ICE

Equipping Communities for Immigrant Resiliency

IDN Summit Offered a Chance to Gather in Person, as well as to See in Real Time Why this Work is so Critical

By Nick Olson

July 13, 2026

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a month since the Land Stewardship Project participated in The Brave of Us: The Midwest Democracy and Power Summit June 11-12 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The Summit was an inspiring two days focused on both learning from what we’ve accomplished and creating the future we want. Programming… Read More →

Category: Blog

Land Line: Beyond Exports, Nitrate Lawsuit, Soil Health $$, Local Food, Ag Collapse?, Ag Econ Downer, ICE & Rural Economies

By Brian DeVore (editor)

February 13, 2026

Farmers Focus on Local Markets (1/31/26) The Tri-State Neighbor reports on a meeting in Rochester, Minn., where farmers and others gathered to discuss practical ways of diversifying the corn-soybean duo-culture that dominates Midwestern agriculture. Highlights: The “Beyond Exports” meeting, which was hosted by LSP, featured farmer-presenters who are in various stages of utilizing small grains,… Read More →

Category: Blog

Tags: agriculture policy • clean water • cover crops • crop diversity • Des Moines • diversifying agriculture • farm crisis • groundwater • ICE • immigrants • nitrates • rural economic development • rural economy • small grains • soil conservation • soil health • tariffs • trade war • water pollution

Land Line: Bridge Payments, Food Pyramid, Farmland Prices, Riverview Dairy, CAFO Funding, Restoring Habitat, ICEing Ag, Nitrates in Winter

By Brian DeVore (editor)

January 22, 2026

Bridge Payment Rates Are Here — But Are They Enough to Help Your Bottom Line? (1/7/26) Writing for Farm Progress, Joshua Baethge describes concerns that the aid package being issued to farmers in February to help them deal with damage caused by the trade war will not make up for years of mounting losses in… Read More →

Category: Blog

Tags: bridge payments • CAFO • community based food systems • dairy consolidation • farmland access • food nutrition • ICE • immigrant farmers • immigration • nitrate pollution • Riverview Dairy • tariffs • trade war

LSP Stands With Immigrant Neighbors in Rural Minnesota

As ICE Activities Escalate, LSP & Other Members of the Immigrant Defense Network are Providing Training, Networking & Support in Outstate Communities

January 12, 2026

MONTEVIDEO, Minn. — As federal officials escalate attacks on immigrants in Minnesota, the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is more committed than ever to working with its allies to ensure all members of rural communities are treated in a just and fair manner, according to an LSP organizer who has a long history of working with… Read More →

Category: News Releases

Tags: constitutional observer trainings • emerging farmers • Emerging Farmers Conference • farmland access • ICE • Immigrant Defense Network • immigration • rural economic development • social justice • Upper Midwest Brave of Us Tour

Why LSP Stands With Our Immigrant Neighbors

If We Are to Succeed, Everyone Needs an Opportunity to Participate in Transforming Our Farm & Food System

By Scott Elkins

January 8, 2026

Periodically, I get this question from our members, allies, and the general public: Why is the Land Stewardship Project involved in supporting the immigrant community? What does standing with allied organizations as they speak out against unfair treatment of immigrants — documented and undocumented — have to do with our mission of fostering an ethic… Read More →

Category: Blog

Tags: COPAL Minnesota • corporate control • economic justice • ICE • Immigrant Defense Network • immigration • rural economic development • social justice