Sustainable Agriculture

Antibiotic Resistance: The Unwelcome Guest at Your Holiday Dinner

As the holidays approach, thoughts inevitably turn to an important part of these celebrations - food, and in particular, turkey. We may also wish to consider the health and environmental impacts of how the meat for our holiday is raised.

Reducing Nutrients in the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico

Any effective solution to Gulf hypoxia will likely involve a com

IATP Sustainable Biomass Production Principles and Practices

Sustainable Crop Production Principles

IATP's"Sustainable Crop Production Principles" identify the base values that need to be met in order for crop production to be considered sustainable.

Cultivating a New Rural Economy: Assessing the Potential of Minnesota's Bioindustrial Sector

Rural Minnesota is well positioned for substantial gains from a growing bioindustrial economy based on the production of energy and products using plant matter, according to a new report by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

Healthy Food, Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Communities

Hospitals around the country are starting to follow their own advice to patients about the importance of a beneficial diet by offering fresh, healthy food at their facilities.

UNCTAD XI Ends With Message - Need For More South-South Trade & Cooperation

The UNCTAD XI meet concluded in Sao Paulo in Brazil on June 18 with an implied message that if attempts fail to further the Doha development agenda under the multilateral trade arrangement, the best way is to go for more South-South trade and cooperation under a more comprehensive global system of trade preferences (GSTP).

California Environmental Law Challenged by Foreign Investors Using NAFTA

Press Advisory WHO: Three-Member Arbitral Panel administered by ICSID (International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes) WHAT: Hearing in the case Methanex Corporation v. United States of America WHERE: Ground Floor of the MC Building of the World Bank (adjacent to the Preston Auditorium),

Wal-Mart's U.S. Expansion Has Benefited From More Than $1 Billion In Economic Development Subsidies

Washington, DC, May 24, 2004--Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, has benefited from more than $1 billion in economic development subsidies from state and local governments across the United States, according to a new study by Good Jobs First, a Washington, DC-based research group (the study, SHOPPING FOR SUBSIDIES, is available online at

Farmer Perspectives on Cropping Systems Diversification in Northwestern Minnesota

Research on factors that influence management decisions by Minnesota farmers that determine the level of diversification within cropping systems.