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Cover Crop ROI & All That Matters

Crunching the Numbers Via Biological Bookkeeping

Note: Earlier this summer, Land Stewardship Project soil health organizer Alex Romano reached out to one of our soil health steering committee members, Mike Seifert, who farms near Jordan, Minn., with his wife, Dana, and father, Big Mike, to ask for his thoughts on “return on investment” from cover crops. She wanted to know his…  Read More

Farm Beginnings Profile: Sara Morrison

No More Horsing Around

In 2005, Sara Morrison was driving home to Minnesota after spending a few long days at a Saint Louis horse show. Traveling, often with a horse trailer in tow, was nothing new to her. Since getting a degree in equine science eight years before, Morrison had spent much of her life on the road, preparing…  Read More

An Investment in Sustainable Ag is an Investment in a Positive Future for Rural Minnesota

If ever there was a shining example of a smart public investment in our food and farming future, Minnesota’s Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant Program is it. This program has been an important driver of sustainable (and conventional) farming innovations in the state for almost a quarter-century. Farmers who qualify for these competitive grants are able…  Read More

Farm Beginnings Profile: Kristianna Gehant & Nick Siddens

A Little Horse Sense

When a new food and farming model is introduced to a region, it can be slow to catch on—if at all. On the other hand, sometimes a new concept takes off like a galloping horse, challenging its practitioners to hang on for the ride. One Saturday last October, Kristianna Gehant and Nick Siddens were on…  Read More

Seeking Farmer: Minnesota (Metro)

Victoria is seeking a farmer to join her operation or to work for her in Shakopee, MN, Scott County.  The city allows only vegetation-based agricultural land use on her rural residential property (hobby scale for chickens and bees and no other livestock). Victoria is looking for someone who is interested in being the boots on…  Read More

Seeking an Internship: Minnesota

Abdi is seeking a general farm internship near Owatonna, MN and is available Saturdays and Sundays.  Some of the interests include:  CSA and market vegetables, dairy and on-farm processing, fencing, tools and machinery as well as business planning.

Seeking Farmer: Wisconsin (Southern)

Sara is seeking a farmer to join her operation in Mount Horeb, WI Dane County.  Currently running sheep, poultry, pigs (in woods) on 177 acre former dairy farm (hilly, ~120 crop ground, converting to pasture.)  Looking for a regenerative farmer in search of a place to get serious about their farming business.  Wild Type Ranch,…  Read More

Seeking Farmer: Iowa

Ryan is seeking a farmer to work for him on his 50 acre conventional dairy farm in Waterloo, Iowa.  Ryan has a dairy parlor that is setup for sheep or goats, along with numerous buildings for housing animals, and acreage available for pasture or haying. Current tenant is retiring after the 2025 season.

No. 1, 2025, Land Stewardship Letter

• An online version of the Land Stewardship Letter is here. • A downloadable pdf version is here. • Downloadable pdf back issues of the Land Stewardship Letter are here. • Interactive online back issues of the Land Stewardship Letter are here. • Paper copies are available by contacting Brian DeVore at 612-816-9342 or via e-mail. Table of Contents Stewardship…  Read More

Seeking Farmer: Minnesota (Southeast)

Ellen is seeking a motivated and reliable Farm Manager to join the team for the 2025 season on their Spring Grove, MN farm.  Gardner Family Farm is a pasture-based, regenerative livestock farm committed to ethical animal husbandry and land stewardship. They raise chickens, turkeys, and sheep on pasture, focusing on sustainable methods that respect the…  Read More