Agriculture

Family food producers and anti-hunger advocates urge support for local supply chains in next stimulus bill

Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (NAMA), National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC), Farm Aid, WhyHunger, HEAL Food Alliance, and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) commended Congress for quick passage of an initial COVID-19 pandemic relief bill and called on legislators to take an additional step to not only address the current crisis but invest in a future that minimizes food

Big dairies clash with Minnesota’s climate goals

As states step up on climate action to fill the void left by the Trump administration, farming is often left on the sidelines. This is starting to change. In a first among Midwest farm states, Minnesota regulators are attempting to assess the climate impact of large-scale concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).

Comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Daley Farms of Lewiston, LLP 2018 Dairy Expansion

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) thanks the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for the opportunity to comment on the draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment Worksheet (SEAW) for Daley Farms of Lewiston, LLP 2018 Dairy Expansion.

Daley Farms review fails to take a hard look at climate pollution

ST. PAUL, Minn.—State agencies must strengthen how they address greenhouse gas pollution in environmental studies, say comments filed today with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) on the Daley Farms expansion environmental assessment.

World Economic Forum and the corporate takeover of the global governance of our food systems

IATP joins hundreds of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from around the world to condemn the rumors about a World Econom

Agriculture Resilience Act offers climate change solutions for farmers

This week, Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced the Agriculture Resilience Act, a bill that addresses the role of agriculture in combating climate change with a suite of science

There's nothing "mini" about the U.S. plan to unravel Europe's precautionary principle

The real goal of the United States and European Union’s so-called “mini-deal” on trade is unambiguous and goes to the heart of Europe’s way of life and approach to the rule of law. U.S. trade negotiators, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and American farm interests have all been crystal clear: the precautionary principle must go, and now is the time to finally axe it.

IATP Comment to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on Toxicological and Physicochemical Data of Engineered Nanomaterials

Download a PDF of the comment here.    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) NIOSH Docket Office

Keeping conservation dollars climate-friendly

The Farm Bill’s conservation title includes a suite of programs that pay farmers for implementing conservation projects on their land. These programs are beneficial for numerous reasons: they encourage practices that sequester carbon, clean up the water, create wildlife habitat and make farms more resilient to extreme weather.

Comment on the Environmental Quality Incentives Program Interim Final Rule

To download a PDF version of the comments, click here.  Matt Lohr Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, DC 20250 