Publication archives

Dec 20, 2018

Uprooted Episode 52: Ag Antitrust

Josh talks with Ben Lilliston about a recent conference on anti-trust work in the agriculture sector.  
Uprooted logo
Dec 17, 2018

COP 24: Time to draw the line between agribusiness and agriculture

For an agriculture decision in 2020 to be meaningful, substantive and truly allow for agriculture to contribute to the 1.5°C pathway and become climate resilient, the UNFCCC, governments and IGOs must begin today to make a distinction between agribusiness and agriculture (including the food growers that represent 88 percent of global farmlands).
COP 24
Dec 12, 2018

[WATCH] IATP and Lower Sioux

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IATP
Lower Sioux Head Start
Dec 11, 2018

World Trade Organization reform: The outlook for shallow and deep change

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Dr. Steve Suppan
According to The Guardian, officials at the Group of 20 Leaders’ Summit in Buenos Aires negotiated until 6:30 a.m.
WTO Public Forum
Dec 11, 2018

Different worlds at COP 24

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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

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

Factory farms slip environmental review for USDA loans

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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