Publication archives

Feb 16, 2015

Fast Track to (More) False Promises

In his State of the Union address, President Obama urged Congress to renew Trade Promotion Authority, often called “Fast Track,” to complete two controversial international trade deals currently under negotiation, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partn
Feb 16, 2015

Fast Track to an Empty Basket

Take Action to Stop Fast Track: http://org.salsalabs.com/o/1034/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=16706 http://www.iatp.org/tradesecrets/takeaction.html
Feb 12, 2015

Conservation, Climate, and CAFOs

by
Tara Ritter
Recommended changes to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a farm program designed to encourage conservation, may instead promote the expansion of factory farms that harm the climate. EQIP is administered by the U.S.
Feb 9, 2015

WEBINAR: Farm to School & Youth Leadership Part 1: Helping students understand their food systems

by
Erin McKee VanSlooten
This two part webinar series will introduce participants to IATP's high school level Farm to School Youth Leadership Curriculum. The curriculum is designed to empower youth, teach them about their local food system, engage them in meaningful, hands-on learning activities that also strengthen their school’s Farm to School program and link them directly to farmers in their community.
Farm to School & Youth Leadership Webinar Part 1: Helping students understand their food systems
Feb 6, 2015

The COOL Showdown at the WTO

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rule is headed for a showdown at the World Trade Organization Appellate Body (AB) on February 16-17.
Feb 4, 2015

TTIP: Food safety chapter focuses only on resources "necessary" for expanding trade

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The eighth negotiating session for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP) is happening this week in Brussels. One of the thorniest parts of the negotiations between the U.S. and EU concerns food safety.
Jan 30, 2015

Serving grains and legumes the Farm to School way

by
Erin McKee VanSlooten
New school meal standards set by the federal Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act have been getting a lot of press lately. To provide healthier meals, the bill upped requirements for servings of whole grains and legumes. Farm to School programs are one way to meet this requirement while taking advantage of healthy, regionally grown products and supporting local farmers.
Serving grains and legumes the Farm to School way
Jan 29, 2015

Fast Track: The sneak attack on democracy

by
IATP
Trade agreements can affect a huge range of laws and programs that determine how our economies work, how we grow and sell food, and who benefits―or loses. And they lock those decisions into permanent agreements that in many cases supersede state, local and even federal laws.