Agriculture

“Right-Sizing” Regulation and Regulatory Programs

This piece is part of an assessment of damage wrought in the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency and the 115th Congress, including thoughts about what we might expect next and what we can and must do about it. In six articles, we offer a critical assessment of the impact of gale-force political winds on agriculture and trade, farmers and rural communities.

Trump Fails Family Farms in First Year

TRUMP FAILS FAMILY FARMS IN FIRST YEAR

200+ Organization Letter to Congress on Agricultural Consolidation in 2018 Farm Bill

Anti-Poverty Advocates Condemn the RAISE Act as an Affront to Working Families

Joint statement from Anti-Poverty Advocates Condemning the RAISE Act as an Affront to Working Families

Letter to Attorney General Sessions on the Proposed Dow-DuPont, Monsanto-Bayer and Syngenta-ChemChina Mergers

Uprooted Episode 15: Preview of the IATP scorecard of the Trump administration's first year

As we come up on the first full year of the Trump administration, it's clear that damage has been done to many institutions and policies. Josh is joined by Ben Lilliston to discuss IATP's upcoming scorecard of the first year, and the effect this administration has had on agriculture, rural areas, and trade. 

Watching China’s food system

In early 2014, IATP released its first series of in-depth reports about the global meat industry. That series, the Global Meat Complex: The China Series, examined China’s path to becoming one of the biggest producers of pork, poultry and dairy and the biggest importer of soy.

Uprooted Episode 13: Meat Inspection in the U.S.

In late November, IATP and our partners published a report on the global industrial meat complex in Brazil. Currently, Brazilian beef exports are banned in the United States.

Keep Your Eyes on the Price: WTO Remains Blind to Agricultural Dumping

The following was first published on Food Tank Farm leaders from around the world converged in Buenos Aires this week. They traveled to pressure the trade ministers attending the biennial World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference to stop unfair trade practices that are hurting farmers. Once again, they went home empty-handed.

The Stubborn Persistence of U.S. Cotton Dumping

IATP has tracked the dumping of U.S. agricultural commodities in international markets for over two decades. Agricultural commodity dumping is the sale of commodities abroad by agribusiness firms at prices below what it cost farmers to get those crops ready for sale.