Working Landscapes

Working Landscapes Certificate

Embracing the latest technologies, diversifying their operation and pioneering new markets are just part of life today for Angela and Kerry Knuth, who farm more than 3,000 acres of corn and soybeans near Mead, Nebraska.

Live at the MRA: Success Stories for Working Landscapes

Rural communities are part of the vanguard of new ideas promoting small-scale sustainable production and use of energy and food. One of the challenges in expanding and scaling up these ideas is getting success stories out there and allowing others to benefit from their experience. At the Midwest Rural Assembly this afternoon, four communities shared their stories.

Biofuel and Global Biodiversity

The Emerging Water Crisis in the U.S.

In the U.S. we are experiencing areas with too much water or outright drought. Each crisis gives us yet another opportunity to examine and challenge the issues we need to find solutions for: unfettered development, water intensive energy production, inefficient agricultural water use.

Reducing Nutrients in the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico

Any effective solution to Gulf hypoxia will likely involve a com

Biofuels and their global influence on land availability for agriculture and nature

A study by CE, a Dutch research agency, about the impact of first generation biofuels on food availability and biodiversity. The study was commissioned by Unilever.

Sustainable Crop Production Principles

IATP's"Sustainable Crop Production Principles" identify the base values that need to be met in order for crop production to be considered sustainable.

Cultivating a New Rural Economy: Assessing the Potential of Minnesota's Bioindustrial Sector

Rural Minnesota is well positioned for substantial gains from a growing bioindustrial economy based on the production of energy and products using plant matter, according to a new report by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

Farm And Lawn Fertilizers From Minnesota Are Killing Marine Life Downstream In The Gulf Of Mexico

What's good for Minnesota's corn and soybeans can be deadly to crabs and shrimp in Louisiana. A national task force meeting in St. Paul last week heard that fertilizer from farm fields washing down the Mississippi River continues to help create a seasonal "dead zone" that this year extends across 5,800 square miles of the Gulf Coast.

Marketing Sustainable Agriculture - Case Studies and Analysis from Europe

Innovative marketing strategies are crucial to the success of sustainable and organic agriculture. Gaining insights from successful strategies is the purpose of the publication Marketing Sustainable Agriculture: Case Studies and Analysis from Europe.