Publication archives

Feb 25, 2019

Uprooted Episode 60: The Regulatory Cooperation Council

Josh talks with Sharon Treat about her recent article exposing another backdoor to deregulation, the Regulatory Cooperation Council, that exists through NAFTA and is being used by corporate livestock lobbyists to undermine food safety and consumers right to know.
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Feb 19, 2019

Uprooted Episode 59: An update on the US-China trade dispute

Josh talks with Steve Suppan about some of the bigger picture issues surrounding the US-China trade dispute and how they might be informing talks that are headed toward a March 1 deadline. 
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Feb 19, 2019

Agribusiness's secretive plans to unravel food safety and worker protections

by
Sharon Anglin Treat
Little-known council linked to NAFTA subverts public safety to free trade Download the PDF
FDA food inspection
Feb 19, 2019

Building rural climate resilience: The State Program Navigator

by
Tara Ritter
At the 2016 Rural Climate Dialogues State Convening, IATP and the Jefferson Center gathered residents from three rural Minnesotan counties and staff from ten state
Greetings from Minnesota
Feb 19, 2019

Building rural climate resilience

by
Tara Ritter
Download a PDF of the report and appendix.
Minnesota sign
Feb 18, 2019

State soil health initiatives respond to climate change

by
Ben Lilliston
It’s still winter in the U.S., but that’s not stopping states from looking into how the soil beneath the snow can respond to climate change. Massachusetts, New Mexico and Nebraska are following the lead set by states like California, Ha
Soil Health
Feb 14, 2019

Farm Bill appropriations and implementation: Conservation and local food programs

by
Tara Ritter
In late December 2018, President Trump signed the $867 billion Farm Bill into law.
U.S. Capitol
Feb 14, 2019

Fair prices and a bold new deal in Mexico

by
IATP
The Mexican government and President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are advancing plans to transform its agriculture system to achieve self-sufficiency in basic grains and strengthen rural livelihoods.
Farming in Mexico