Seeking Farmland to Rent: Wisconsin
Matthew is seeking 50 tillable acres in Wisconsin to rent. No house is needed.
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Seeking Farmland to Rent: Wisconsin
Daniel is seeking to rent 4 tillable acres in WI. Ideally he would like to live on the farm and grow some unique herbs and vegetable seed production. He would be interested in learning some new skills working on the farm for the farmer/ landowner. Available 8/15/25.
Who is Attacking the Winona County Frac Sand Ban?
Last fall, the Land Stewardship Project’s organizing efforts won a major victory when the Winona County Board in southeastern Minnesota banned any new frac sand operations in the county’s jurisdiction. In recent years, outside interests have been seeking to strip-mine and haul away silica sand from beneath southeastern Minnesota hills, bluffs and farmland to use… Read More →
Land Line: Hog Growth, Farm Income, Goodbye USDA, Organic Policy, Carbon & Crop Insurance, Sustainable Ag Award
Dec. 7: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities More Hogs Coming to Northwest Iowa (11/30/20) Economists say exploding foreign pork demand will result in an industry-wide expansion in the Upper Midwest, from finisher barns to even new processing plants, reports the Storm Lake Times. Highlights: The industry is feeling upward pressure… Read More →
‘Managing for Stewardship’ Workshops to Explore Conservation Farming Needs on Rented Farmland Jan. 24 & Feb. 1
Do you own farmland and want to make sure it is taken care of using good stewardship practices? Two “Managing for Stewardship” workshops are being presented in Minnesota this winter by the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) and the Upper Mississippi Region of the League of Women Voters. These workshops are for farmland owners, retired farm… Read More →
The Crop Insurance Conundrum
More Evidence that a Safety Net has Morphed into a Web of Destruction
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 →
Seeking Farmland to Buy: Wisconsin
Hannah is seeking to buy 1o acres (tillable, pasture, forest) in Columbia, Rock or Jefferson County WI. She is interested in a house and a barn or another building that could serve as a barn would be helpful.
Land Line: Climate Change & Erosion, Russia’s Climate Windfall, Big Dairy & Vilsack, Farmland Access, Rivers of Manure
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 →
Farmland for Rent: Michigan (Southwest)
Emily is seeking a farmer to rent 80 acres (25 tillable, 15 pasture, 20 forested, and 20 other) in Southwest Michigan in Berrien County. There is a barn, field shelters, and a licensed meat freezer storage/farm store. Also there is fencing, animal travel lanes, animal watering pipeline, 2 wells, internet, sheep equipment, and stock trailer. … Read More →
Land Line: NOLOs, Dirty Music, Ag Secretary Battle, Salatin, Ag Concentration
Nov. 29: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities Why Non-operating Landowners Need to be Part of the Conservation Dialogue (11/22/20) Non-operating landowners, otherwise known as NOLOs, are generally in favor of conservation programs and practices, as are the farmers who operate on their land. But there is often a disconnect between… Read More →