Agriculture

IATP has been advocating for fair and sustainable agriculture and food systems for more than 35 years. Learn more about our agriculture work on our Agriculture & Food Systems page.

Maine’s plan to address “forever chemicals” polluting farms, water and food

Revised and updated January 2, 2020

Maine’s plan to address “forever chemicals” polluting farms, water and food

In the absence of federal action, state governments are struggling to address widespread Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination of water, soils and food.

Comments on the Maine PFAS Task Force Draft Final Report

Comments on the Maine PFAS Task Force Draft Final Report were submitted on December 6, 2019.  To read the comments in full, please download the PDF. 

NAFTA's empty promises

Originally published in The Storm Lake Times and The Progressive Populist. 

EU-Mercosur deal lets agribusiness off the hook and exacerbates climate crisis

In August, out-of-control fires in the Amazon brought home the connections between the destruction of the rain forest, factory farms producing meat for international markets and global warming. Media attention may have moved on to newer wi

Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment (CFFE) Comment to House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis

Download the PDF of the full comment.

House needs to go big to address climate crisis

The visceral threats of the climate crisis, experienced through recent Midwest floods and California’s wildfi

Midwest Family Farm Groups Travel to Washington to Talk NAFTA, Farm Crisis

Press Release October 23, 2019 Contact: Ben Lilliston, 6128703416, ben@iatp.org Midwest Family Farm Groups Travel to Washington to talk NAFTA, Farm Crisis

Family Farmers Call for End to US Obstruction on Agroecology at United Nations

Contact: Siena Chrisman, (917) 821-9631, siena@nffc.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2019

Statement in Support of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS), Agroecology and Small- Scale Food Producers & Against US Obstructionism

The United Nations (UN) Committee on World Food Security (CFS) has been leading a process to study and implement agroecology around the world to address food security, rural livelihoods, and climate change.

Subscribe to Agriculture