Posts Tagged: CRP

Buffer Initiative: It Will Help Protect Water & is Flexible Enough to Meet Farmer Needs

Posted April 17th, 2015 by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project & filed under agriculture, Clean Water, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Land Conservation, Loon Commons blog, Water.

By George Boody Governor Mark Dayton announced in January his proposal to require an additional 125,000 acres of perennial vegetation along lakes, rivers and streams. There is a long history… Read more »

Crop Insurance: A Safety Net Becomes a Threat

Posted April 12th, 2012 by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project & filed under agriculture, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog.

When it comes to the crop insurance sweepstakes, southwest Minnesota farmer Darwyn Bach is a winner. But he concedes that his good fortune presents a quandary, since the way the… Read more »

How Gov. Dayton Can Keep Pheasant Openers Part of Minnesota’s Future

Posted October 7th, 2011 by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project & filed under Food and Sustainable Agriculture.

Minnesota’s first ever Governor’s Pheasant Opener next week couldn’t come at a better time in terms of highlighting the need for supporting working lands conservation. After Gov. Dayton has a… Read more »

Erosion Down—Fingers Crossed

Posted June 17th, 2010 by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project & filed under Food and Sustainable Agriculture.

The federal government’s latest assessment of how much soil is being washed and blown off our farmland contains some good news: between 1982 and 2007, erosion dropped 43 percent nationally.