Publication archives

Feb 3, 2026

IATP and IPS comment on the intersection of climate change, food systems, and human rights

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
The challenges to our climate and food systems intersect in important ways, not only because of the impacts of erratic weather on food production or the emissions generated by agricultural production, but also because of the ways corporate power both exacerbates those problems and undermines the solutions. These are not just technical issues but fundamentally political choices. 
Workers in rice field
Jan 28, 2026

Climate-smart farming has risen the ranks in Midwest states

by
Madyson Hoese
Since 2021, EQIP contracts for "climate-smart" practices have increased above general practices in all 12 Midwest states with help from IRA funding  Summary 
cover crop in corn field
Jan 27, 2026

IATP Europe comments on the revision of biogas-related methodologies in the EU Renewable Energy Directive

by
Sophie Scherger
IATP Europe submitted the following comments on January 26, 2026, to the European Commission regarding the revision of Annex V and VI of the Renewable Energy Directive (short: RED, Directive (EU) 2018/2001) regarding proposed changes related to the calculation of the climate benefits of manure-based biogas and biomethane.
Jan 22, 2026

Learning from Germany’s decades of public biogas support

by
Sophie Scherger
While biogas — energy produced mostly from crops or animal manure — has long been promoted as part of the European Union’s (EU) energy transition, it now receives renewed attention as a tool to address agriculture’s methane emissions. 
Large green domes at German biogas plant
Jan 21, 2026

IATP joins ICE OUT Minnesota statewide strike

by
Sophia Murphy
IATP is joining hundreds of businesses, faith communities, labor unions, schools, and nonprofits across Minnesota on Friday, January 23 in closing our office doors and putting away our keyboards for ICE OUT Minnesota: A Day of Truth and Freedom. 
Minneapolis skyline in winter
Jan 21, 2026

Trump administration throws money at an emerging farm crisis, with no end in sight

by
Ben Lilliston
On New Year’s Eve, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the details for $11 billion of a $12 billion farm bailout plan.
Old leaning barn
Jan 16, 2026

An Update from Minneapolis: What’s going on, and how you can help

While we work nationally and internationally, IATP is deeply rooted in our home state of Minnesota and our city of Minneapolis, where we have been based since our founding nearly 40 years ago. 
Snowy Minneapolis neighborhood with "Peace" sign in yard. Photo by Taylor Dahlin.
Jan 15, 2026

IATP Europe Comments on the development of pilot CRCF methodologies for livestock

by
Sophie Scherger
IATP Europe submitted the following comments on December 18, 2025 to the research consortium, mandated by the European Commission, regarding the development of pilot methodologies for the certification of livestock credits under the European Union’s (EU) Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF).