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[Watch] Farm Bill 101: What the 2023 Farm Bill means for Minnesota

Watch the recording of the March 1, 2023 webinar above. Download the webinar slides here. 

Despite Improvements, Three in Four Farmers Turned Away from Federal Conservation Programs

MINNEAPOLIS—A new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) finds that roughly three in four farmers who applied to access critical government conservation programs in 2022

Still Closed Out

More progress needed to connect farmers with federal conservation programs. There has been some positive development for conservation agriculture policy in the U.S. since 2021, but USDA still rejects more than three in four farmer applications to CSP. 

2023 Farm to School and Early Care Bill Continues Positive Momentum in Minnesota

St. Paul, Minnesota—The Minnesota House Agriculture Committee will have a hearing today for Representative Kristi Pursell’s Farm to School and Early Care bill (H.F. 2043), with bipartisan support representing a step forward in supporting local food, schools and economies throughout Minnesota.

MinneAg Network Applauds Elements of Governor Walz’s Proposed 2023 Agriculture Budget

MINNEAPOLIS—Ahead of the release of the revised Minnesota budget targets early next month, the MinneAg Network commends Governor Walz’s administration on including in the Minnesota 2023 Agriculture Budget several elements key to building a more resilient, just farm and food system in Minnesota.

Greenwashing or new potential for farmers? IATP’s contribution to the EU Greens/EFA conference on carbon farming

The conference “Carbon Farming – New potential for farmers or greenwashing,” organized by three Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the

IATP Comment to the OSTP Regarding the Coordinated Framework for Biotechnology Regulation

The following comment was submitted electronically to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on February 3, 2023 in response to a Request for Information on the subject of Identifying Ambiguities, Gaps, Inefficiencies, and Uncertainties in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology (C

IATP Letter to the OSTP Regarding Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing

The following letter was submitted electronically to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on January 20, 2023 in response to a Request for Information on the National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative.

United States interfering with Mexico’s science-based restrictions on genetically modified corn

MINNEAPOLIS—On February 13, Mexico’s Ministry of the Economy released a revised decree on its planned restrictions on the imports of genetically-modified corn following pressure from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to explain the science behind its plans to ban GM corn and glyphosate.

MinneAg 2023 State Policy Priorities

The MinneAg Network is housed at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and represents a collaboration of organizations.

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