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May 15, 2008
Minnesota Passes New Biodiesel Mandate PDF
Minnesota recently passed legislation to increase the biodiesel content of diesel fuel sold in the state from the current 2 percent to 20 percent, which is the highest in the nation, by 2015.

May 13, 2008
Farm Bill Would Perpetuate Market Deregulation and Volatility PDF
The 2008 Farm Bill includes incremental gains for conservation, renewable energy, food aid and healthier local food systems. However, it fails to fix the deregulation policies of the previous two Farm Bills that have increased market volatility to the benefit of global food corporations and at the expense of farmers, consumers, rural communities and the environment, said the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

May 6, 2008
Biofuels Contributing to Changing Land-Use Patterns, Affecting Biodiversity PDF
Increasing production of crops for biofuels is exacerbating agriculture�s impact on biodiversity in many parts of the world, finds a new report by IATP.

April 18, 2008
Can High Agriculture Prices Spur Development? PDF
Trade ministers gathering in Accra, Ghana for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) should take steps to support agriculture and manage supplies to address price volatility, according to a new paper by IATP.

April 14, 2008
Global Rules to Shape Biofuel Market PDF
The long-term sustainability of the fast-moving global biofuel market will depend on changes to international trade and investment rules that govern energy, environment, agriculture and rural development, according to a new paper published by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and the London-based International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

February 8, 2008
New WTO Agriculture Text Falls Short ? Again PDF
New draft agricultural trade rules released at the World Trade Organization today fail to repair a deeply flawed negotiating agenda, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

January 9, 2008
Sow the Seeds Fund Gives Over $375,000 to Flooded Farmers PDF
The Sow the Seeds Fund will give thanks to volunteers and donors who supported efforts to help local, sustainable farmers recover from damaging 2007 floods and storms at the Common Roots Café in Minneapolis on Sunday, January 13.

December 12, 2007
U.S., Canadian and International Groups Call for NAFTA Suspension PDF
The final implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) should be suspended and the controversial treaty should be renegotiated, over 70 U.S., Canadian and international groups wrote in a letter sent today to government leaders in the three NAFTA countries.

December 12, 2007
Sears/KMart is Latest to Phase Out Vinyl (PVC) Plastic PDF
Sparked by a national campaign of the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ), together with health and environmental organizations including the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), the Sears Holdings (Sears and KMart) today announced plans to begin phasing out products and packaging containing vinyl, or polyvinyl chloride (PVC), plastic.

November 19, 2007
WTO's Aid for Trade Agenda Raises Questions PDF
The inter-agency effort led by the WTO known as Aid for Trade is not delivering the promised results, nor responding to recipient governments’ priorities for trade, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). The WTO hosts a global review of its Aid for Trade initiative this week in Geneva.