Give it a Listen Episode 374 of LSP’s Ear to the Ground podcast features a discussion with government relations director Laura Schreiber about how the organization’s priorities fared during the legislative session. ♦ ♦ ♦ As I write this, the regular session of the 2025 Minnesota Legislature wrapped up with some unfinished business, which means… Read More →
Land Stewardship Project Sees Bill as Important Step for Getting More Beginning Farmers on the Land SAINT PAUL, Minn.—A bill moving through the Minnesota Legislature would help beginning farmers overcome one of the biggest barriers they face when trying to launch an agricultural business: access to land. According to farmer-members of the Land Stewardship Project… Read More →
Lawrence is seeking 3 tillable acres in Minnesota to rent or buy. No housing is necessary but a structure for drying cannabis flowers, water, electricity, and fencing would be helpful.
Joe is seeking two pasture acres in Minnesota to rent or buy. Outbuildings if available, would be helpful for sheltering poultry or sheep, but not absolutely necessary. Water and electricity would be helpful, but also not absolutely necessary. No housing is necessary.
Rose is seeking to rent certified organic pasture and tillable acres in Minnesota. No housing is necessary. Ready by 4/20/25.
Cody is seeking 1-5 pastured acres to rent in Minnesota. In addition a barn / structure for livestock and fencing would be helpful for raising a small number of hogs and lambs.
Katie is seeking 5 forested acres to rent or buy in Minnesota. No housing is needed and Katie is available by 1/1/25.
Case is seeking to rent or buy tillable acres in Minnesota.
Jan. 29: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities After COVID-related Livestock Kills, a Push to Diversify Meat Processing in Minnesota (1/25/21) When several large pork processing plants shuttered last spring because workers got sick with COVID-19, it had a huge impact on farmers across the Midwest. One estimate is more than… Read More →
Note: In April 2023, the Land Stewardship Project joined 10 other groups in filing a petition calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to use its emergency authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act to address the fact that nitrate contamination is causing “an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health” in the karst region of… Read More →
