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Analysis of Public Record Confirms Environmental Impact Statement is Required on Proposed Fillmore County Factory Hog Farm

September 6, 2018

Citizens Push MPCA for EIS Despite Agency’s 3rd Postponement of Decision NEWBURG TOWNSHIP, Minn. — The legal mandate for ordering an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a controversial hog operation in southeastern Minnesota’s Fillmore County has been met, according to a thorough analysis of the public record recently completed by the Land Stewardship Project (LSP)…  Read More →

LSP Statement on Minnesota Sands’ Appeal to Minnesota Supreme Court

August 31, 2018

On Aug. 30, frac sand corporation Minnesota Sands filed a petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court in a continued attempt to subvert local democracy and undo the frac sand ban in southeastern Minnesota’s Winona County. The ordinance was passed by Winona County Commissioners after they listened to the will of the people, and has already…  Read More →

LSP Members & Supporters Meet in Staples to Advance their Vision for Rural Minnesota

February 14, 2018

Meeting Focuses on Need for Policies that Support Family Farmers, Affordable Healthcare & Strong Local Government STAPLES, Minn.— If the 2018 session of the Minnesota Legislature is to advance policies that support rural communities, then lawmakers need to support family farmers, affordable healthcare and strong local government, according to a group of farmers and other…  Read More →

Health Insurance is Expensive Because Corporate Greed is Expensive

By Joe Kriegl
December 23, 2015

Over Thanksgiving, I was perusing the Dairy Star at my brother-in-law’s house in Stillwater, Minn. Having grown up on a dairy farm, I still like to see how the industry is doing. A column by Sadie Frerichs called, “The Negative Impacts of Health Insurance,” caught my eye. Because of the recent health insurance rate increases…  Read More →

Voter Suppression Was Wrong Then, & It’s Wrong Now

By Joe Morse
November 2, 2012

When I and four other college students from Winona participated in the Southern civil rights movement of the 1960s, we were proud of Minnesota. Like the dozens from all over Minnesota who spent months or years helping people to register and vote in the face of poll taxes, literacy tests, threats and murder, we knew…  Read More →

Soil Health Hub Central

Welcome to LSP’s home for our Soil Health Hub members.  Here you will find hub meeting dates, news and resources. Our Soil Health Hubs are member-based, farmer-led, peer-to-peer learning communities. They create unique, localized knowledge-sharing opportunities for farmers who are looking to expand upon or maintain soil health practices on their land. We currently have…

Seeking Farmer: Wisconsin (West Central)

Anton and Rachel are seeking a farmer(s)/orchardist(s) to transition into running an orchard and/or diversified farming operation on their 60 acre farm in southern Dunn County near Menomonie. Specific arrangements and options for involvement are flexible, but could include managing the business, purchasing all or part of the operation, or other creative arrangements. Infrastructure, housing,…  Read More →

Ear to the Ground 363: Small Grain-Big Opportunity

Landon Plagge’s experience growing oats has proven that this humble grain can play a big role in revitalizing soil health on corn-soybean farms. Can the milling facility he’s proposing do the same for rural communities? (Third in a three-part series on small grains and community-based foods.) More Information • Episode 2 in Ear to the Ground Small Grains Workshop…  Read More →

Ear to the Ground 361: Additive Vs. Extractive

Bob Quinn says regenerative farming and rural economic revitalization go hand-in-hand. For him, it all started with a handful of “King Tut’s wheat.” (First in a three-part series on small grains and community-based foods.) More Information • Episode 3 in Ear to the Ground Small Grains Workshop Series: “Landon Plagge — Small Grain-Big Opportunity” • Episode 2 in Ear…  Read More →