On an overcast day in late June, Arlo Hark drives a semi into a gravel parking lot near the southeastern Minnesota community of Rushford pulling a trailer adorned with an “Eat Lamb: 10,000 Coyotes Can’t be Wrong” bumper sticker. He opens two doors on the side of the trailer and 120 lambs and ewes explode… Read More →
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 →
The Midwest has Lost 57.6 Billion Metric Tons of Soil Due to Agricultural Practices (3/16/22) The Midwest has lost approximately 57.6 billion metric tons of topsoil since farmers began tilling the soil, 160 years ago. And this is despite conservation practices put in place in the wake of the Dust Bowl in the 1930s, according to Phys.org. Much… Read More →
Jon is seeking to buy or rent 100 acres of farmland (20 tillable, 20 pasture). A pole barn, cattle barn, fencing and water would be appreciated. No housing is necessary. Jon is available immediately to access an opportunity. Read More →
Emily is seeking tillable and pasture farmland to rent or buy in Wisconsin. A barn and machine shed on site along with a well or water source would be a plus. No housing necessary. Available immediately. Read More →
Jennifer is seeking farmland (pasture, tillable and forest) to rent or buy in Wisconsin. Housing is necessary. Available 11/1/26. Read More →
Cooper is seeking to rent or buy farmland (tillable, pasture, forest) in Wisconsin. Housing is necessary. Available immediately. Read More →
Dec. 18: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities National Soil Erosion Rates on Track to Repeat Dust Bowl-era Losses Eight Times Over (12/16/20) Unhealthy farming practices and more extreme weather spurred by climate change will lead to an increased rate of soil erosion across the U.S. in the coming decades, according… Read More →
Sara is seeking to rent or buy up to 2 acres in Minnesota. Sara would like to house her small backyard hen flock and, if conditions are right, expand. Sara would provide all necessary equipment including hen house, run, and other fencing as needed. She is moving to Delano (more restrictive) from Watertown and does… Read More →
Daniel is seeking to rent 200 pasture and tillable acres in Minnesota. No housing is needed. Available 9/1/26. Read More →
