ICE Crackdown Is Impacting Minnesota’s Farms and Food System, Officials Say
- Global Agribusiness
- January 16, 2026
The rule was the third in a series finalized under former President Joe Biden to enforce the more than 100-year-old Packers and Stockyards Act, a law intended to ensure farmers are protected from potential meatpacker abuses. The new rule prohibits companies from reducing pay to farmers based on rankings that compare them to others—a practice
READ MOREWhile many states can’t create their own farm bills because they don’t allow “omnibus” bills, legislators can pass multiple bills at the same time in a sort of package format, said Kendra Kimbirauskas, senior director of Food, Agriculture and Rural Economies at the State Innovation Exchange. Kimbirauskas, who works with state legislators on progressive food
READ MOREThe answer? No. Absolutely not. Aside from the disrespectful, paternalistic undertones of white academics telling frontline communities of color what we “need to be doing,” the questions, assumptions, and even the focus could not be further from what is necessary in this political moment. First, the regression around racial justice and equity is astounding. Anyone
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Tomatoes are the best thing about late spring and early summer markets. Seeing large heirlooms in multiple colors lining stands is exciting for customers and farmers alike. Tomatoes should be started indoors in most regions of North America, where winters linger long enough to prevent the direct sowing that growers in temperate areas do. Indoor
READ MOREEven if the strait opened up and the war ended tomorrow, it would take weeks to reboot the supply chain. Behind this, though, is a more pernicious long-term trend, one that will make us more, not less, vulnerable to fossil-fueled disruptions in the food system. It’s Going To Get Worse Next Year Fuel to Fork,
READ MOREBig tech’s influence on the current federal administration is undeniable. During his first term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to promote AI research and development. Shortly after taking office last January, he issued another order to investigate and remove any barriers to AI adoption. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which Trump signed into law in July 2025, authorizes more
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