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How Might Minnesota be a Leader in Creating a Resilient Agriculture?

In Testimony Before the State Senate Ag Committee, LSP Calls for Policy that Supports New Farmers, the Land & Communities

By Laura Schreiber
March 3, 2026

Note: On March 2, Minnesota Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Aric Putnam invited agricultural groups to share insights on their members’ concerns, frustrations, and current work in a special “State of Agriculture” hearing at the capitol. Below is the testimony shared by Laura Schreiber, the Land Stewardship Project’s government relations director, with the Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband,…  Read More →

Seeking Farmland to Rent or Buy: Wisconsin

Steve Loucks is seeking farmland in the Wisconsin Driftless area.  Steve is an organic farmer looking to rent small/medium acreage in the Driftless for produce and perennials like strawberries and herbs… Does not have to be certifiable. Some pasture to run chicken tractors and/or sheep would be nice. Some sort of small off-grid dwelling would…  Read More →

Farmland for Rent: Wisconsin

John and Sonya are seeking a farmer to rent part of their home farm including 10 acres of hay (cool season grasses) and 18 acres of a former CRP field (forbes, warm season grasses, willow etc) on a former dairy farm in Spring Valley, Wisconsin (45 miles east of St Paul, MN). No chemical herbicides…  Read More →

LSP Calls for EIS Order to Remain on Massive Frac Sand Mining Proposal

September 11, 2020

Despite Previous Rulings, MN Sands Attempts to Yet Again Circumvent Environmental Law LEWISTON, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) today called on the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) to continue to enforce its requirement of a comprehensive environmental review of a proposed frac sand mining project in southeastern Minnesota. Earlier this week, EQB considered…  Read More →

Land Line: Minnesota Nitrates, Glyphosate, Cancer in Corn Country, The Missing Farm Bill, Birds, Big Beef, Riverview Dairy

By Brian DeVore (editor)
February 28, 2026

After Nitrate Lawsuit, Minnesota Opens Farm Fertilizer Rule for Public Comment (2/18/26) The Star Tribune reports that the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is seeking public comment on its 2019 groundwater protection rule, a standard that governs how and when fertilizer is applied. Highlights:  It’s the first step in the MDA’s review of the standard…  Read More →