Publication archives

Jan 28, 2014

The price of China’s meat and dairy industries

by
Shefali Sharma
Over 13 years ago, IATP documented the transformation of U.S. hog production in The Price We Pay for Corporate Hogs. In a period of 30 years (1950–1980), the number of U.S. hog farms declined by nearly 80 percent, while the average farm size increased six-fold.
Jan 24, 2014

We’re fed up!

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
On a slightly chilly morning last Saturday in Berlin, more than 30,000 people marched through the city to raise their voices against industrial agriculture and for good food and good farming. This was the fourth year for the Wir Haben Agrarindustrie Satt (We’re Fed Up with Agribusiness) march, and the biggest so far.
Jan 23, 2014

Wir Haben Agrarindustrie Satt! - Karen Hansen-Kuhn

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
Karen Hansen-Kuhn speaking at the 01/18/2014 German demonstration, "Wir Haben Agrarindustrie Satt!".
Jan 10, 2014

Fast tracking a corporate agenda

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
The U.S. trade debate shifted into high gear yesterday with the introduction of Congressional bills to fast track trade deals. If approved, this would give the administration the authority to negotiate trade deals behind closed doors and then submit the resulting agreements to Congress for an up or down vote, with very limited debate and no possibility of amendments.
Jan 9, 2014

Germans speaking out against industrial meat and agriculture

by
Shefali Sharma
One of Berlin’s big newspapers, the Berlin Zeitung, flashed images of little piglets today and of mass produced turkeys.
Jan 8, 2014

Have it THEIR way

by
Dr. M. Jahi Chappell
The illusion of choice takes away from our ability to get to a just, sustainable food system, meaning we’ll have to “Vote with our Vote.” We can’t afford to just “Vote with our Fork.”
Jan 2, 2014

How beer explains 20 years of NAFTA’s devastating effects on Mexico

Mexico’s largest agribusiness association invited me to Aguascalientes to participate in its annual forum in October. The theme for this year’s gathering was “New Perspectives on the Challenge of Feeding the World.”  But it was unclear why Mexico, which now imports 42 percent of its food, would be worried about feeding the world. It wasn’t doing so well feeding its own people.
Dec 31, 2013

The New Year came to Casselton with a bang

by
Dale Wiehoff
The New Year came in on the heels of an explosion in the small prairie town of Casselton, North Dakota, when two BNSF Railway trains collided, one carrying crude oil. The residents of Casselton were told to evacuate as the thick clouds of black smoke filled the sky.