Press Release Archive: 1996-2004

2004

• December 12, 2004: Scholarships Available for Extension Educators to Attend Food Alliance Midwest Meeting Feb. 10
• December 8, 2004: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Mandatory Checkoff Program Today
• December 2, 2004: Learn About Buying Local, Sustainably-Raised Food Dec. 16 at
  the Land Stewardship Project’s White Bear Lake Office
• Novembr 30, 2004: Land Stewardship Project Offices to Host Holiday Socials in December
• November 17, 2004: 5,000 Minnesotans tell Gov. Pawlenty: Local Control & Environmental Protections Must Stay
• October 25, 2004: ‘Voices of Minn. Farm Women’ Movie Premieres Nov. 4 in Morris
• October 22, 2004: ‘Celebrating Foods From Our Land’ Nov. 9 in Alexandria Minn. NRCS Chief to Keynote
• October 18, 2004: Local Writer to Read From Farm Stories Nov. 8 in Lewiston
• October 1, 2004: Citizen Task Force Calls for Policies that Promote Livestock on Family Farms
• September 21, 2004: “Johnny O’s Crowd Pleasin’ Lip Smackin’ Chili” will Defend its Title Oct. 2 at the 5th Annual Western Minn. Chili Cook-Off During the Minnesota River Revival
• September 20, 2004: Pasture Improvement & Innovative Silage Feeding Featured at Milan Field Day Sept. 25
• September 17, 2004: Minnesota Farm Beginnings™ Program Receives Grant for 3-State Pilot Expansion
• September 10, 2004: ‘Dine Fresh Dine Local’ Restaurant Event Oct. 5 in Twin Cities
• September 2, 2004: The Connections Between Animal & Human Nutrition to be Explored at Forum Sept. 16 in Montevideo
• August 19, 2004: Slow Food Fundraising Event Tuesday, Sept. 7 in Watson
• August 11, 2004: Township Farmers & Residents Oppose Visit by Corporate Ag Interests
• August 3, 2004: Farm Beginnings™ Potluck/Celebration Aug. 7 Near Fountain
• August 2, 2004: Deadline for Beginning Farmer Course Oct. 5 . Farm Beginnings™ Class Starts Oct. 23
• July 28, 2004: Farm and Rural Groups Critical of Pawlenty’s Agenda for Livestock Agriculture
• July 7, 2004: Governor’s Livestock Task Force Recommendations Could Undermine Independent Farmers, Local Democracy
• June 22, 2004: LSP Policy Open House/Cookout July 21 in Minneapolis
• June 21, 2004: Grazing & Haying Field Day July 7 near Spring Valley
• June 18, 2004: Plainview Farmer Finds Grass Farming Green Economically & Environmentally
• June 15, 2004: Land Stewardship Project Annual Meeting Will Celebrate Local Food and Sustainable Livestock Farming June 26
• June 10, 2004: USDA Sets CSP Sign-up to Start July 6 in Selected Watersheds
• June 6, 2004: Ripley Township Supervisor and Residents Form Task Force to Study Township Planning & Zoning
• June 2, 2004: Legislation Provides Dollars for On-Farm Innovation & Environmental Improvements
• May 24, 2004: Supreme Court Decides To Hear Arguments on Mandatory Beef Checkoff Program
• May 22, 2004: Organic Dairying for Birds & Profit Topic of Field Day June 16 Near Plainview
• May 20: Township Rights Survive Legislative Attacks. Principle of Local Control Still Alive in Minnesota
• May 19, 2004: LSP: USDA Hamstrings Conservation Security Program Through Restricted Watershed Approach
• May 18, 2004: Legislative Roundup: Bill Allowing Foreign Investors to Own Minn. Dairy Farms Passes
• May 11, 2004: Intergenerational Dialogue Focuses on Hunger at Home & Abroad
• May 7, 2004: Grazing Workshop June 8-9 in Morris
• April 22, 2004: CFF Calls on U.S. Supreme Court to Let Checkoff End
• April 16, 2004: LSP Field Days to Cover Grazing, Vegetable Production, CSA, On-Farm Processing, Swine Production & Organics
• April 12, 2004: Senate Passes Bill Allowing Foreign Investors to Own Minnesota Dairy Farms
• April 9, 2004: Community Food & Farm Festival May 1-2 at State Fair Grounds
• March 16, 2004: Speaker: Consolidation in Agriculture Affects Local Township Government
• March 12, 2004: National Expert on Consolidation in Ag Featured at March 15 ‘Townships & Livestock’ Meeting in Willmar
• March 10, 2004: Bill Allowing Foreign Investors to Own Minnesota Farmland Resurfaces
• March 5, 2004: Researcher: Livestock Can Play Big Role in Solving Minnesota’s Water Quality Problems
• March 3, 2004: A Record 10,000 Comments on Conservation Security Program Sent to USDA
• February 28, 2004: 'Public Seeds-Public Goods' Report Examines Public Plant Breeding Issue
• February 23, 2004: Minn. Farm Groups Come Together to Promote Livestock Farmers & Rural Communities
• February 23, 2004: Time is Now to Reserve Your Share in a Community Supported Farm 2004 Twin Cities CSA Directory Available
• February 16, 2004: Proposed Bills Could Weaken Township & City Power to Fend off Unwanted Development
• February 13, 2004: Send Comments Instantly on Proposed CSP Rules During the Midwest Organic Conference
• February 11, 2004: Tour of ‘Greenhouse Swine’ Operation to be Featured During Farm Beginnings™ Express Bus Trip March 26
• February 4, 2004: ‘Passing Farmland onto the Next Generation’ Brainstorming Session Feb. 17 in Lewiston
• February 2, 2004: Cornillie Legacy Lives on Through Farm Beginnings™ Donation
• January 22, 2004: Farm Business Planning Workshops in S.E & Western Minn. Jan., Feb. & March
• January 16, 2004: New Conservation Security Program Could Help Southeast Minnesota Farms & Land
• January 15, 2004: Pig Power Meeting to Feature Drug-Free Marketing Opportunities Jan. 28 in Redwood Falls
• January 9, 2004: Food Alliance Midwest Annual Meeting Feb. 12
• January 8, 2004: ‘Farm Beginnings™ Express’ to Roll Across Southern Minn. & Southeast S. Dak. March 26
  

