Publication archives

May 11, 2021

Letter on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Regulation of the Movement of GE Animals

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
Download a PDF of the letter sent to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on May 7, 2021. 
May 11, 2021

What the USDA could do on climate

by
Ben Lilliston
The Biden administration’s approach to the climate crisis has been all-hands-on-deck. That means all departments and agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are supposed to report to the White House on climate action steps.
Drought damage on farm
May 10, 2021

Kill switches and price limits: Safety valves of legalized excessive speculation

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
In practice, financial markets often operate very differently from how they should operate according to investment theory. Markets are supposed to discover prices freely through a process of transparent bids, offers and price settlement mediated by neutral exchanges.
Automated trading
May 4, 2021

Rehabilitating protection and resituating trade agreements

by
Sophia Murphy
A March 27 article by Marc Busch on The Hill calls on the U.S. government to launch a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) over Mexico’s proposed decree to ban the herbicide glyphosate and the planting and importation of genetically-modified (GM) corn. The argument mischaracterizes the science on glyphosate, the decree and the role of U.S. trade policy.
Cornfields in Puebla, Mexico
May 3, 2021

Monsanto challenges Mexico glyphosate ban: IATP defends Mexico's right to regulate in the public interest

Since the Mexican government published its much-awaited presidential decree on New Year's Eve to restrict the use of the herbicide glyphosate and genetically modified corn, IATP has actively worked to defend the government against threats from U.S. agribusiness using the revised North American Free Trade Agreement, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Maize field and farmer in Mexico
Apr 29, 2021

USDA Comment on the Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home

To read IATP's full comment to the USDA, please download a PDF of the comment. 
Apr 26, 2021

Reshaping supply management in the US: Looking North and South for inspiration

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
This article was originally published as part of the Disparity to Parity project, created by a group of farmers, activists, scholars, organizers, movement leaders and policy analysts united by a commitment to food, farm and land justice, resilience and wellbei
Farmer leading herd of cows
Apr 20, 2021

Agriculture’s role in President Biden’s climate pledge to the UN

by
Ben Lilliston
On Earth Day, April 22, President Biden will update the United States’ climate pledge to the United Nations at the Leaders Summit on the Climate with some of the world’s largest polluting countries in virtual at
Cows on a field captured by a drone