The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) report, “Breaking the Rules for Profit: An Analysis of the Frac Sand Industry’s Violations of State Regulations & Manipulation of Local Governments in Wisconsin,” posted on our website on Nov. 6, 2014, inadvertently contained errors regarding AllEnergy. These errors have been retracted in a revised version of the report, which… Read More →
Yao is seeking to rent two acres of farmland to grow vegetables near the Twin Cities. (Ideally no longer than 2 hours drive from UMN.) No house is needed and Yao would be interested in the land by 4/9/25.
Jamie is seeking one acre of farmland in MN to rent or buy. No house is needed.
Spencer is seeking one acre of farmland in MN to rent or buy. Access to some form of irrigation/water would be preferred.
Andrew is seeking tillable and pasture farmland to rent or buy in MN. He does not need housing.
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 →
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 →
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 →
Pam is seeking a farmer to rent 6 acres (1 tillable, 2 pasture, 3 forest) in Dresbach, Minnesota (not farm from LaCrosse, WI and Winona, MN.) At the end of a gravel road, this farm was all woods 10 years ago. A 2 acre pasture has been reopened and there are a few goats on… 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 →