2003

• December 18, 2003: Get Your 2004 Renewing the Countryside Calendar Today
• December 17, 2003: Bush Administration Releases Draft Rules For Conservation Security Program, Abandoning its Stall Tactics. Statement by Mark Schultz, Land Stewardship Project Policy Program Director
• December 10, 2003: Beginning Farmer & Rancher Conference Opens Registration With Special Web Site. Land Stewardship Project to Sponsor Bus to March 27 Conference
• December 3, 2003: Bobino Anniversary Celebrates Local Food, Local Farmers & Local Chefs While Benefiting Land Stewardship Project
• December 2, 2003: Farmers Call on USDA to Issue Conservation Security Program Rules Immediately
• November 24, 2003: Swine Scientist: As Industry Consolidates, New Opportunities for Family Farmer Niche Markets Open Up
• November 21, 2003: Land Stewardship Project Offices to Host Holiday Socials in December
• November 6, 2003: Bobino Café & Wine Bar's 7th Anniversary to Benefit Land Stewardship Project on Nov. 17
• November 4, 2003: 'Pig Power' Workshop to Feature Alternative Swine Housing Nov. 20 in Morris
• October 27, 2003: 'Realities & Opportunities' Theme of Beginning Farmer & Rancher Conference Slated for March 27
• October 22, 2003: Court Rules Pork Checkoff Unconstitutional; Checkoff's Days are Numbered
• October 22, 2003: Lewiston to Host Farm as Natural Habitat Book Reading Nov. 6
• October 21, 2003: 1% Sunday at Bluff Country Supports LSP on Oct. 26
• October 17, 2003: Farmer/Educator Survey: Govt. Policy Major Barrier to Adopting Sustainable Ag Techniques
• October 15, 2003: Smithfield's Bid for Farmland Demonstrates Need for Packer Ban, say Farm Groups
• September 30, 2003: 'Red Hot Mama' & 'Ahooha Chili' Set to Burn Their Way into Your Heart at Western Minn. Chili Cook-Off Oct. 11. Entries Due Oct. 7; Music, Farmers' Market, Local Food Featured
• September 29, 2003: New Information on Economics of Grazing to be Presented Oct. 10 at WCROC in Morris
• September 22, 2003: Audrey Arner Leaves Land Stewardship Project After 15 Years of Service; Cathy Twohig Begins Duties as Western Minn. Office Director
• September 20, 2003: 4th Annual Western Minnesota Cook-Off Oct. 11 on Main Street of Montevideo
• September 15, 2003: Popular Beginning Farmer Program Begins New Classes This Fall; Deadline for applications Oct. 7
• September 12, 2003: 'Farming with the Wild' Book Event Oct. 8 in Minneapolis
• September 10, 2003: New Farm Park in Minnetrista to Host Land Stewardship Project's Local Foods Potluck Benefit Sept. 27
• September 9, 2003: Attorney General Hatch concerned over Smithfield Acquisition of Farmland; Says a Federal Ban on Packer Ownership is Needed
• August 28, 2003:Survey: Differing Views on Profit Creates Barriers Between Farmers, Lenders in Minn. & Wis.
• August 1, 2003: LSP Urges Attorney General to Take Action on Smithfield Acquisition of Farmland Industries
• July 25, 2003: 3-Farm Rotational Grazing Tour Aug. 2 Near Canby
• July 25, 2003: PastureLand Cheese Tour, Farm Beginnings™ Picnic Aug. 9 in SE Minn.
• July 22, 2003: Dodge County's Ashland Township Adopts Interim Ordinance for Feedlots
• July 15, 2003: Episcopal Harvest Banquet Highlights Sustainable Ag Aug. 4 in Minneapolis
• July 12, 2003: Sustainable Farm Park Opening Aug. 9 in Twin Cities Area
• July 7, 2003: Southwestern Minn. WELCA Donates Over $12,000 to Farm Beginnings™/Heifer International
• July 3, 2003: House Appropriations Committee Re-opens Farm Bill
• July 3, 2003: Warm Season Grasses Featured at Morris Pasture Walk July 11
• July 2, 2003: Explore the History, Culture & Politics of Corn in Mexico next January
• July 1, 2003: Multi-State Gathering Focuses on Strategies for Training Beginning Farmers
• June 30, 2003: Farmers & Rural Residents File Court Challenge After Dodge County Fails to Order Environmental Review on Factory Hog Farm
• June 27, 2003: Midwest Food Alliance Partnerships Provide Boost for Certified Farmers
