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Farmland for Rent: Minnesota

Jacquelyn is seeking a farmer to rent 25 tillable acres in Sylvan Township, Minnesota.  The land has easy access from the road but no house.  Available 3/28/26.  Read More →

Spencer Award Winners: A Farm as Change Agent

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 →

LSP: Policy That Supports a Bright Future for Dairy Farming Will Require Control of Mega-Operations

Public Has Until Oct. 1 to Speak Out on Socioeconomic Impacts of Flooding the Market With CAFO Milk

MORRIS, Minn. — Any public policy related to creating a positive future for dairy farming must include strong provisions for controlling the rampant growth of mega-operations in the region while instituting market reforms, argues the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) in official comments submitted to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) today. From now until Oct.…  Read More →

Farmland for Sale: Minnesota (Southeast)

Paul is seeking a farmer to buy his 207 acre farm outside of Lake City, Minnesota.  The farm is set up for sustainable grazing for beef production. There are 25 paddocks with water.  Grass-based beef products have been produced since 2008. Outbuildings include a calving barn, loafing area, machine shed and pole shed. There is…  Read More →

Farmland for Sale: Minnesota (Western)

Brian is seeking a farmer for a 5 acre (2 pasture, 2 tillable, 1 other) farm in Milan, Minnesota.  There is a barn with hayloft, storage shed with workshop and small equipment shed.  Additionally, there are fruit trees, raised garden beds and outside feeding floors.  There is also a house.  This opportunity is available immediately. …  Read More →

Farmland for Sale: Wisconsin

Jennifer is seeking a farmer to buy 15 acres of tillable and forest land in Frederic, WI in Polk County.  There is a house available and a 32′ x 48′ shed/garage.  Available 5/20/26.  Read More →

Farmland for Sale: Minnesota

Tom is seeking a farmer to buy 10 acres (5 tillable, 2 pasture, 2 forest, 1 other) in Hugo, Minnesota, Washington County.  There is a house available, 2 1/2 unattached garage; and footings installed for 30′ x 15 greenhouse.  The house was built in 1991-92 with 4 Bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, plus 450 sq ft.…  Read More →

Volunteer Opportunity

Land Access/Land Legacy Steering Committee

We are forming an 8-12 person steering committee focused on directing, focusing and supporting LSP’s Land Access/Land Legacy program. This group will set priorities- within LSP’s mission- for the work of advancing access to land and secure land tenure for small and mid-sized farmers and people who want to start farming in the Upper Midwest, as…  Read More →

Farm Transitions Profile: The Making of a Successful Farm Owner

When Timing is Everything, Sometimes it Pays to Manipulate the Calendar

Harvey Benson had a simple transition plan for the farm that had been in his family since the late 1860s: he would continue living on those 160 acres until he died, and then it would be passed on to his partner, Bonita Underbakke. In fact, when people ask him if he’s lived on the farm…  Read More →

LSP Statement on MN Sands Petition to U.S. Supreme Court

Corporation Yet Again Ignores Local Democracy & the Will of the People Today, Minnesota Sands, LLC filed a petition asking the United States Supreme Court to hear an appeal in its lawsuit seeking to overturn the Winona County frac sand mining ban. Such requests are not automatically accepted by the Court, and given the utter…  Read More →