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Nov 3, 2017

Uprooted Episode 8: Agroecological transition in Mexico

A multitude of alternatives to industrial agriculture are emerging, and small-scale farmers have been the pioneers of one such alternative, known as agroecology. As an integrative interdisciplinary science, agroecology offers techniques for producing healthy food and restoring ecosystems.
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Oct 31, 2017

Hidden props for factory farms in California climate programs

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Tara Ritter
Factory farmed meat and dairy production is one of the top contributors to climate change, with some estimates saying the food system is responsible for up to 30 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).
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Oct 30, 2017

IATP's Anna Claussen receives prestigious fellowship

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Juliette Majot
IATP’s very own Anna Claussen, Director of Rural Strategies, is one of three people recently awarded one of three prestigious Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowships.
Oct 30, 2017

Uprooted Episode 7: Principles of a Sustainable Farm Bill

The Farm Bill is a massive piece of legislation that affects everyone – and Congress is writing it now. It’s not surprising that, as such a wide-reaching bill, the Farm Bill has big implications for climate change. It is the largest investment in working lands and the primary method for addressing the environmental impacts of farms and ranches.
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Oct 24, 2017

Time for the Farm Bill to get serious on climate change

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Tara Ritter
The Farm Bill is a massive piece of legislation that affects everyone – and Congress is writing it now. It’s not surprising that, as such a wide-reaching bill, the Farm Bill has big implications for climate change. It is the largest investment in working lands and the primary method for addressing the environmental impacts of farms and ranches.
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Oct 23, 2017

The third track: Trade that builds our economy anew

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Sophia Murphy
Sophia Murphy is an advisor to IATP, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. President Trump is playing high stakes poker in the NAFTA talks, with his US Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, at the helm. Laura Dawson, director of the Wilson Centre’s Canada Centre published an op-ed on 11 October in which she suggests there are two tracks to the NAFTA talks – one is moving ahead with the “easy consensus” (i.e. tracking new issues that gained prominence in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations), while the other, driven by Trump’s tweets and America First Agenda, is putting the whole enterprise at risk with incendiary statements and impossible demands.
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Oct 19, 2017

Uprooted Episode 6: Ag Basics

This week's episode was going to be on meat, but schedules change and we adjust!
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Oct 17, 2017

Trump’s USDA Does Bidding of Meatpackers, Turns Back on Farmers & Ranchers

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Ben Lilliston
Every day, independent livestock and poultry producers operate within a marketplace dominated by a handful of very large, mostly global meat companies. The overwhelming market power of companies like Smithfield, JBS and Tyson, to set prices and determine market rules, reduces competition and prevents independent producers from pursuing a fair return.