• June 26, 2003: Help Save Country of Origin Labeling
• June 25, 2003: Field Day to Feature Organic Vegetable Pest Control & Storage on Aug. 16 Near Wrenshall
• June 21, 2003: Pride of the Prairie Looking for Area Farmers to List in Local Food Guide
• June 20, 2003: Legislature Provides $70,000 for Alternative Swine Research Facility at Morris
• June 17, 2003: Legislation Strips Right of Rural Residents & Family Farmers to Petition for Review of Large Feedlots
• June 14, 2003: Sustainable Ag Credit Survey Shows Gap Between Farmers & Lenders (available here as a PDF document)
• June 12, 2003: Appellate Court Ruling Allows Precedent-Setting Nuisance Lawsuit Against Nicollet County Factory Hog Farm to Move Forward
• June 7, 2003: Farmers and Rural Residents Defeat Legislation to Allow Foreign Investors to Own Minnesota Farmland
• June 6, 2003: U of M Ag College to Hold Listening Sessions this Summer
• May 30, 2003: 'Local Foods: From Soil to Table' June 26 in Morris
• May 26, 2003: Grazing & Haying Field Day June 26 near Spring Valley
• May 12, 2003: Campaign for Family Farms Submits Comments Opposing USDA Proposal to Conduct Pork Checkoff Survey
• May 5, 2003: Stop Foreign Investors From Buying Minnesota Dairy Farms
• May 2, 2003: 'Local Food in a Global Market' Discussion May 17 in Mahtomedi
• April 29, 2003: Land Stewardship Project Awards Three Livestock Loans
• April 25, 2003: New Conservation Security Program Web Page Launched
• April 23, 2003: WELCA Raises Funds for Farm Beginnings™ Program
• April 21, 2003: Farmers and Rural Residents to Travel to Capitol On Earth Day to Defend Environmental Review April 17, 2003: Community Foods Day April 23 at UM-Morris. Local Foods, Local farmers Featured on Campu
• April 15, 2003: 'Branding Your Beliefs' Marketing Seminars to be Held April 26 & May 3 in St. Paul
• April 7, 2003: Roots & Fruits Cooperative Produce and Midwest Food Alliance Expand Distribution of Local Food Products Making earth-friendly food choices becomes easier for consumers
• April 3, 2003: Land Stewardship Project's Comments to USDA/NRCS on Proposed Rulemaking for CSP
• April 1, 2003: Sustainable Ag Field Days Set for 2003 in Southeastern & Western Minnesota
• March 28, 2003: Senate Committee to Hear Bill March 31 That Would Repeal Controversial 'Livestock Friendly' County Program
• March 24, 2003: Minnesota Farmers Help Launch Campaign to Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock
• March 19, 2003: 'Grazing for Beginners' Workshop March 25 in Montevideo
• March 14, 2003: Oral Arguments on the Constitutionality of Mandatory Pork Checkoff Heard
• March 12, 2003: Sustainable Agriculture Coalition's Final Comments to USDA/NRCS on Proposed Rulemaking for CSP
• March 10, 2003: Time is Now to Reserve Your Share in a Community Supported Farm - Twin Cities CSA Directory Available
• March 6, 2003: 'Grazing for Beginners' Workshop March 15 in Lewiston
• March 4, 2003: Proposed Rulemaking for the Conservation Security Program (CSP)
• February 22, 2003: Pork Checkoff Case Goes to Appeal March 14
• February 21, 2003: Corporate Power in Ag Meeting March 22 in Ames, Iowa
• February 20, 2003: Citizens' Lobbying Day at Minn. Capitol Feb. 25
• February 4, 2003: Bush Ag budget slashes key conservation programs. Maintains budget-busting subsidies for commodity production
• January 27, 2003: Regional Food Discussion Feb. 8 in Plainview
• January 21, 2003: New Grazing Publication Challenges Idea That Livestock & Water Never Mix
• January 14, 2003: A Letter to Congress on the Need for Restoration of Competition & Fairness to Livestock/Poultry Markets
• January 14, 2003: Coalition Calls for Restoration of Competition & Fairness to Livestock/Poultry Markets
• January 7, 2003: Ban on Packer Ownership of Livestock Introduced in U.S. Senate. Livestock Producers Call on Senators to Support Packer Ban
  

• December 18, 2002: Report: Overuse of Livestock Drugs Poses Superbug Risk Alternatives to Subtherapeutic Antibiotics Successfully Utilized by Farmers
• December 9, 2002: Coalition Applauds Risk Management Education. Grants LSP's Farm Beginnings™ Program Awarded $40,000
• December 4, 2002: Campaign for Family Farms Renews Call to Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock: Senator Grassley Commits to introduce packer ban
• November 14, 2002: Hog Farmers Oppose USDA Tactics to Delay End of Checkoff Program
• November 7, 2002: We win! Victory in the Courts! Pork Checkoff is Unconstitutional
• November 6, 2002: Moveable Feast will Celebrate the Foods of the Upper Minnesota River Valley Nov. 21
• October 30, 2002: Senator Paul Wellstone: 1944-2002. A True Friend of Family Farms, Sustainable Agriculture & Rural America
• October 28, 2002: Pork Checkoff is Unconstitutional. Judge orders termination of program in 30 days
• October 25, 2002: Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment. Family Farmers mourn a fallen ally.
• October 21, 2002: LSP to Hold Book Discussions this Fall
• October 17, 2002: MPCA Investigation of Winona County Manure Spill Slow and Inadequate
• October 16, 2002: Region's Bounty Featured in Fall Feast on Oct. 24
• October 11, 2002: The Farm as Natural Habitat to be Discussed Nov. 20
• October 4, 2002: Land Stewardship Project and COACT will File Friend of the Court Briefs in Precedent-Setting Nuisance Lawsuit Against Nicollet County Factory Hog Farm
• September 17, 2002: Farmer Fact Sheets on Conservation Security Program Now Available
• September 9, 2002: Food Choices for Stewardship of the Land & the Table Forum Oct. 7 in Stillwater
• September 9, 2002: Beginning Farmer Program Provides a Realistic Jump Start for Milan Couple
• September 3, 2002: Over 200 join LSP in Celebrating 20 Years
• August 16, 2002: Summit on the Farm Bill & Conservation Programs Sept. 6 Near Windom
• August 14, 2002: LSP Board Members on Almanac Program Aug. 16-18
• August 8, 2002: Judge Orders Environmental Review of Proposed Jenny-O Turkey Confinement in Goodhue County
• July 29, 2002: Popular Beginning Farmer Program Begins New Classes This Fall Deadline for applications Oct. 1
• July 12, 2002: Grazing, Haying Techniques & Beginning Farmer Options Featured at Field Day July 25 in Spring Valley
• July 3, 2002: Warning! Don't give NPPC your "implied consent"
• July 2, 2002: Alternative Swine Field Day Aug. 1 in Morris
• June 27, 2002: Farmers and Rural Residents Will Ask Judge to Order Environmental Review on Corporate Turkey Farm Proposed for Goodhue County
• June 24, 2002: Hog Farmers Hail Judge's Beef Checkoff Ruling. Believe mandatory pork checkoff program could face similar ruling
• June 20, 2002: EQB Rules Against Family Farms &the Environment. Citizens' Concerns Ignored by Top Environmental Board
• June 19, 2002: State Agency Will Make Critical Ruling on Environmental Review of 2 Steele County Factory Hog Farms June 20. Construction at factory farms continues despite EQB's order to stop.
• June 6, 2002: Five Generations from Rural Minnesota Tackle the Issue: The Future of Family Farms-What is at Risk?
• June 5, 2002: 20 Years After Foreclosure, Minnesotans Reconsider the Future of Farming Intergenerational Dialogue to be hosted in Milan June 22
• June 3, 2002: LSP to Celebrate 20 Years of 'Keeping the Land & People Together' Aug. 24 in Mankato, Minn.
• May 23, 2002: Gov. Ventura Deals Severe Blow to the Environment & Agriculture with Veto Pen
• May 16, 2002: Goodhue County's Failure to Require Environmental Review on a Proposed Corporate Turkey Farm to be Challenged in Court by Local Farmers
• May 10, 2002: LSP Policy Program Moves Open House Friday, June 7
• May 8, 2002: "The Big Fat Walleye" Becomes Unofficial Song for 2002 Minnesota Fishing Opener
• May 3, 2002: Foreclosure 20th Anniversary June 21-23 in Milan, Minn.
• April 29, 2002: Land Stewardship Project Statement on Proposed Federal Farm Bill
• April 23, 2002: LSP to Present 'The Landscape of Your Plate' at Living Green Expo
• April 22, 2002: LSP to Give 'Sustaining Lands in Urban Spaces' Presentation April 26 in St. Paul
• April 17, 2002:LSP Announces Earth Day Release of Groundbreaking Book on Farming & the Environment. Minnesota Farmers Featured in Collection of Writings
• April 2, 2002: Campaign for Family Farms Blasts Bush Administration's Appointee to USDA's Antitrust Division
• March 29, 2001: Farmers Hear About Pork Production, Marketing Alternatives in Granite Falls
• March 25, 2002: Community Food & Farm Festival April 27 in St. Paul
• March 18, 2002: LSP Proposes New Forage Acreage Base for Federal Farm Program
• March 14, 2002: Alternative Pork Meeting in Granite Falls Postponed Until March 22
• March 11, 2002: Innovative Pork Production & Marketing Strategies Focus of March 15 Meeting in Granite Falls
• March 9, 2002: Judge Rules for Farmers & Rural Residents, Ordering Environmental Review of Factory Farm in Lac Qui Parle County
• March 8, 2002: Time is Now to Reserve Your Share in a Community Supported Farm. 2002 Twin Cities CSA Directory Available
• February 16, 2002: One of Nation's Largest Factory-style Hog Corporations Buys its First Winona County Farm
• February 15, 2002: Protect Our Water Lobby Day
• February 14, 2002: Land Stewardship Project Statement on the Passage of the Senate Farm Bill
• February 12, 2002: U.S. Senate Votes Again to Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock
• February 8, 2002: Wells Creek Workshop to Help Residents Chart Their Own Future on Feb. 23
• January 24, 2002: Judge Orders Environmental Review of Factory Farm in Waseca County

