Publication archives

Dec 2, 2019

EU-Mercosur deal lets agribusiness off the hook and exacerbates climate crisis

by
Shefali Sharma
In August, out-of-control fires in the Amazon brought home the connections between the destruction of the rain forest, factory farms producing meat for international markets and global warming. Media attention may have moved on to newer wi
amazon rain forest destruction
Nov 27, 2019

IATP Letter to USDA on Proposed Rule on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
Download the PDF of the full letter. 
Nov 27, 2019

Giving thanks and standing up for food benefits

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
On Thanksgiving Day, here’s one thing not to give thanks for. In early October, the Trump administration released its third of (thus far) three U.S.
thanksgiving dinner
Nov 25, 2019

Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment (CFFE) Comment to House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis

Download the PDF of the full comment.
Nov 22, 2019

House needs to go big to address climate crisis

by
Ben Lilliston
The visceral threats of the climate crisis, experienced through recent Midwest floods and California’s wildfi
farmer in soy field looking at farm
Nov 21, 2019

IATP Comment to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis

by
Ben Lilliston
Dr. Steve Suppan
Tara Ritter
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
IATP submitted the following comment to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on November 21.  Download the full comment PDF.
Nov 20, 2019

A call for climate-focused agriculture policy

by
Tara Ritter
This blog was originally posted by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition on November 18, 2019. 
Crop Cover
Nov 7, 2019

IATP announces retirement of Executive Director Juliette Majot

by
IATP
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) has announced the retirement of Executive Director Juliette Majot. Ms. Majot, executive director since 2014, informed the board that she will retire in early 2020. She will work closely with the IATP board and staff to ensure a smooth transition in IATP leadership.  
Juliette Majot