First Annual Minnesota Farm to School Week Set for September 20–24

Minneapolis– Minnesota schools, students and agricultural producers will celebrate Minnesota’s first annual Farm to School Week from September 20–24, 2010. The celebration is designed to increase awareness about the benefits of rapidly growing Farm to School initiatives around the state.

Innovative Program Provides Incentive for Low-Income Minnesotans to Shop at Three Minneapolis Farmers Markets, Eat Healthy

[MINNEAPOLIS] Recipients of food assistance can now use their EBT cards to purchase affordable, healthy and tasty food at the Midtown, Minneapolis, and Northeast Farmers Markets in Minneapolis.

Time for health professionals to get active on food and farm policy

Minneapolis – Health professionals are on the front lines of America’s broken food system, linked to the current obesity epidemic as well as a surge in related, costly diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer.

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Midwest Rural Assembly to bring together community and government leaders

Minneapolis – Rural community leaders and government officials will gather at the 2010 Midwest Rural Assembly (MRA) to exchange ideas and strategies for rural prosperity.

Mini farmers markets expand to bring local produce to Minneapolis neighborhoods

Minneapolis – The number of mini farmers markets that provide fresh, local produce to Minneapolis neighborhoods has more than tripled in the past two years, announced the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) today.

Wall Street reform bill signed today will limit excessive speculation in agriculture

Minneapolis – The Wall Street reform bill signed today by President Obama will severely restrict excessive speculation on agriculture commodity futures markets that has harmed U.S. farmers and countries battling hunger, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

KAW comments to FDA re distillers grains

KAW comments to FDA docket regarding the use of distillers grains as animal feed.

Senate vote on historic financial reform critical for agriculture

Minnnneapolis – The Senate’s approval of an historic financial reform bill last night is a first step toward preventing the excessive financial speculation that has wreaked havoc in agricultural commodity futures contracts over the last several years, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

Food reserves needed to respond to global food crisis, civil society groups say

Minneapolis/Dublin – Civil society organizations today called on governments and United Nations bodies to honor previous commitments to explore the potential of food reserves to address hunger and stabilize agricultural markets.