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Mo’ benefits, mo’ productivity, less problems

New research shows that production from organic agriculture shapes up better against input-heavy conventional agriculture than previously thought; meanwhile, evidence for the benefits of agroecology continues to accumulate

Will the global climate talks address the challenges for agriculture?

The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP), a body under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), started on Monday, at the General Army Headquarters in Lima, Peru.

Rain in California, a time to ask hard questions

The Story of Drought has opened a new chapter in California this week, with a welcomed pouring rain storm: the most rain to fall in Los Angeles in two years.

#FoodTradeFail: A discussion of trade agreements and the threat to food

December 10th, 2014

3:00–4:30 p.m. EST / 2:00–3:30 p.m. CST Two trade agreements are set to threaten years of work supporting family farmers, good food and building a more just food systems in favor of corporate profits. As negotiations continue in secret and the President seeks to secure Fast Track authority to avoid working with Congress, it is essential that those who care about our food system weigh in. What do those interested in fighting for a better food and farm system need to know to influence the debate? Join us on Twitter for #FoodTradeFail, a discussion with the Institute for Agricu

Wall Street manipulates Main Street, again

During the fight to pass and implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, a favorite Wall Street lobbyist tactic was to organize small and large non-financial business owners to talk with members of Congress about the “unintended consequences” for Main Street of regulatin

US-India Agreement on Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes

“Conversations” on technological utopias vs. tackling structural injustice in the global food system

This year’s World Food Prize and Borlaug Dialogue, held from October 17–19, 2014 in Des Moines, Iowa once again brought together the big gun stakeholders in industrial agriculture, and provided many insights to the current framing on the global food security challenge.

Response to the Global Roundtable on Sustainable Beef Principles, and Criteria for “Sustainable Beef”

November 19, 2014

What you need to know about the India-US agreement at the WTO

Update 11/24/14: A draft of the U.S.-India deal on public stockholding for food security has been made available.

Don't let Big Meat eat our bumper crop

The last few years have not been good for the factory farm industry.  High prices for corn and other crops (in part driven by the growth of ethanol) made feed costs incredibly high, while at the same time, environmental and animal welfare advocates have been winning ballot and marketplace battles to shift more meat production out of intensive confinement and industrial systems.  Hog a