Agriculture

Letter to the NRCS on Conservation Practice Standards

To read the full letter to USDA Chief of Natural Resources Conservation Service Terry Cosby, download a PDF of the letter. 

IATP encouraged by initial committee vote banning sludge spreading to curb PFAS contamination

Today, 10 of 13 members of the Maine Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee voted to ban the unsafe practice of spreading sludge and sludge-derived compost on land.

Who really won the U.S. versus Canada dairy trade dispute?

The first formal trade dispute under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the renegotiated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is moving to a new phase, with a legally-binding panel decision against Canada’s allocation of dairy Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs)

Testimony supporting LD 1911 to close sludge-spreading loopholes

To read the full testimony of Sharon Treat for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy supporting LD 1911, "An Act To Prohibit the Contamination of Clean Soils with So-called Forever Chemicals" sponsored by Representative William Pluecker before the Maine Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee on January 24, 2022,

IATP Comments to the Maine Board of Pesticides Control on Proposed Rule Amending Chapter 20 Implementing LD 264 on PFAS in the State

The following comments were submitted to the Maine Board of Pesticides Control on January 14. Download the comment here. 

Maine proposes PFAS disclosure for pesticide registration

On January 14, 2022, IATP submitted comments on rules proposed by the Maine Board of Pesticides Control to require disclosure by pesticide manufacturers about whether their products contain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), and to ban stor

IATP comment to the CFPB regarding proposed rule on data collection

The following comment was submitted to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection regarding the Proposed Rule on Small Business Lending Data Collection Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B) on January 6.

Letter to the European Commission on the Global Methane Pledge

Download a PDF of the letter.  Dear President von der Leyen, Dear Executive Vice-President Timmermans, Dear Commissioner Wojciechowski, Dear Commissioner Sinkevičius,

Emissions Impossible Europe

Executive Summary At a time when governments must dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, global meat and dairy giants in Europe are increasing emissions by ramping up production and exports.

Is a climate-resilient, racially-just Farm Credit System feasible?

The Farm Credit System (FCS), a Government Sponsored Enterprise, is sometimes called the “mini-Fed” because like the Federal Reserve Bank system the FCS is obligated to ensure the “safety and soundness” of its operations, which account for about 42% of all U.S