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An Exquisite Politeness: The Royal Commission on Genetic Modification and the Redefining of the Trea
In early March, farmers and rural residents of southeast Minnesota gathered for three intensive days of presentations, discussion and deliberation around the thorny issue of climate change. The Winona, Minnesota Climate Dialogue participants, most of them in shirts and jeans, were a blend of ages, cultural backgrounds and jobs.
News coming out of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua is most often about narco-traffickers but, in recent weeks, attention has shifted to farmers protesting increased cost of production and shutting down the importation lane at the El Paso and Ciudad Juarez crossing.
In late December 2018, President Trump signed the $867 billion Farm Bill into law.
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy is pleased to announce Sophia Murphy as IATPs new executive director. Sophia is a leader on global food security, international trade and corporate concentration, focused on the importance of food systems that support rural communities and the environment.