• December 13, 2001: Land Stewardship Project Hails Senate Action to Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock. Organizing by Campaign for Family Farms was key to victory.
• December 11, 2001: Farmers and Rural Residents will ask Judge to order Environmental Review on Factory Farm in Lac Qui Parle County Dec. 12
• December 10, 2001: Campaign for Family Farms Vows to Continue Fight to End Mandatory Pork Checkoff
• December 3, 2001: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to Speak on Legal Action to Stem Factory Farming's Threat
• November 22, 2001: Des Moines Register editorial: The slow poison of farm subsidies
• November 16, 2001: LSP Applauds Passage of Conservation Security Act by Senate Ag Committee. But bulk of ag bill package is bad news for family farmers & environment.
• November 13, 2001: Study Finds Working Farmland Does Not Have to be Idled to Produce Major Environmental, Economic Benefits. State residents are willing to pay $201 annually for such benefits
• November 6, 2001: Court Ruling Favoring Factory Farm Will be Appealed. Group will appeal Waseca County judge's ruling against ordering environmental review on a factory hog farm with 2.4 million gallon manure lagoon
• October 19, 2001: Court Hearing on Controversial Waseca County Factory Farm to be held Oct. 23
• October 9, 2001: Food With Sustainable Seal of Approval in Minnesota Stores
• October 5, 2001: "Working Landscapes" Conference Takes on the Future of Rural Life Nov. 8-9
• October 4, 2001: 2nd Annual Chili Cook-off to be Held Oct. 13 in Montevideo
• October 3, 2001: Judge's Ruling Stops Construction of Factory Farm. Court invalidates feedlot permit while decision on EAW is pending
• October 2, 2001: Farm Beginnings Class Begins Nov. 17 in Montevideo
• September 27, 2001: COMMENTARY: Intensive corn-soybean agriculture is not sustainable
• September 26, 2001: FARM FEATURE: Farm Beginnings™ Takes People Over the Threshold and Through New Doors
• September 24, 2001: Citizens will ask Courts to Halt Construction of Waseca County Factory Farm. Injunction Hearing Set for Sept. 25 in Waseca County District Court
• LSP Board Member Testimony before the Senate Agriculture Committee Field Hearing Worthington, Minnesota, August 4, 2001
• September 14, 2001: Factory Farm Forum Sept. 20 in Winona
• August 28, 2001: The Land Stewardship Project invites you, your friends and family to the 2001 Local Foods Banquet, September 29
• August 16, 2001: Farm Beginings Deadlines Oct. 8 & Oct. 15
• August 8, 2001: LSP's Southeast Annual Meeting, Join us for a social Gathering of friends, family, food and fun!
• August 1, 2001: Minnesota farmers battle Washington insiders over checkoff vote; call on President Bush and USDA Secretary Veneman to abide by majority vote
• July 31, 2001: Testimony for the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing on Conservation on Working Lands July 31, 2001
• July 17, 2001: Pride of the Prairie Looking for Farmers Interested in Selling Food Direct
• July 2, 2001: Grazing & Haying Field Day July 19 Near Spring Valley
• June 26, 2001: Campaign for Family Farms Hails Supreme Court Decision Mushroom Checkoff Declared Unconstitutional by Nation’s Highest Court
• June 15, 2001: Sirolli 'Entrepreneurial Agriculture' workshops July 5-6 in Granite Falls
• June 14, 2001: Pressure Builds on Bush Administration over Pork Checkoff Decision.
• June 11, 2001: Entrepreneurial Agriculture & Livestock MarketingWorkshop June 27 in Granite Falls
• May 29, 2001: National, state, and stream issues to shape upcoming grazing field schools
• May 22, 2001: Conservation Farm Bill Reintroduced in Congress
• May 17, 2001: Get to Know Your Piece of the Creek with June 2 Stream Monitoring Training Event
• May 16, 2001: Veneman admits ignorance on pork tax decision Minnesota farmers join lawsuit to uphold checkoff vote
• May 14, 2001: Hog Farmers Launch Lawsuit Against USDA
• April 24, 2001: Rally Focuses on MPCA’s Record of Failure in Regulating Large Feedlots
• April 19, 2001: Join Land Stewardship Project for a Birding Walk on April 26
• April 12, 2001: Sirolli Workshops Postponed
• April 10, 2001: Statement regarding NPPC's attempt to curtail opposition to pork tax
• April 3, 2001: Farmers stand up for democracy, protest pork tax
• March 29, 2001: MPCA Citizens Board Ignores Concerns of Neighbors & Refuses EIS on Proposed 1,600 Cow Dairy
• March 27, 2001: Facts about the Pork Checkoff Vote
• March 23, 2001: Rural Neighbors of Proposed 1,600 Cow Dairy and 25 Million Gallon Manure Lagoon System Plan to Testify for Environmental Review at MPCA Hearing
• March 23, 2001: Sirolli Entrepreneurial Agriculture Workshops April 16 in Granite Falls
• March 21, 2001: Ad Campaign Urges Farmers to Avoid Genetically Engineered Crops & Go With Conventional
• March 20, 2001: Food & Farm Festival April 8 at Hamline
• March 9, 2001: Time is Now to Reserve Your Share in a Community Supported Farm
• March 1, 2001: Oral Testimony Given by Land Stewardship Project Member Dan Specht to the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee
• February 28, 2001: USDA Strikes Deal with NPPC to Overturn Results of National Referendum
• February 21, 2001: Attorney General's Office Won't Appeal Fillmore County Judge's Ruling on Large Dairy and 7.3 Million Gallon Manure Lagoon
• February 20, 2001: Hog Farmers Call on Veneman to Stop Delaying Pork Checkoff Termination
• February 16, 2001: Rural Neighbors of Proposed 1,600 Cow Dairy Plan St. Paul Bus Trip Feb. 20
• February 6, 2001: Judge Denies Request by MPCA to Reconsider Ruling on Controversial Fillmore County Dairy & 7.3 Million Gallon Manure Lagoon
• February 5, 2001: On-line Sustainable Ag Calculator Now Available as Congress Considers Rewarding Stewardship Farming
• January 31, 2001: Hog farmers attack proposed new mandatory pork tax
• January 31, 2001: LSP in Action: Checkoff Vote Victory Party
• January 31, 2001: Land Stewardship Project’s Monthly Noon Discussion Series Continues in 2001
• January 30, 2001: Low-Cost Livestock Wintering Options Featured at Feb. 17 Tour near St. Cloud
• January 22, 2001: Local Sand Creek Restoration Project Featured on Public Access Ch. 14
• January 19, 2001: Hog farmers vow to protect their checkoff victory & stop NPPC’s attempts to derail democracy
• January 12, 2001: LSP Statement on Research and Promotion for Family Farm Livestock Producers in the Wake of the Defeat of the Mandatory Pork Checkoff
• January 12, 2001: Televised Segment About Local Farm Now Available at New Prague Library
• January 11, 2001: Hog Farmers End Mandatory Pork Checkoff
• January 5, 2001: Judge Rules That MPCA Was Wrong Not to Order Study on Fillmore County Dairy Expansio
• January 4, 2001: Glickman Refuses to Announce Referendum Results

