Publication archives

Jul 15, 2024

Petition for Rulemaking Related to USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program

Ben Lilliston

The following petition was sent on July 10, 2024 to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. Dear Secretary Vilsack,

Jul 15, 2024

IATP comment on the Bunge-Viterra merger

Claire Stockwell

Ben Lilliston

IATP Europe sent the following comment to the European Commission Directorate-General for Competition on July 12, 2024. Dear Mr. Loriot,

Jul 15, 2024

Respecting rights in the USMCA corn dispute

Karen Hansen-Kuhn

The trade dispute over Mexico’s restrictions on genetically engineered (GE) corn and glyphosate, a pesticide that GE corn is designed to resist, recently entered a new phase. The dispute is turning from the governments’ submissions and rebuttals to a dialogue with the panelists who will ultimately decide the case.

Jul 9, 2024

Comment to USDA on Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program

Ben Lilliston

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Land Stewardship Project, Missouri Rural Crisis Center, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Food and Water Watch and the National Family Farm Coalition welcome the opportunity to respond to the USDA’s request for information for a proposed Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program.

Jun 27, 2024

2023 Annual Report

Read IATP's 2023 annual report. Download a PDF of the report here. 

Jun 24, 2024

Next steps on the USMCA corn case: What the panelists should ask

Karen Hansen-Kuhn

This week the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute over Mexico’s restrictions on genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate enters a new phase. A public hearing will be held on June 26 and 27 in Mexico to consider the arguments made by both sides.

Field workers weeding maize plots at Agua Fria Station

Jun 20, 2024

Takeaways from Mexico’s final rebuttal on the USMCA GM corn case

Timothy Wise

Mexico’s closing argument in its ongoing dispute with the United States over its restrictions on genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate residues in tortillas was published in translation June 19.