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 →
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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 →
Oats & The 3-Legged Stool of Farm Resiliency
This Humble Grain Represents One Commonsense Approach to Diversifying the Landscape
In case you haven’t noticed, the humble oat is having a bit of a moment. After decades of declines in oat plantings in Minnesota, acreage increased this year. Market demand for the small grain is up, a group of farmers are attempting to pull together funding for a major processing plant in southern Minnesota, and… Read More →
EQB: Don’t Allow this End-Run Around Environmental Review Rules
The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) faces a decision May 21 that could have far-reaching repercussions for the health of the land and people in southeastern Minnesota, as well as the integrity of the environmental review process. At issue are proposed changes to the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Minnesota Sands was ordered to undergo on… Read More →
Farmers Discuss Balancing Profits & Clean Water When it Comes to Nitrogen
LSP’s Farmer-Centered ‘Rethinking Nitrogen’ Campaign Launched
BYRON, Minn. — How do you grapple with a hidden problem? That was a question at the center of a Land Stewardship Project (LSP) “Smarter Nitrogen Policy” discussion involving around two dozen farmers, water quality experts and state legislators at the Martin Larsen farm near Byron Aug. 20. “We fix what we can see —… Read More →
MPCA Needs to Set the Right Precedent for this Unprecedented CAFO
Tell the MPCA by May 7 that Industrial-Scale Projects Need Industrial-Scale Review
Minnesota’s largest dairy producer has applied to build the first livestock operation in the state to hold over 20,000 animal units. If built, the concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) will hold 18,855 dairy cattle, bringing the total animal units to 26,397 in one facility. This proposed operation is the first of its size in Minnesota.… Read More →
As Avian Flu Reemerges in Minnesota, White Paper Asks: Are Factory Farms the Victims or the Vectors?
LSP Report Examines Latest Research into the Development of Highly Pathogenic Influenza & Calls for a More Resilient Approach to Farming
LEWISTON, Minn. — Last week’s announcement that a deadly strain of avian influenza has reemerged in Minnesota raises renewed questions about the role large, industrialized poultry operations play in propagating this disease, say authors of a new white paper published by the Land Stewardship Project (LSP). “Big Bird. Big Problem: How the Poultry Industry is… Read More →
LSP Board Chair: ‘We do love our immigrant neighbors and we need them.’
'Through much of LSP's work, we see firsthand the role that immigrant families play in revitalizing our rural economies.'
On Valentine’s Day, members of the Immigrant Defense Network turned out across Minnesota to spread a “Love Your Immigrant Neighbor” message and to inform people of their rights when confronted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who are enforcing mass deportation orders from the White House. Last November, more than 90 Minnesota groups… 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 →