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Jun 26, 2012

Freshest for the youngest: Minnesota launch of Farm to Child Care pilot to serve as national model

MINNEAPOLIS – A new partnership between the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and child-care provider New Horizon Academy (NHA) is delivering fresh, local foods from Minnesota farms to child-care centers around the state.
May 14, 2012

IATP featured in HBO series on obesity epidemic

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy’s (IATP) Dr. David Wallinga is featured in a new HBO multi-movie series on the nation’s obesity epidemic and the systemic drivers of it. Dr.
May 11, 2012

IATP applauds lawmakers’ call to FDA for action on antibiotics in ethanol production

Just 10 days after the release of IATP’s latest report, Bugs in the System: How the FDA Fails to Regulate Antibiotics in Ethanol Production, Representatives Edward J.
May 3, 2012

Senate Agriculture Committee falls short on the Farm Bill

MINNEAPOLIS – The Farm Bill approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee last week makes $23 billion in cuts to critical programs including those for Americans struggling to put food on the table, farmers employing conservation practices and rural communities, said the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).
May 2, 2012

FDA, ethanol industry ignore regulations and allow unnecessary antibiotics in ethanol production

MINNEAPOLIS – Despite federal regulations to the contrary, unapproved antibiotics used in ethanol production are ending up in animal feed.
May 2, 2012

Sustained pressure by nonprofits forces change in FDA nanotech policy

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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