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Antibiotics in ethanol: An unnecessary risk despite the spin

“Antibiotic levels nearly nil” screams the headline from this article in the industry trade publication, National Hog Farmer. It was a piece of spin doctoring in response to IATP’s report earlier this month on the widespread and unregulated use of human antibiotics in ethanol production.

Consumer Perceptions of Food Technology Survey 2012

The IFIC 2012 "Consumer Perceptions of Food Technology" Survey explores U.S. consumers’ perceptions of various aspects of plant and animal biotechnology, as well as sustainability and new and emerging technologies such as nanotechnology. Formerly the "IFIC Survey of Consumer Attitudinal Trends toward Food Biotechnology," this year's survey is the 15th in a series conducted since 1997.

Mark Ritchie

What is a New Market Mechanism?

IATP’s Steve Suppan is in Bonn, Germany blogging from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations.

G-8 punts on food security-to the private sector

The G-8 met this past the weekend in the United States. Three years earlier the group of the most powerful industrialized nations met in L’Aquila, Italy, just as food-price spikes were sending millions into poverty.

ROPPA Lettre au Président de l'UA

ROPPA Letter to the president of the UA

Making Public Agricultural Research Work for the Public: Research and the Farm Bill

The importance of the Farm Bill’s Research title is hard to overstate. It may not have a direct impact on people’s lives as the food assistance programs and farm programs do, but it is a crucial driver in the long-term direction of U.S. agriculture. Its impact goes far beyond the USDA research institutions.

Is your retirement fund a land-grabber?

The global scramble for land and resources has a big new player, and if you’re a teacher or work for a nonprofit, it might be you.

Waste to worth

The issue of food waste is a hot topic these days.