Corporate control

Balancing Power in the Summit of the Future

The world’s leaders meet early next week at the United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in New York to adopt the Pact for the Future at the Summit of the Future, Sept. 22-23, 2024.

With restored NEPA, Biden administration strengthens rural community protections

MINNEAPOLIS—Today, the White House Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ) finalized reforms that would reinstate environmental protections for rural communities.

The Farm Bill Uprooted Episode Six: Solutions

In Episode Six of the Farm Bill Uprooted, hear from experts from across the food system on what changes are needed in the 2023 Farm Bill and beyond. From nutrition access to fair markets to climate resilience, a better food system is possible; it’s up to us to demand it.

New merger guidelines could put the brakes on corporate agriculture

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IATP Comment to the FTC and DOJ on Draft Merger Guidelines

The following comment was submitted to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice on September 8, 2023 regarding the FTC-2023-0043-0001 Draft Merger Guidelines. 

The Farm Bill Uprooted Episode Four: Consolidated

Over the past few decades, the landscape of the food and farm system has become more concentrated, less diverse and less resilient.

A corporate cartel fertilizes food inflation

As the world grappled with a severe food crisis and farmers saw costs rise, the world’s largest fertiliser firms ramped up their margins and more than tripled their profits from two years ago.

Biden admin takes initial steps to fix agriculture markets

The Biden administration has talked more openly about the problems of unfair, concentrated markets than any recent administration.

IATP comment to USDA on proposed rule on "Transparency in Poultry Growing Contracts and Tournaments"

The following comment was summitted to the USDA regarding the proposed rule on the “Transparency in Poultry Growing Contracts and Tournaments” on August 1st, 2022. IATP supports the proposed rule and suggests several additions that would increase transparency and fairness for workers.

The New York Times took on the food system. Here’s what they missed.

The following op-ed was written for and published by Civil Eats. Republished here with permission. 