Publication archives

Jun 22, 2023

Letter to the National Nanotechnology Initiative Environment Health and Safety

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The following letter was sent to the National Nanoscale Science Engineering and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on June 16, 2023. 
Jun 20, 2023

[Watch] Big Meat and Dairy are heating up the planet

Watch the recording of our webinar, "Big Meat and Dairy are heating up the planet: Learnings from the Emissions Impossible series" held on June 15, 2023. Download the slides from the presentation here. 
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Jun 20, 2023

Worlds collide on science of public health

I had just returned from an exhilarating, intellectually stimulating week in Mexico City when the news broke that the United States government had escalated its challenge to Mexico’s restrictions on genetically modified (GM) corn to the level of a formal dispute under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA).
Maize plot using agroecology farming
Jun 16, 2023

Big wins for Farm to School & Early Care in Minnesota

by
Erin McKee VanSlooten
Minnesota’s legislative session ended in May, and stakeholders are celebrating big wins for Farm to School and Early Care.
Governor Walz signing 2023 Ag Bill
Jun 15, 2023

Trade flows and trade policies driving deforestation

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
It seems every day the climate catastrophe inches closer to us. Last week, dense smoke from wildfires in Canada led to severe air quality alerts across the East coast of the United States, with a stinking yellow haze coating the skies.
Deforestation in Equator
Jun 13, 2023

Climate change is disrupting food supplies. Can the Farm Bill help?

by
Ben Lilliston
This year, drought is contributing to the largest abandonment of winter wheat acres since 1917 and the shrinking of the U.S.
cornbed
Jun 12, 2023

Nadar contra corriente

Desde el inicio del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN) en 1994, México ha experimentado un dramático deterioro en su capacidad para producir sus propios alimentos. El propósito de este informe es evaluar cómo el dumping agrícola estadounidense de exportaciones baratas ha contribuido a la pérdida de autosuficiencia alimentaria de México.
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Jun 7, 2023

Why we need an Agricultural Market Volatility Relief Program

Download the full report, Economic analysis of the Agriculture Market Volatility Relief Program. 
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