A Pioneering Organic Operation, a Trial Run, & the Next Generation Black, ominous clouds were approaching fast, and Luke Peterson was in a bit of a panic as he stood next to his tractor parked in an 80-acre soybean field, scanning the sky. Hooked up to that tractor was a rotary hoe, and before this… Read More →
Are you a farmland owner or retiring farmer looking to transition ownership or rent your farmland in ways that reflect your values? The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is putting on a free winter series of virtual workshops designed to help you act on your conservation and social values. LSP has introductory workshops for retiring farmers… Read More →
Jan. 15: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities Bill Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner (1/15/21) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates are now the largest private farmland owners in the U.S., according to The Land Report. Highlights: They have accumulated a massive farmland portfolio — 242,000 acres —… Read More →
Eric and Appy are seeking 20 acres of certified organic land and a house in Wisconsin to lease or purchase. These regenerative farmers and looking for a long-term stewardship 0pportunity. They are experienced regenerative farmers with a deep commitment to holistic land stewardship. With backgrounds in holistic grazing, mycology, permaculture, and sustainable agriculture, they have… Read More →
Jeffrey is seeking about 15 certified organic acres (tillable, pasture and forest) in Minnesota. A house is not needed, but a pole barn would be preferred. Available 4/1/25.
Nikki is seeking 5 acres of land (3 tillable) in Minnesota. Preferably land that has a barn or shed but no house is necessary. Nikki is ready by 3/31/25.
Evelyn is seeking an acre (forested and pasture) in Minnesota. No house is necessary. Evelyn is available for this opportunity 2/15/25.
When one sees the word “unambiguously” used in a carefully researched academic paper, it’s time to take notice. For example, a recent Journal of Policy Modeling study reports results that are “…unambiguously suggestive of a crop insurance policy regime that is biased in the direction of increasing consolidation in crop farming….” That conclusion is based on… Read More →
A Shared Threat Prompts a Shared Vision for a New Farm As the land auction progressed, it looked like the parcel was on its way to exchanging hands at a decent price. But the landowner grew increasingly anxious about the guy who was likely to get the highest bid—he was a well-known owner of large-scale… Read More →
On a blustery late summer day, Jan Libbey and Tim Landgraf hike through a waist-high prairie to the top of a dramatic knob on their farm in north-central Iowa. As they stand amongst big bluestem, Indian grass and switchgrass, corn and soybean fields flow in every direction, the monocultural landscape broken up only by a… Read More →
