Forestry

Biofuel and Global Biodiversity

Food Versus Fuel in the United States: Can Both Win in the Era of Ethanol

Report explores issues around the effect of U.S. ethanol production and its impact on the world's hungry.

10 Ways to Get to Get Healthy, Local Foods into Low-Income Neighborhoods: A Minneapolis Resource Guide

This Minneapolis resource guide is for community leaders interested in addressing public health issues associated with poor diets and food insecurity in low-income neighborhoods. Its purpose is to provide ideas, links and contacts to help these leaders get started in addressing food access issues.

Staying Home: How Ethanol will Change U.S. Corn Exports

U.S. corn exports will likely decrease due to rapid growth in Midwest ethanol plants.

Assessing the Bioeconomy

To better understand what others in the U.S. and around the world think about this emerging economy, IATP conducted an informal survey in September 2006. The survey went out to multiple networks that IATP has developed over the years as part of its international trade work, as well as U.S.-based domestic farm and environmental networks.

Dead Birds Don't Fly: An Avian Flu Primer for Small-Scale Farmers

A primer on how avian influenza spreads and what small-scale farmers can do to reduce their risks.

Hard Red Spring Wheat at a Genetic Crossroad

Traces the battle over the approval of genetically engineered wheat in the United States.

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.

Marketing Sustainable Agriculture - Case Studies and Analysis from Europe

Innovative marketing strategies are crucial to the success of sustainable and organic agriculture. Gaining insights from successful strategies is the purpose of the publication Marketing Sustainable Agriculture: Case Studies and Analysis from Europe.

GMO Liability Threats for Farmers: Legal Issues Surrounding the Planting of Genetically Modified Crops