2000

• December 12, 2000: More than 75 local citizens voice strong opposition to a proposed 1,600 cow mega-dairy in Waseca County
• December 11, 2000: "Farming for Profit, Land & Family" Seminar Jan. 12-13 in Rochester
• December 8, 2000: Make Your Voice Heard at U of M Listening Sessions
• December 7, 2000: What Research Should U of M Pursue? Make Your Voice Heard Dec. 14 in Granite Falls
• December 1, 2000: Hog farmers monitor counting of pork checkoff votes
• November 27, 2000: Campaign for Family Farms & LSP Vow to Fight Smithfield Buyout of IBP
• November 22, 2000: What Research Should U of M Pursue? Make Your Voice Heard Dec. 6 in Lewiston
• November 21, 2000: Farmers to Attorney General Hatch: We Need Protection From GMOs
• October 20, 2000: Midwest Food Alliance is Launched
• October 19, 2000: Agriculture Groups Applaud Conservation Security Act
• October 19, 2000: Summary of the Conservation Security Act 2000
• October 18, 2000: Minnesota Farmers Applaud Conservation Security Act Proposal
• October 11, 2000: Local stream team field day to be shown on statewide public television
• October 3, 2000: Farm Beginnings Class Begins Nov. 2
• September 29, 2000: New Mentorship Program for Beginning Farmers Accepting Applications until Oct. 31
• September 21, 2000: Court to hear citizens' challenge to MPCA's failure to call for EIS on Fillmore County dairy/ manure lagoon
• September 19, 2000: Campaign for Family Farms Urges Hog Farmers to vote NO on Checkoff Referendum
• September 7, 2000: Open letter to U.S. hog farmers written by Iowa pork producer Linus J. Solberg
• September 6, 2000: Vote No! on August 18-September 21 To End the Pork Checkoff Tax
• August 18, 2000: Prairie Plant Field Day September 7
• August 17, 2000: Cover Crop Field Day August 31 near Elgin
• August 16, 2000: COMMENTARY: Let's vote down the pork tax
• August 16, 2000: Reclaimed part of Sand Creek site of public walking event
• August 10, 2000: The heat is on Ag Secretary to overturn biased decision on pork checkoff referendum
• August 7, 2000: Hog farmers demand Ag Secretary reverse biased decision on pork checkoff vote
• August 2, 2000: NPPC Attempts to Rig Pork Checkoff Vote
• August 2, 2000: September Schools to Debunk Myths of Grazing Livestock Along Streams
• July 26, 2000: Summer Farm Festival & Feast Aug. 12 Near Lewiston
• July 25, 2000: Citizens Call on Attorney General to Investigate MDH Decision on Reiland Farms
• July 20, 2000: Support & learn about sustainable ag on July 27 in southwest Minnesota
• July 12, 2000: USDA publishes final rules for mandatory pork checkoff referendum
• June 26, 2000: Public Invited to Participate in Seed Savers & Willow Glen Nursery Tour July 15 in Decorah
• June 22, 2000: Hog Farmers Want Fair and Democratic Vote to End the Mandatory Pork Checkoff
• June 21, 2000: The Economics of Grazing to be Discussed July 6 Near Spring Valley
• June 1, 2000: The Real Story: Hog Farmers Win Right to Vote Fair and Square
• May 22, 2000: Composting Workshop for Livestock Farmers June 6 near Altura
• May 19, 2000: "Images of Women Farmers" Photo Exhibit on Display in Montevideo
• May 15, 2000: State Agencies concerned about 7.2 million gallon manure lagoon in karst area
• May 5, 2000: Field Day on Rotationally Grazing Wooded Pastures May 18 Near Rushford
• April 17, 2000: Hog Farmers Call for a Fair Vote on Mandatory Pork Checkoff
• March 17, 2000: 'Farming for Profit, Land & Family' Seminar April 8-9 in Lanesboro
• March 7, 2000: Time is Now to Join a CSA Farm
• March 7, 2000: Community Food & Farm Festival April 9 in St. Paul
• March 3, 2000: Hog Farmers Blast NPPC President for Lawsuit Threat on Checkoff Vote
• February 28, 2000: Pork Checkoff Referendum to be Held: USDA Secretary Glickman Accepts Petitions, Orders Vote ‘As Soon as Possible
• February 18, 2000: Workshop on Certifying & Marketing of Sustainable Farm Productions March 2 in St. Charles
• February 18, 2000: "Market Gardening for Profit" Workshop Feb. 29 in St. Charles
• February 18, 2000: Alternative Production & Marketing Workshop March 4 in LeRoy
• February 9, 2000: University of Minnesota Scientist to Lead Discussion on Risks of Genetic Engineering at Feb. 18 Meeting in Rochester
• February 2, 2000: "March First": A rally and march to promote accountability and reform in Minnesota's food and agriculture system
• January 13, 2000: January 26 workshop "Protecting your Township from Unwanted Development with Township Zoning" to be held in Chatfield, MN
• January 11, 2000: Hog farmers blast USDA; Vow to get pork checkoff recall vote
• January 10, 2000: Farmer Guide to Conservation Programs Available
• January 7, 2000: Federal Court Rules that Hog Farmer Signatures Cannot be Released

