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Soil Builders’ E-Letters

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Below are back issues of LSP’s Soil Builders’ e-letter. To receive this newsletter via e-mail, sign up here.

  • August 2025: Soil Health Hubs, Grazing Economics, Small Grains, Kernza, Soil Health Grants, Farm Beginnings, Soil Events, Cover Crop Benchmarking Cohort
  • April 2025: Signs of Spring, Flower Power, Soil Legislation, Small Grains, Kernza Podcasts, Dodge County, NRCS Working Meetings
  • February 2025: Small Grains Workshop Wrap-up, Soil Health Steering Committee, Small Grains Videos, Landon Plagge Podcast
  • December 2024: Oats & Resiliency, Small Grains Workshop, Soil Health Steering Committee, Grazing Group Meetings, Allen & Kathleen Deutz Podcast
  • October 2024: Soil Health Survey, Value-Added Grant, Meet Our Steering Committee Members, Parker & Sam Beard Podcast, Roller Crimping
  • August 2024: Soil Health Events, Soil Health Resources, New Soil Health Organizer. Rachelle Meyer Podcast
  • June 2024: Driftless Grazing School, Seeking Steering Committee Members, Small Grains, Integrating Crops & Livestock, Soil Health Events, Josh Nelson Podcast
  • December 2023: Cover Crop Economics, Rooting Out Nitrates, Matt Tentis Podcast
  • August 2022: Summer Events, Scott & Amanda Holthaus
  • December 2021: Grazing Groups, John Snyder
  • August 2021: Field Days, Drought Resources, 12 Tails Farm
  • June 2021: Summer Events & Local Meat Processing with Eric Klein
  • April 2021: New Staff & Mark Erickson — Soil Health on Rentals
  • January 2021: New Staff, Music Video & Knutson Shorthorns
  • November 2020: Oppression Trainings, Virtual Winter Events & Farmer Mervin Beachy
  • August 2020: New Soil Health Team Member & Upcoming Events
  • June 2020: Sustainability & Justice Go Hand-in-Hand
  • April 2020: Soil Health & COVID-19, Connor McCormick
  • Feb. 2020: NRCS Grazing Updates, Jonathan Lundgren & Jean Erpelding
  • Nov. 2019: Farm Crisis, Farming Green, Selling Pastured Meat
  • Sept. 2019: Farm Crisis, Fall Pasture Walks, the Johnson Family Image
  • July 2019: Climate Change, Upcoming Field Days & Farmer Spotlight on Robb Miller
  • May 2019: Steering Committee, New Podcast, Thickes
  • March 2019: Farmer Consulting Service, Grazing Circles, Bob Mierau
  • Jan. 2019: Grazing Expansion, Resources & Farmer Curt Tvedt
  • Nov. 2018: Staff, Weather Extremes & Farmer Daryn McGowan
  • Sept. 18, 2018: Field Day Turnout, Nobel Conference, Farmer Willie Erdmann
  • July 21, 2018: Investigating Soil Biology, Chuck Henry
  • May 23, 2018: NRCS Seeding Rates, Resources, John Meyer
  • March 13, 2018: Winter Workshops, Archuleta, Ed McNamara
  • Jan. 19, 2018: Winter Workshops, Videos, Loran Steinlage
  • Nov. 11, 2017: Your Story?, Elaine Ingham, Rory Beyer
  • Sept. 8, 2017: CC Considerations, Resources, Olaf Haugen
  • July 15, 2017: Erosion Control, Field Days, Tom & Lisa Hoekstra
  • May 18, 2017: Videos, Resources, Myron Sylling
  • March 29, 2017: Sign-up for the Network, Resources, Kaleb Anderson
  • August 2021: Field Days, Drought Resources, 12 Tails Farm
  • June 2021: Summer Events & Local Meat Processing with Eric Klein
  • April 2021: New Staff & Mark Erickson — Soil Health on Rentals
  • January 2021: New Staff, Music Video & Knutson Shorthorns
  • November 2020: Oppression Trainings, Virtual Winter Events & Farmer Mervin Beachy
  • August 2020: New Soil Health Team Member & Upcoming Events
  • June 2020: Sustainability & Justice Go Hand-in-Hand
  • April 2020: Soil Health & COVID-19, Connor McCormick
  • Feb. 2020: NRCS Grazing Updates, Jonathan Lundgren & Jean Erpelding
  • Nov. 2019: Farm Crisis, Farming Green, Selling Pastured Meat
  • Sept. 2019: Farm Crisis, Fall Pasture Walks, the Johnson Family Image
  • July 2019: Climate Change, Upcoming Field Days & Farmer Spotlight on Robb Miller
  • May 2019: Steering Committee, New Podcast, Thickes
  • March 2019: Farmer Consulting Service, Grazing Circles, Bob Mierau
  • Jan. 2019: Grazing Expansion, Resources & Farmer Curt Tvedt
  • Nov. 2018: Staff, Weather Extremes & Farmer Daryn McGowan
  • Sept. 18, 2018: Field Day Turnout, Nobel Conference, Farmer Willie Erdmann
  • July 21, 2018: Investigating Soil Biology, Chuck Henry
  • May 23, 2018: NRCS Seeding Rates, Resources, John Meyer
  • March 13, 2018: Winter Workshops, Archuleta, Ed McNamara
  • Jan. 19, 2018: Winter Workshops, Videos, Loran Steinlage
  • Nov. 11, 2017: Your Story?, Elaine Ingham, Rory Beyer
  • Sept. 8, 2017: CC Considerations, Resources, Olaf Haugen
  • July 15, 2017: Erosion Control, Field Days, Tom & Lisa Hoekstra
  • May 18, 2017: Videos, Resources, Myron Sylling
  • March 29, 2017: Sign-up for the Network, Resources, Kaleb Anderson

