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QR Codes and GMOs: The Proposed Food Labeling Rule

IATP recently submitted comments on the U.S Department of Agriculture’s proposed GMO disclosure rule.

IATP Comments on "National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard"

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) appreciates this opportunity to submit comments on the proposed rule, “National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.” For more than 30 years, IATP has provided technical expertise and research in support of sustainable and economically viable family and small-scale farms, rural

Why Mexican Farmers Are Hopeful About López Obrador’s Win

The victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his Morena party in Sunday’s Mexican elections has stunned international observers.

Uprooted Episode 38: Chatting with the IATP Board

IATP hosted its annual board meeting from June 24-26. Three members of the IATP Board of Directors, Becky Glass, Sivan Kartha and Board Chair Pamela Saunders, joined Josh Wise to discuss how they got involved with IATP, the challenges facing the institute today and what gives them hope in today's world. 

IATP statement on the passage of the flawed House Farm Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2018 Contact:               Josh Wise, 952-818-5474, jwise@iatp.org; Ben Lilliston, 612-741-8650, blilliston@iatp.org

Immigration, Trade, and the Farm Bill: Fires from the Same Spark

The House is expected to vote on two immigration bills this week, both are not good, but one will curtail the rights of farmworkers, while further depressing the farm economy.

Amplifying Student Voices in the Local Energy Discussion

This blog overviews the 2018 Winona County Student Dialogue that took place before the full community event.

Don't Look Behind the Curtain

In the wake of the G7 summit, the news was focused on President Trump’s astonishing demands to end all tariffs everywhere and to readmit Russia, as well as his insults of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Just days ago, most of the other countries’ leaders were focused on the imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs and the waves of retaliatory tariffs that were underway. Now, suddenly, that focus has vanished, with attention shifting to the next outlandish statement. 

Uprooted Episode 37: Missing the Mark(et)

Note: This podcast is being released a couple of weeks after it was recorded. 

Uprooted Episode 36: Neo-Extractivism

Latin American countries have enshrined several progressive rights in their constitutions, however, the push for natural resource extraction has put those rights in conflict with the economic development pushes of their governments.