In one PDF document, send resume, references and their contact information, along with a cover letter, to jobs2@landstewardshipproject.org, with “Soil Health & Land Access Organizer: YOUR NAME” in the subject line. Attn: Natalia Espina, HR & Operations Director. Accepting applications until April 10, 2024. Phone calls will not be accepted.

St. Paul, MN: Ahead of the planting season, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is reminding farmers of proper storage guidelines for bulk fertilizer.

Nominated by the Chippewa Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, George Kluempke and Roy Denne of KDK Partners were named 2023 Conservationists of the Year. Wildlife and habitat enthusiasts, George, Roy, and the late Dave Kluempke, began KDK Partners in 1991. Over the years they have grown to own 345 acres in Chippewa County. Of that, 78 acres are in a Reinvest in Minnesota…

Nominated by the Chippewa Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, Ron and Pam Schultz of Montevideo were named 2022 Conservationists of the Year. The Schultz’s are involved in a diverse array of conservation practices. They own 600 tillable and non-tillable acres and have been farming for 46 years. Ron is a 5th generation farmer of this land. They operate a corn, soybean, and…

Chippewa SWCD presents Audrey Arner and Richard Handeen, owners and operators of Moonstone Farm. They have the privilege of organically farming at their century farm located on 240 acres of former Dakotah homeland. Audrey and Richard have a very diverse farm and over the years have installed a pond, multiple wildlife tree plantings and field windbreaks, enrolled acreage into RIM, installed cattle…

The Chippewa County SWCD Conservationist of the Year may have put the years of making hay, tending to cattle and raising crops behind her, but caring for the land remains her passion.

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Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program The Minnesota …