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Jim grew up on a farm in Northeast Nebraska, milking cows and learning about sustainable agriculture and farm policy from his family. During almost two decades on IATPs staff, Jim worked on a wide array of policy, organizing and market efforts promoting resilient rural communities and sustainable farming systems.
Dennis Keeney was the first director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University. He retired in 2000, and is professor emeritus of Agronomy and Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University. Dennis grew up on a family dairy farm near Runnells, Iowa, and obtained a B.S. in agronomy from Iowa State University, an M.S.
From Ashland Daily Tidings
Local environmental groups, interested citizens and the Ashland Forest Lands Commission have banded together to present a community alternative to the U.S. Forest Service's major new plan to reduce wildfire risk in the Ashland Watershed.
Nine northeast states and the District of Columbia have reached an agreement to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector and invest in a more low-carbon, climate-resilient system.
Since the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's founding in 1986, we have fought alongside allies for food systems that work for people and the planet. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with offices in Washington, D.C. and Berlin, Germany, IATP brings together policy experts united by a shared passion for healthy, just and resilient food systems.
Today, leading Minnesota organizations on hunger relief and agriculture submitted a letter to the Minnesota House and Senate leadership, urging legislators to increase the 2023 agriculture budget to invest in our farmers and food systems.
The following article was originally published by Food Tank on May 4, 2022.