Publication archives

Dec 11, 2018

Different worlds at COP 24

by
Shefali Sharma
IATP spent the past week at COP 24 in Katowice, Poland. We wanted to connect with civil society groups working on climate, agriculture and land use, particularly on securing land, human and food rights of communities around the world. We hoped to learn how governments plan on addressing agriculture in climate negotiations.
Reasons for Hope
Dec 11, 2018

Listening to Rural Minnesota on Climate Change

The following was published by Sierra on December 14, 2017, under the title Talking About Climate Change in Trump Country.
Photo courtesy Sierra Magazine
Dec 10, 2018

Re: US-Canada RCC Request for Information

by
Sharon Anglin Treat
Re: US-Canada RCC Request for Information Dear Administrator Rao:
Dec 6, 2018

Factory farms slip environmental review for USDA loans

by
Ben Lilliston
In August 2016, the Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency quietly announced a major change regarding its loan program for medium-sized Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). The agency would no longer require an environmental review under the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) prior to the approval of such loans.
Hog confinement
Dec 5, 2018

COP 24: Where are countries with dairy emissions?

by
Shefali Sharma
In the last ten years, dairy emissions have risen by 18 percent, according to a new study about to be released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Climate and Environment Division.
Dairy Sustainability Framework
Dec 5, 2018

Major changes coming for farmers: National Climate Assessment

by
Ben Lilliston
Climate-driven disruptions for U.S. farmers will accelerate in severity and cost in the coming decades, the National Climate Assessment, authored by 13 federal agencies, concluded.
Flooding in Le Mars, Iowa
Dec 3, 2018

A letter from COP 24

by
Shefali Sharma
Sunday was the first day of the UN climate talks (COP 24) being held in the coal region of Poland. While the energy sector will get the headlines, many countries are grappling with how best to deal with climate impacts to agriculture, as agricultural emissions are nearly a third of all global emissions. IATP is in Katowice and will be following how parties deal with agriculture in this COP.
COP24
Nov 29, 2018

The 2017 Thanksgiving salmonella outbreak is still with us. Why?

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
With Thanksgiving and Christmas comes the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s reminder to cook turkey to 165 degrees to kill salmonella, a harmful bacteria, as in “Why a Salmonella Outbreak Shouldn’t Ruin Your Thanksgiving.” The reminder is particularly timely since an outbreak of salmonella-infected turkey resulting in foodborne illness was officially detected a bit more than a year ago. This inadequate response should raise serious questions about the proposed USDA takeover of all federal food safety duties.
Turkeys