Publication archives

Feb 20, 2018

Uprooted Episode 21: Food and Ag in China

Josh is joined by Jim Harkness, former IATP President, and current advisor on China. We're talking about what the Chinese agricultural system looks like, what China's growing demand for meat and other foods means on a global scale, and how sustainable farmers in China are organizing to promote better practices in the system. 
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Feb 12, 2018

Uprooted Episode 20: The New Math on Cattle

Why is an investment fund buying up cattle from the largest meat company in the world? Steve Suppan joins Josh to talk about commodity markets, financial derivatives of livestock, and other things that might make your head spin.
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Feb 6, 2018

New Beef Cattle (Derivatives) Math

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Dr. Steve Suppan
In “Fifth Avenue cowboys,” the indispensable agriculture journalist Alan Guebert asks, why did Pinnacle Asset Management (PAM) announce plans to spend $200 million to buy JBS
Charging Bull, or The Wall Street Bull, in New York City
Jan 31, 2018

Webinar Series-The Rise of Big Meat: Corporate Crimes and Campaigns to Stop Them

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IATP
On January 30, IATP continued its webinar series focused on The Rise of Big Meat. This episode, entitled Corporate Crimes and Campaigns to Stop Them, focused on civil society responses to the human rights violations committed by meat companies such as JBS and BRF.
Chicken catcher_André Campos-Repórter Brasil
Jan 31, 2018

Uprooted Episode 19: Caucus for Good Food on February 6th!

If you live in Minnesota, shaping the platform of the political parties to pay more attention to good food access and healthy, vibrant farms is something you have the opportunity to do on Tuesday, February 6 at 7pm with your fellow Minnesotans at the caucuses.
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Jan 31, 2018

European Commission: Following the Trump Administration's Retreat from Science-Based Regulation?

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Dr. Steve Suppan
In the United States, a war on science has allowed product developers to determine the safety of their new products in nanotechnology and genetic engineering. Recently, the European Union has appeared to follow suit. Dr. Steve Suppan explores this issue and its possible ramifications.
European Commission: Following the Trump Administration's Retreat from Science-Based Regulation?
Jan 29, 2018

Uprooted Episode 18: NAFTA New Year Update

It's been five months since talks began on the re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA.
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Jan 26, 2018

An update on NAFTA

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Karen Hansen-Kuhn
The following is a video interview on Rising Up with Sonali, done by IATP's Karen Hansen-Kuhn, on where NAFTA negotiations stand.
karen and sonali