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      • Fresh Voices Podcast Series
    • Retiring Farmers & Landowners
      • Farmland Clearinghouse
      • Farm Transition Planning Course
      • Conservation Leases
      • Beginning/Retiring Farmer Tax Credit
      • Land Transition Tools
      • Transition Stories
    • Soil Health
      • Cover Crops
      • Grazing
      • No-till
      • Microbiology
      • Kernza
      • Soil Builders’ Network
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      • Ear Dirt Soil Health Podcast Series
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September 2025

Monday September 1

All Day
Final Deadline for LSP's Farm Beginnings Course
Monday September 1
Final Deadline for LSP's Farm Beginnings Course

Beginning and prospective farmers are invited to apply to the Land Stewardship Project’s Farm Beginnings course, a year-long training program that focuses on the goal setting, marketing, and financial skills needed to establish a successful farm business. The Farm Beginnings course creates a space for folks to name their vision, acquire the tools and skills needed to make it happen, and become part of a community of support to help them succeed.  

The course will run from November 2025 through March 2026, with some additional educational opportunities to take place later in 2026. 

The deadline for applications is Sept. 1. Early bird applications submitted by Aug. 1 will receive a $100 discount if you are accepted into the class. Partial scholarships are available.

More details are at http://www.farmbeginnings.org or Annelie Livingston-Anderson at annelie@landstewardshipproject.org.

You can apply to the course here.

Wednesday September 3

10:00 am – 3:00 pm
LSP Montevideo Office Coffee & Conversation
Wednesday September 3
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
LSP Montevideo Office Coffee & Conversation
111 N 1st St, Montevideo, MN 56265, USA

On the first Wednesday of each month, the Land Stewardship Project hosts coffee and conversation at our downtown Montevideo office (111 North First Street), and we hope you will have time to join us at the next one on Wednesday, Sept. 3, from 10 a.m. to noon.

The open house-style mornings feature a quick update on recent LSP work and then plenty of time to enjoy your coffee and build community the old-fashioned way, by talking face-to-face. This month we will give an update on our work to combat consolidation in animal agriculture and provide an overview of our recent town hall in Paynesville with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.  

 Come when you can and stay as long as you like! Don’t hesitate to bring along a friend or two — we always enjoy meeting someone new.

For more information, contact LSP’s Matthew Sheets at msheets@landstewardshipproject.org.

Friday September 5

9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Soil Health Field Day on the Cotter Farm: Austin
Friday September 5
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Soil Health Field Day on the Cotter Farm: Austin
50203 205th St, Austin, MN 55912, USA

 Sign up today for a get-together down on Tom Cotter’s Farm. This field day brings together food companies, local farmers and other professionals in agriculture — a perfect opportunity for networking and discussion.
Hear from soil health experts, then board the Topless Bus to take a tour of Tom’s farm. A FREE TACO BAR LUNCH will featureTom’s own grass-fed beef, along with authentic, homemade tortillas and rice. Featured speakers include soil scientist Kris Nichols and agronomist Joe Ailts.
 
You can check out the field day flier here. For more details and to register, click here.

Saturday September 6

9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Soil & Food Health Field Day: Austin
Saturday September 6
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Soil & Food Health Field Day: Austin
50203 205th St, Austin, MN 55912, USA

Details are here.

Monday September 8

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Anne Biklé in conversation with Ross Evelsizer: What Your Food Ate
Monday September 8
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Anne Biklé in conversation with Ross Evelsizer: What Your Food Ate
Pulpit Rock Brewing Company, 207 College Dr, Decorah, IA 52101, USA

Join Anne Biklé (co-author, What Your Food Ate: How to Restore Our Land and Reclaim Our Health) and NEIA RC & D Natural Resource Projects Director, Ross Evelsizer, for a conversation and Q & A session followed by a book signing. Everyone is invited to this free event sponsored by the Oneota Valley Literary Foundation, with support from Pulpit Rock Brewing and Dragonfly Books.
 
Details on the Sept. 8 event are here.

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