1999

• December 1, 1999: Dairy Marketing Workshop Dec. 14 in St. Charles
• November 19, 1999: USDA Stalling Pork Checkoff Vote
• November 15, 1999: Antibiotic-free Swine Production & Marketing Field Day Nov. 26
• November 7, 1999: LSP Statement on Agribusiness Moratorium Bill
• October 13, 1999: Farm Beginnings™ Enrollment Deadline is Oct. 20, 1999
• April 23, 1999: Report: Packers Are Killing Competition with Contracts, Other `Captive Supply' Arrangements
• April 15, 1999: Pork Checkoff Headed for a Vote!
• April 8, 1999: April 18 Town Meeting to Discuss Concentration in Agriculture
• March 12, 1999: "Farm Planning for Retirement" Workshops March 30-31
• March 4, 1999: Now Is the Time to Join a CSA Farm
  

1998

• December 17, 1998: Joel Salatin to give "You Can Farm" workshops in Minnesota Jan. 19, 20 & 21
• December 3, 1998: Minnesota's Factory Farms are Given a Free Ride by Regulators, says New Report
• December 3, 1998: MPCA's Handling of Air Pollution Violations Makes Citizens 'Guinea Pigs'
• November 11, 1998: Farm Beginnings™ Seeking Future Farmers
• November 11, 1998: Passing the Farm on to the Next Generation" Workshop Dec. 3 in Lewiston
• November 2, 1998: LSP Looking for Grassroots Policy Organizer
• September 30, 1998: October Forums Offer Chance to Help Pinpoint Green Corridor in Chisago & Washington Counties
• September 25, 1998: Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota History Now Available
• September 8, 1998: Five Farms Take Food to Consumers Through the Web
• July 21, 1998: Profitable Farming Workshop August 12-13 in Rochester
• July 2, 1998: Monitoring Tool Box Now Available for Farmers
• June 23, 1998: Organic Livestock Marketing Workshop July 30 Near Morris
• June 23, 1998: Organic Livestock Marketing Workshop July 29 Near Houston
• May 26, 1998: Pasture Improvement Field Day June 10 in La Crescent, MN
• May 22, 1998: Farmer to Consumer Directory Now Available
• May 20, 1998: Hundreds of Minnesota Famers Respond to Pork Checkoff Petition Drive
• April 29, 1998: Minnesota Hog Producers Launch Checkoff Recall Campaign
• March 20, 1998: Nationally Known Family Farm Advocate to Speak March 31 in St. Charles
• March 17, 1998: Do You Love Your Land? April 2 Presentation Will Help You Pass It On.
• March 17, 1998: Time Is Now to Join a CSA Farm

1997

• September 30, 1997: October 23 Forum Offers Residents Chance to Protect Open Spaces
• August 11, 1997: Columnist, Sustainable Farm and Concert Featured at LSP's 15th Anniversary Sept. 13
• April 25, 1997: Innovative Partnership Demonstrates New Approach to Flood Control
• April 21, 1997: Grocer Reaches Marketing Agreement With Local Farmers
• March 31, 1997: New Booklet Helps Townships Fight Factory Farms
• March 5, 1997: Time Is Now to Join a CSA Farm
• February 20, 1997: Grazing System Keeps Animals Healthier, Research Shows
• February 13, 1997: National Pork Producers Council Uses "Checkoff" to Investigate Farm Groups
  

1996

• September 1996: Case Study Shows that Family-Raised Hogs Are Sustainable
• July 15, 1996: New Sustainable Monitoring Guide Available

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