Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Published June 17, 2013

Letter to the Illinois General Assembly opposing expansion of fracking

Published May 29, 2013

New report raises concerns about expansion of frac sand mines in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Published May 15, 2013

The Economic Benefits and Costs of Frac-Sand Mining in West Central Wisconsin

Published May 15, 2013

Form 990 2011

Published May 14, 2013

FDA ignores toxic arsenic in animal feed

Published May 1, 2013

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<h2><a href="/documents/farm-to-childcare-program-expands-to-62-sites-across-minnesota">Farm to Childcare expands</a></h2>
<p>Healthier, locally produced food on the menu for more Minnesota children.</p>
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<h2><a href="/blog/201306/shuanghui-acquires-smithfield-the-view-from-china-part-one">Shuanghui acquires Smithfield</a></h2>
<p>U.S. responses to the news have been all over the map, but what are they saying in China? </p>
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<h2><a href="/blog/201305/repealing-the-monsanto-protection-act">March against Monsanto</a></h2>
<p>The March Against Monsanto took place in 436 cities in 52 countries, with an estimated two million participants. Now, it's time to repeal the Monsanto Protection Act.</p>
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<h2><a href="/blog/201305/farm-bill-ignores-climate-change%E2%80%94mostly">Climate change in the Farm Bill</a></h2>
<p>As the Farm Bill debate goes to the Senate floor, two amendments are trying to bring greater recognition of climate change to farm policy debate. </p>
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<h2><a href="/blog/201305/seven-ways-to-improve-market-regulation">7 ways to improve markets</a></h2>
<p>We can’t expect markets to work if we don’t ensure government agencies have the right regulatory tools and adequate resources to effectively implement and enforce the rules.</p>
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$<div class="teasertxt"> <h2><a href="/documents/new-report-raises-concerns-about-expansion-of-frac-sand-mines-in-minnesota-and-wisconsin">True costs of frac sand mining</a></h2> <p>The true economic impact of frac sand mining may fall short of industry claims promising sustained prosperity and economic opportunity.</p> </div>$

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<h2><a href="/blog/201304/work-in-a-poultry-plant-the-good-news-is-you-still-have-a-job-the-bad-news-is-it-may-be-">Industrial chicken takes toll</a></h2>
<p>The increased use of microbe-killing chemicals in poultry processing facilities has created a serious threat to the health of workers in those facilities.</p>
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<h2><a href="/blog/201304/now-being-served-in-a-soil-food-chain-near-you-nanotech">Nanomaterials in fertilizer</a></h2>
<p>In a new IATP report, Dr. Steve Suppan digs in to why more research is sorely needed before valuable soil becomes nothing but dirt as nanomaterials enter the fertilizer market.</p>
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September 28, 2012 What is nanotechnology? What should the public know about it as it makes its way into food and agriculture? Why is it still unregulated? IATP's Steve Suppan explains.

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