Publication archives

Sep 30, 2019

Exploring the Future of Wind Development in Redwood County

by
Tara Ritter
Residents of Redwood County love living there–between the strong sense of community, the state’s largest municipal park, and the rich farmland, there’s a solid community identity and sense of place. Recently, something else has started occurring that’s bringing people together: an energy transition. 
Redwood County Energy Dialogue participants
Sep 30, 2019

2019 Redwood County Energy Dialogue Final Report

Final report from September 2019 Redwood County Energy Dialogue
Redwood Dialogue Photo
Sep 26, 2019

USDA wants (again) to cut food assistance

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
On September 23, IATP submitted a comment to the U.S.
Farmers Market vegetables SNAP
Sep 26, 2019

Proposed Rule: Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)[i] appreciates this opportunity to comment on the Proposed Rule. FNS decided not to issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to request comments and research to inform the drafting of this major rule.
Sep 23, 2019

Nature-based Solutions for Livestock

by
Shefali Sharma
Three major scientific reports published in the past year—the IPCC Land Report, the IPBES Global Assessment and the IPCC 1.5°C Report—confirm what agriculture and food activists have been warning for years: our food system is broken and government action without further delay is necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change. The IPCC estimates that our current global food system emits b
cow illustration
Sep 23, 2019

The climate crisis requires government action: regulate Big Ag, transition to agroecology

by
Shefali Sharma
As world leaders gather at the U.N. Climate Action Summit in New York, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), in its new publication, calls on U.N.
Cows grazing
Sep 20, 2019

We’re All in the Same Lifeboat Now: Climate change comes for farmers, from Mozambique to Iowa

It felt ominous when I was in Iowa in March that both Iowa and Mozambique were underwater from cyclone-induced flooding widely attributed to climate change. I’d studied and written about both places in my recent book.
Iowa Flood Sign
Sep 20, 2019

We’re All in the Same Lifeboat Now: Climate change comes for farmers — from Mozambique to Iowa

It felt ominous when I was in Iowa in March that both Iowa and Mozambique were underwater from cyclone-induced flooding widely attributed to climate change. I’d studied and written about both places in my recent book.
Iowa Flood Sign