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Oct 18, 2011

Weak CFTC position-limit rule ineffective, unsound says IATP

Today’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)  3-2 vote to pass a weak position-limit rule will not suffice to prevent excessive speculation that has roiled commodity prices since at least 2006, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

Aug 30, 2011

IATP applauds ethanol producer POET’s move to antibiotic-free ethanol production

POET, the world’s largest ethanol producer, announced Monday the launch of an antibiotic-free ethanol production process in select plants. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) applauded the initiative, and called for the rest of the ethanol industry to remove antibiotics from their production.

Aug 29, 2011

Governor Dayton proclaims September Farm to School Month in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS – Governor Mark Dayton on Thursday, August 25, proclaimed September as Farm to School Month in recognition of the many benefits that Farm to School brings to K-12 students and the local agricultural economy in Minnesota.

Jun 29, 2011

Racing Ahead: U.S. Agri-Nanotechnology in the Absence of Regulation

This IATP report examines food and agricultural applications of nanotechnology, such as coatings used on fruits and vegetables to preserve shelf life, and details possible hazards to human health and the environment if they are marketed without pre-market safety assessment and post-market surveillance.

Jun 8, 2011

Major Contributor of Arsenic in Animal Feed Halts Practice

Pfizer announced it will stop selling (for now) it's arsenic-containing product, 3-Nitro, for use in chicken, turkeys and swine.

May 31, 2011

Minnesota farmers embrace Farm to School, finds new survey

IATP in the News

UN sets out roadmap to end world hunger amid climate crisis, The Grocer
Cop28: UN targets agri-food industry with new climate recommendations, Irish Times
Big meat and dairy lobbyists turn out in record numbers at Cop28, The Guardian
MDA Awards 2023 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grants, Morning Ag Clips
RIPE leaders applaud USDA conservation list expansion, Farm Progress
$1.2 million USDA grants boost Minnesota specialty crops, Minnesota Ag Connection
MDA Awards 2023 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grants, Agriculture Industry Today
Mapped: Big Ag’s Routes to Influence at COP28, DeSmog
How a delayed farm bill would affect the agriculture sector, Marketplace
EU offers more cash to fertilizer makers over fears of new energy crunch, Politico
Daybreak Oct. 26: Stabenow: $4-5B available for new farm bill, Agri Pulse
Carbon trading for farmers is back on the table, Politico
As new farm bill gets drafted, some hope for changes to support sustainable farming, MPR Climate Cast
‘Rome’s burning’: Small farmers complain Biden administration is fiddling as they vanish, Politico
Grilling the world’s biggest meat producer, New York Times
The EPA Rejected Calls for Tougher Water Pollution Regulations at US Factory Farms – Now, It’s Being Sued, Green Queen
13 Groups Sue EPA Over Factory Farm Water Pollution, Common Dreams
Environmental groups sue EPA over water pollution from large livestock farms, Star Tribune
Meatpacker JBS Listing in NYC Would Be an ESG Nightmare, Bloomberg
IATP’s Wise: Mexico set for ‘public airing of the science’ on GE corn, Inside U.S. Trade
The farm bill expires in a month, and Congress still needs to decide what it will cost, NPR