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Must-see tv!

Will be interesting to see the details on this. Time to insert a competition title to the Farm Bill? - www.rrfn.com/2026/03/04/s...

A week ago, the ACLU got DHS officials to admit on record that there would be an additional 407 agents throughout March on top of the 150 CBP agents we would normally have here.

The idea that we are down to pre-surge levels is a lie that needs to be corrected for the country. We are still occupied.

I’m raising rent relief funds for Minneapolis immigrant families affected by ICE.

Donations are down, but ICE is very much still here and there’s still so much need. Can you help?

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I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img

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Survey finds raids impacted California farm production A new statewide survey has shed light on the impact during the past year of immigration enforcement on farms and farmworkers in California.

“When 60% of our people don’t come to work and we have orders placed, we get behind, and we can’t catch up. Our fruit has to get harvested or it gets thrown away.” www.ivpressonline.com/business/sur...

Texas man was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent last year during a stop, new records show | CNN Newly released records show a US citizen was shot and killed in Texas by a federal immigration agent last year during a late-night traffic encounter that was not publicly disclosed by the Department o...

New FOIA request reveals federal agents (HSI) shot and killed a 23 year old man while working with local police in Texas last March. Feds claim he was trying to run them over. His mother says state investigators told her videos of the shooting contradict this.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/u...

@amtrak.com please switch to reserved seating for all of your trains! Too many families end up sitting apart just because they get on later.

Incredibly powerful opinion chronicling the awfulness in Whipple and the ways it interfered with the right to counsel.

One key part of the ruling (that ICE will likely appeal ASAP); Judge Brasel bars ICE from transferring anyone out of Minnesota within 72 hours of arrest.

Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:

Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down

Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged

Thuggish violence against observers: Way up

If you're like me, you have a lot of questions about USDA's new Regen Ag Pilot. Will we spend much more money on these conservation practices than we already do? Can this program succeed without fully staffed local offices?
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I’ll take them if not spoken for yet!

St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...

"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Climate-smart farming has risen the ranks in Midwest states Since 2021, EQIP contracts for "climate-smart" practices have increased above general practices in all 12 Midwest states with help from IRA funding  Summary

NEW: With an influx of IRA funding, EQIP conservation practices designated as “climate-smart” quickly became the most popular contracts in Midwest states. This step forward for climate resilience is now at risk following changes to EQIP funding in the latest budget bill. www.iatp.org/climate-smar...

Rural Communities Stand With Somali-American, Other Vulnerable Neighbors Amidst ICE Siege on Minnesota | The Daily Yonder President Donald Trump inaugurated his government’s massive ICE operation targeting Somali-Americans in Minnesota in early December by calling the entire

Reporting on Willmar, Faribault, faith community pushback against ICE.

Rural Communities Stand With Somali-American, Other Vulnerable Neighbors Amidst ICE Siege on Minnesota dailyyonder.com/rural-commun...

Updated Federal Data Shows States With Little to No USDA Staff A workforce database shows the effect of the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink federal staffing at the Agriculture Department.

Recently updated federal data shows the USDA has 21% fewer employees since the start of the Trump administration, leaving some state offices entirely unstaffed.

An Update from Minneapolis: What’s going on, and how you can help While we work nationally and internationally, IATP is deeply rooted in our home state of Minnesota and our city of Minneapolis, where we have been based since our founding nearly 40 years ago.

While we work nationally & internationally, IATP is deeply rooted in our home state of Minnesota and our city of Minneapolis, where we have been based since our founding nearly 40 years ago. Our community has been facing a surge of ICE violence. Here’s how you can help: www.iatp.org/ice-in-minne...

ICE just confronted us in our car saying it’s our first & final warning. There’s nothing illegal about driving your car safely on Stinson, Lowry, or any street in our community.

They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.

Cruelty begets more cruelty. This action by Secretary Rollins isn’t about fraud, it looks to me like it’s about having people go hungry in the middle of winter because the administration doesn’t like Minnesota’s Governor.

IATP condemns the murder of Renee Nicole Good yesterday at the hands of ICE agents. ICE has brought chaos and violence to our city of Minneapolis and across the U.S. No one in our communities should have to endure this — regardless of citizenship status. We call for ICE to be abolished immediately.

Donate to Help Bring Jesus Martinez Home, Ayuden nos a traer a mi papa, organized by Marisol Sandoval Hi, my name is Luis Mendoza Martinez. On Monday, January 5th,… Marisol Sandoval needs your support for Help Bring Jesus Martinez Home, Ayuden nos a traer a mi papa

One of my uncles was kidnapped by ICE yesterday. He was always there for my family and even helped my family afford my graduation party when I graduated college. 💔

Anything helps. ICE has no humanity. Hard workers literally being torn from their families.

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Costly versus cost-effective This report takes a close look at the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a farmer-focused conservation cost-share program. In the report, we examine the agricultural practices that EQIP ...

For years, well over half of farmer applicants to a key farmer conservation cost-share program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), have been turned away. Meanwhile, expensive and polluting practices have been eating up a disproportionate share of the program's dollars. (1/2)

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Farmer bailout package is a quick fix that fails to address systemic issues MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration announced a $12 billion farmer bailout package today, created to soften the blow of diminished export markets due to the administration’s own chaotic trade polic...

The Trump administration announced a $12 billion farmer bailout package today, to compensate for diminished export markets caused by the administration’s chaotic trade policies. But this aid package is an inadequate response to a deeply broken agriculture economy. www.iatp.org/farmer-bailo...

Most Somali people in America and Minnesota are citizens • Minnesota Reformer Apart from Minnesota’s biting cold this week, one complication in Trump’s plan to deport Somalis from Minnesota through immigration enforcement is that the vast majority of Americans and Minnesotans o...

Apart from Minnesota’s biting cold this week, one complication in Trump’s plan to deport Somalis from Minnesota through immigration enforcement is that the vast majority of Americans and Minnesotans of Somali descent are U.S. citizens, many of whom were born here.

Today is Giving Tuesday! With your support, we can keep building food systems that nourish kids, support farmers, and strengthen local economies.

Join us with your gift on this global day of giving! ➡️ www.iatp.org/donate

This is a very good idea.

Your list is probably a little different from someone else’s because our bodies & tolerances vary (ex: those of us with Raynaud’s 🥶).

Find what works for your body and trips. It might take some fine tuning, but IMO it’s so worth it.

Winter biking is awesome.

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Today is Give to the Max Day in Minnesota!

Donations to IATP are the powerful, renewable resource that keep us moving forward.

Join us this Give to the Max Day in supporting a food system that feeds kids, supports farmers, and helps communities thrive ➡️ give.mn/yzah5f

New today: at @ewgofficial.bsky.social, we just released our updated Conservation Database. We now have conservation funding by practice for multiple different conservation programs, down to the county level for most programs. Found over $31B went to farmers 2017-2024. www.ewg.org/news-insight...