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Land Stewardship Project's Ear to the Ground podcast.
Over the past three decades, the rotating Endowed Chair in Agricultural Systems has provided farmers and others a chance to build a more sus...
In 1986, Joe Paddock co-authored a book called Soil and Survival. Its message: the relationship between farming and the land is in serious n...
These three crop producers see no reason why productive farming and clean water can’t co-exist. But first, we need to stop the greenwa...
In the Corn Belt, water quality is not improving at a rate that is leading to meaningful landscape level change, and these poster boys for c...
As a farmer and entrepreneur, John Strohfus sees the production of food-grade crops as a key opportunity for regenerative farmers to forge l...
Alan Jostock uses the kind of diversity that builds soil health as a kind of insurance policy for his farm. That means meshing his crop and...
Farmer and small grains marketer Matt Kruger sees a rotation based on raising food grade crops as a way for farmers to get rewarded for buil...
Ashly Steinke remembers well the first time he saw a bobolink on pastured land that formerly grew corn and soybeans — it was a sign that he...
Bovines, bugs, and birds are all making noise in Kevin Mahalko’s dairy grazing paddocks, and that’s music to his ears. More Info...
Minnesota Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth Odette says in the battle to make sure Big Ag plays by the rules, knowledge is power. That...
Scientist Kris Nichols finds the disconnect between food production and soil health “terrifying” and says the stakes are too hig...
When farmers challenged what Kris Nichols had learned from her college textbooks, the soil microbiologist didn’t dismiss them — instea...
How a small, rural school district is taking a trial run at sourcing food from local farmers. More Information • MDA Farm to School & Ea...
Jeanine Bowman believes having locally produced food on her school’s menu shouldn’t be a special occasion — it should be a daily...
Ag antitrust expert Austin Frerick sees the current food system as a mechanism for modern robber barons to treat rural communities as mere &...
Sonja Trom Eayrs started out writing about her own family’s fight against factory farms. She ended up telling a larger story of corpor...
LSP’s Local Democracy Challenge is a reminder that we can’t allow democracy to grow dormant between elections. More Information...
Chris MacLeod came to Mill City hoping to source local grain while pursuing his passion for baking. When confronted with the reality of the...
Amy Rager wasn’t thrilled about moving from the North Woods to the land of grass. But three decades later, she’s an impassioned...
Gilbert Williams is a pioneer in processing local grains for local markets. His advice? Go stand in the field, put your name on the package,...
Noreen Thomas got into organic crop farming almost three decades ago as a way to produce healthy food and survive economically. Today, she&#...
When Peter and Brittany Haugen sought to diversify their western Minnesota crop farm, they realized there was little infrastructure availabl...
One farmer says he benefits from grazing publicly-managed wildlife habitat. But what does a natural resource professional think about bringi...
From crunching the numbers to developing relationships with public and private landowners, Eric Heins of Hoosier Ridge Ranch isn’t afr...
LSP members and allies spoke out during the 2025 session of the Minnesota Legislature. It paid off in the form of support for local food mar...
These are tumultuous times for immigrants, but COPAL’s Ryan Perez sees hope in grassroots organizing and making basic, human-centered...
The Wild Farm Alliance is out to prove that thriving wildlife habitat and working farmland are not mutually exclusive — in fact, they can ma...
The owners of Keewaydin Farms see birds as not only a source of natural pest control but as a sign they are doing something right. More Info...
  The feathered residents of America’s grasslands are in big trouble, but Audubon ecologist Krysten Zummo sees regenerative grazi...
Ka Zoua Berry says supporting a future generation of farmers who don’t fit the traditional Midwestern stereotype isn’t just abou...
An extractive economic system is decimating and dividing our rural communities. Now, more than ever, we need solidarity, says Cristina Ortiz...
Mastering the market is no easy task for a cutting-edge perennial grain. What lessons have the staff at Forever Green learned from their wor...
Wendy Johnson is experimenting with Kernza because she believes in the power of perennials. And livestock are helping make this cutting-edge...
When Sogn Valley Farm transitioned out of intensive production of vegetable crops, it opened up opportunities to utilize a unique cousin of...
Stephen Thomforde sees integrating trees, grass, and grazing animals as a way to support one of the most productive ecosystems in existence,...
Landon Plagge’s experience growing oats has proven that this humble grain can play a big role in revitalizing soil health on corn-soyb...
When Roy Pfaltzgraff returned to his family’s northeastern Colorado cropping operation in 2016, he was committed to making farming a f...
Bob Quinn says regenerative farming and rural economic revitalization go hand-in-hand. For him, it all started with a handful of “King...
At a time when rural residents are grappling with high food insecurity, an innovative Wisconsin program is connecting local farmers with loc...
Soil conservationist Julie Reberg sees composting as a “very scientific art form” that can transform waste into biological bulli...
Alex Udermann and his family at Meadowbrook Dairy were tired of working harder and harder for less and less. So they invested in building th...
As farmers from across the region haul corn past Allen and Kathleen Deutz’s farm to the local ethanol plant, they can’t help but...
Thinking of applying for NRCS funds? First, advises vegetable and livestock farmer Klaus Zimmermann-Mayo, figure out what kind of farming yo...
Father-son team Joe and Matthew Fitzgerald are quite willing to share their insights with other farmers on how to get started in organic cro...
When Jay Fuhrer first started talking to his conservation colleagues about a different approach to protecting and building soil, he ended up...
Jon and Carin Stevens farm unforgiving land that leaves little room for mistakes. But thanks to a system based on no-till, cover cropping, a...
Soil health expert Stephanie McLain has found that once farmers start seeking life in the bottom of a red Solo cup, there’s no turning...
  Jerry and Nancy Ackermann’s use of no-till and cover-cropping is building healthier soil, boosting beneficial bugs, and bolster...
By building soil biology via managed grazing, Langdon Collom is learning that expanding a farm’s capacity doesn’t always require...
Since taking over their family’s livestock operation, Parker and Sam Beard have added a few new twists. But one thing will never chang...