, farmers gathered in a machine shed near Donnelly on March 4 to share stories with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on how consolidation in everything from livestock markets to ag implement repairs is negatively impacting their operations and communities. The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) meeting was held… Read More →
POSTPONED: Small Grains Workshop for Western Minnesota Farmers March 15 in Benson
NOTE: This event has been postponed due to weather.
BENSON, Minn. — Farmers, agricultural professionals and community members in western Minnesota are invited to a Small Grain Markets Workshop on Saturday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at McKinney’s on Southside (300 14th St. South) in Benson, Minn. This free Land Stewardship Project (LSP) event is an opportunity to learn from regional… Read More →