Seeking Farmland to Buy: Minnesota
Amber is seeking to buy farmland in Minnesota and is also interested in a house.
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Land Line: Tillage’s Toll, Conservation & Leases, Soil Health & Nutrient Density, Emerging Farmer Help
June 22: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities
The Midwest has Lost 57.6 Billion Metric Tons of Soil Due to Agricultural Practices (3/16/22) The Midwest has lost approximately 57.6 billion metric tons of topsoil since farmers began tilling the soil, 160 years ago. And this is despite conservation practices put in place in the wake of the Dust Bowl in the 1930s, according to Phys.org. Much… Read More →
Economic Sustainability: Financial Field-Talk
3rd in a Series on LSP's Soil Health Hubs
On a misty June morning in northeastern Iowa, Nikki Meyer led half-a-dozen farmers down a field road through a thick stand of oaks and other hardwoods. The going was tough — the road dropped 400 vertical feet in less than half-a-mile, and a half-inch rain earlier had made the footing greasy with mud. Sensing that… Read More →
Farmland for Rent: Wisconsin
John is seeking a farmer to rent from 8 acres (market gardening) to 75 acres (55 chemical-free tillable, 20 in pasture or forage) near Whitewater, WI. Chemical-free for 28 years, in alfalfa for last 6 yrs -excellent soils. Biodiverse, regenerative ecosystems include prairies, oak savanna/woods and a spring-fed creek. Organic buffer zones and Ice Age… Read More →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Energy Company’s Actions are Downright Petty
As a retired dairy farmer, I remember the hard fought battles between family farmers and utility companies over high voltage power lines cutting across Minnesota in the 1970s. One of the outcomes of this was the “Buy the Farm” law. Essentially, this law says that farmers and landowners have the right to require that companies… Read More →
The Story Behind LSP’s Soil Health & Climate Campaign
From Inception to Winning $5.35 Million in State Soil Health Dollars & Beyond
Land Stewardship Project members believe that the kind of agricultural system and democracy we have is up to us. Our members are the experts when it comes to their communities and farms and, together, we can and must make regenerative agriculture the norm, rather than the exception. We believe our public institutions exist to serve the… Read More →
Seeking Farmland to Rent: Minnesota
Patrick is seeking 10 pasture acres to rent in Minnesota. No house is needed, water would be a plus but not a deal breaker. Available 4/1/26.