Seeking Farmland to Rent or Buy: Minnesota
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.
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Seeking Farmland to Rent: Minnesota
Evelyn is seeking an acre (forested and pasture) in Minnesota. No house is necessary. Evelyn is available for this opportunity 2/15/25.
LSP Platform Calls for Farm Bill that Supports Farmers, Rural Communities & the Land
Platform & Survey Results Released on Northfield Area Farm Today
NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The new federal Farm Bill must benefit farmers, rural communities and the land, rather than corporate interests, said farmer-leaders of the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) today during the release of the organization’s priorities for the nation’s most comprehensive agricultural policy initiative. LSP’s 2023 Farm Bill Platform, which was launched during an… Read More →
Anatomy of a Grassroots Campaign
How citizens in one Minnesota county put values into action to attain a win for the land and their community. On November 22, 2016, history was made in southeastern Minnesota’s Winona County when the Board of Commissioners there passed a ban on any new frac sand operations. It is the first known countywide ban on… Read More →
Sustainability Means Handing it Down
A Minnesota Dairy Farm Transitions from One Family to the Next Atop the river-bluffs near the southeastern Minnesota community of La Crescent, the 90-plus Ayrshires of Enchanted Meadows Organic Farm munch on fescue, clovers, plantain and other greenery on a recent summer day. Then, on schedule, they’re led from pasture to barn. Recently, after 10… Read More →
Gov. Dayton: This is Farmland, Not Fracland
Gov. Dayton, my name is Bob Christie and I have lived and farmed in Winona County for my entire life. My wife Marilyn and I have three daughters and seven grandchildren. We farm 320 acres, of which 215 acres are tillable, with the balance being rolling pastureland and woodland. We raise corn, beans, alfalfa and… Read More →
Seeking Farmland to Buy: Minnesota, Wisconsin
Em is seeking 12 acres of pasture/ tillable land in MN/ WI. No house is necessary.
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 →
Jeepers Cats That’s Some Healthy Soil!
Turning a Massive Problem into Soil Fertility & Economic Value
I recently witnessed the return of life to Jordan and Rachelle Meyers’ fields, which are transitioning from giant ragweed and thistles into soil-building plants such as chicory, red clover, and wild bergamot. During the past few years, the family, which farms in southeastern Minnesota’s Houston County, has used hard work and attention to the soil… Read More →
Farm Transition Profile: The Goal Standard of Farming
One day in 2014, a man stopped by Bill and Bonnie McMillin’s farm tucked away in the hills of southeastern Minnesota’s Wabasha County and offered to pay cash for all 160 acres, lock, stock and barrel. Such an offer can be tempting. After all, Bill and Bonnie had worked hard over the previous few decades… Read More →