Ear to the Ground 211: Bold Solutions for Rural MN
LSP members talk to candidates for Minnesota governor about what should be prioritized when it comes to farmers, the land and rural communities.
Ear to the Ground Podcast
Here you will find LSP’s 15-year collection of podcasts featuring farmers, scientists, and others telling stories from the land. You can find LSP Ear to the Ground podcast episodes on Pandora, iTunes, and other podcast platforms.
Ear to the Ground 210: Ignoring a Financial Problem Never Works
An LSP panel of professionals provides farmers advice on dealing with financial stress.
Ear to the Ground 209: Soil, Climate & Beer
How outdoor clothing company Askov Finlayson is connecting soil smart farming with its desire to turn back the carbon clock.
Ear to the Ground 208: Naked, Hungry, Thirsty, Running a Fever
Ray Archuleta makes a passionate pitch for treating soil like a living, breathing part of the ecosystem.
Ear to the Ground 207: Feed the Cow-Feed the Soil
How a visiting student’s critique set a farm on a path toward profitably integrating crops, pasture and livestock.
Ear to the Ground 206: Going Cold into Cover Cropping
A southeastern Minnesota farmer’s drive to plant cover crops takes him out onto the snow and into new soil health territory.
Ear to the Ground 205: Relaying Soil Resiliency
Iowa farmer Loran Steinlage describes the benefits of converting a monocropped desert to a “jungle mix” of continuous living cover.
Ear to the Ground 204: Policy Change from the Ground Up
Mark Schultz talks about how LSP’s members hatched one of the most innovative farm conservation programs around…and why we need to fight for it.
Ear to the Ground 203: The Grass Apprentice
How the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship is serving as a natural next step into farming for one Farm Beginnings graduate.
Ear to the Ground 202: Regenerative Renting
How landlords and farmers can work together to build and support long-term stewardship.