Rural Development

Rural America is a changing landscape, where renewable energy, new markets for food and crops, and new residents can serve as a basis for more resilient and sustainable farms, rural economies and ecosystems.

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The Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act could have a profound impact on local food system development across the United States.

Feeding the world, or not

U.S. grain exports are up, so too is hunger.

Documents

Minnesota businesses plan for future in green chemistry
Published January 25, 2012
Measuring the Economic Impact of Cooperatives in Minnesota
Published January 12, 2012
Research on the Economic Impact of Cooperatives
Published January 9, 2012
Feeding the World?
Published December 5, 2011
Governor Dayton proclaims September Farm to School Month in Minnesota
Growing importance of Farm to School initiative to Minnesota students, family... Published August 29, 2011
Landowners without land
Hundreds of thousands of American Indians own land on reservations. Why do so... Published July 12, 2011
Back on track: Why BCAP is worth saving
Despite early missteps, the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) is finally... Published July 1, 2011
Minnesota farmers embrace Farm to School, finds new survey
Published May 30, 2011
The hype versus the reality of carbon markets and land-based offsets: Lessons for the new Africa carbon exchange
Published April 27, 2011
Buying Better Chicken: A Resource to buying chicken Raised without Antibiotics and Arsenic for Schools, Hospitals and Other Purchasers
Published April 15, 2011

Blog posts

Building markets for Ag in the Middle

Since 2009, IATP has partnered with Compass Group USA to expand their local and regional produce purchasing.

Published January 30, 2012
Where from here? Minnesota’s leading role in green chemistry

Published January 27, 2012
Call to help keep local Minnesota governments strong

A call to action to help keep local Minnesota governments strong.

Published January 25, 2012
Need versus greed at Rio+20

Published November 10, 2011
A hell of a way to write a Farm Bill

Published October 27, 2011
Toward Rio+20: Will it create more than words?

Published October 25, 2011
Video: Rethinking land use for biofuels

Published September 21, 2011
Big changes for school food

Published September 6, 2011
Sounding off on ethanol sustainability

Published July 28, 2011
Biofuels and land use: It's all how you look at it

Published July 21, 2011
Cobell settlement: too little, too late?

Hundreds of thousands of American Indians own land on reservations. Why do so few have access to it?

Published July 15, 2011
An invitation to return

Published June 13, 2011
Antibiotics in ethanol? Just say no.

Published May 26, 2011
Ethanol subsidies: better to burn out than to fade away?

Published May 6, 2011
The sweet sell on Brazilian ethanol

A hard—but impressive—pitch on sugar ethanol.

Published March 31, 2011
Touched by agriculture: The Pantanal

Published March 25, 2011
Tale of two farms in Brazil

Published March 25, 2011
Photos from Brazil

Published March 24, 2011
Everyone's land

Published March 23, 2011
Challenges of Mato Grosso

Published March 22, 2011
Land and power in Brazil

Published March 22, 2011
On the ground in Rio with a diverse set of opinions

Published March 21, 2011
Brazil: In the middle of the game on agriculture

Published March 21, 2011
Learning about Brazilian agriculture

Published March 18, 2011
The Brazil connection: agriculture, biofuels and land use

Published March 16, 2011
Minnesota's green chemistry building blocks

Published January 11, 2011
Clock ticking to take on big meat companies

Published November 18, 2010
Stonyfield Farm and IATP reward sustainable farming

Published October 13, 2010
Farmers' new normal

Published September 29, 2010
Great ideas from the Midwest Rural Assembly

Published September 1, 2010
What health care reform means for rural communities

Published August 18, 2010
USDA says “Think regionally”

Published August 17, 2010
Not your grandfather's energy utility

Published August 17, 2010
Navigating the Farm Bill for beginning farmers

Published August 17, 2010
Rural communities: Keep track of your water

Published August 17, 2010
Spinning wheels on rural broadband

Published August 17, 2010
Listening to the call of your hometown

Published August 16, 2010
The next generation for rural communities

Published August 13, 2010
Thinking about the Midwest Rural Assembly

Published August 13, 2010
What's working in Midwest rural communities?

Published July 27, 2010
River subsidy sidelines Minnesota agriculture

Published May 26, 2010
Energy Conservation Angel visits Syttende Mai in Milan, Minnesota

Published May 21, 2010
Press release: Biomass Crop Assistance Program needs clarification, improvement, says IATP

Published April 15, 2010
On job creation—local fruits and vegetables vs. corn and soybeans

Published April 2, 2010
Farms in the balance: Countering attacks against EPA on climate

Published March 3, 2010
Proposed locks for Miss River: Big price, little benefit

Published February 23, 2010
Water consumption questions for biofuels—irrigated or non?

Published January 13, 2010
BCAP boondoggle

Published January 12, 2010
How U.S. climate policy treats agriculture

Published December 8, 2009
Monsanto and Pioneer duke it out over biotech corn, farmers take the hit

Published October 28, 2009

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