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International Day of Peasants and Farmers Struggles: In support of Agroecology and Food Sovereignty

Twenty years ago, on April 17th, 19 members of the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (MST) were killed during a peaceful action to obtain land for farming and other livelihoods.

Letter to Congress over concerns about TPP's impact

April 18, 2016 Dear Member of Congress,

Why Democracy Awakening Is Essential for Changing our Food System

It’s campaign season—a time when the pervasive influence of money in our political system seems to slap us in the face with each new political ad.

Farm to Childcare Lessons Learned Appendices

Appendices for the Farm to Childcare Highlights and Lessons Learned

TPP Dumping on U.S. Dairy Farmers

“Dairy in Crisis: TPP Dumping on Dairy Farmers,” by IATP intern Erik Katovich, is a sober recitation of facts that raise important questions about the objectives of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement.

Dairy in Crisis: TPP Dumping on Dairy Farmers

The U.S. dairy industry is currently threatened by a global dairy glut.

Book launch for "Big Farms Make Big Flu"

June 22nd, 2016

Join IATP and Common Good Books for the launch of IATP-advisor Rob Wallace's new book Big Farms Make Big Flu: Dispatches on Infectious Disease, Agribusiness, and the Nature of Science “Using the wide-angle lens of political ecology, Rob Wallace demonstrates the central roles of the factory-farming and fast-food industries in the evolution of avian flu and other pandemics that threaten the entire planet.”—Mike Davis, author of City of Quartz and Planet of Slums Thanks to breakthroughs in production and food science, agribusiness has been able to devise new ways to grow more food an

Investigation No. TPA‐105‐001:Trans‐Pacific Partnership Agreement: Likely Impact on the U.S. Economy and on Specific Industry Sectors (and Consumer Interests)

Lisa R. Barton Secretary to the Commission U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) 500 E Street SW Washington, DC Investigation No. TPA‐105‐001:Trans‐Pacific Partnership Agreement: Likely Impact on the U.S. Economy and on Specific Industry Sectors (and Consumer Interests)

Clean Power Plan and an equitable energy transition in rural America

In this season of political speeches and debates, a harmful myth continues to surface: taking action on climate change will ravage the economy. Recently, this myth has been applied to the Clean Power Plan, the first regulation in the U.S. to limit carbon emissions from existing power plants.

Rural Engagement Critical to Success of Clean Power Plan, New Report

Minneapolis – The success of the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan will depend largely on state-level engagement with rural communities who are most directly affected by shifts in energy production, finds a new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).