Press Releases
November 2011
Talking turkey: Stuffing, cranberries, sweet potatoes and…arsenic?
Posted November 22, 2011
Nearly 88 percent of Americans surveyed by the National Turkey Federation eat turkey at Thanksgiving, but most will be blissfully unaware of what their turkey may have eaten—arsenic. Arsenic-containing compounds have been added to animal feeds since the 1940s, including in turkey, chicken and swine production...
Talking turkey: Stuffing, cranberries, sweet potatoes and…arsenic?
Posted November 22, 2011
Washington, D.C., November 22 – Nearly 88 percent of Americans surveyed by the National Turkey Federation eat turkey at Thanksgiving, but most will be blissfully unaware of what their turkey may have eaten—arsenic. Arsenic-containing compounds have been added to animal feeds since the 1940s, including in...
Crop insurance expansion without climate adaptation poses risks for farmers and taxpayers, new report finds
Posted November 16, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS – Recent Farm Bill proposals to expand crop insurance for U.S. farmers have failed to acknowledge threats to agriculture from climate change, finds a new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). In their report, “A Risky Proposition: Crop Insurance in the Face of...
October 2011
Weak CFTC position-limit rule ineffective, unsound says IATP
Posted October 18, 2011
Today’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) 3-2 vote to pass a weak position-limit rule will not suffice to prevent excessive speculation that has roiled commodity prices since at least 2006, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). A position-limit rule puts a ceiling on...
August 2011
IATP applauds ethanol producer POET’s move to antibiotic-free ethanol production
Posted August 30, 2011
POET, the world’s largest ethanol producer, announced Monday the launch of an antibiotic-free ethanol production process in select plants. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) applauded the initiative, and called for the rest of the ethanol industry to remove antibiotics from their production....
Governor Dayton proclaims September Farm to School Month in Minnesota
Posted August 29, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS – Governor Mark Dayton on Thursday, August 25, proclaimed September as Farm to School Month in recognition of the many benefits that Farm to School brings to K-12 students and the local agricultural economy in Minnesota. Farm to School initiatives connect school children with locally grown food and...
June 2011
Lack of nanotechnology regulation a danger to human health, environment
Posted June 29, 2011
More than 1,300 products now on the market claim to incorporate Engineered Nanomaterials (ENMs), whose very tiny size yields novel properties, such as making products, lighter, stronger, and better able to retain moisture and deliver pesticides. None of these products have undergone a pre-market safety assessment. To...
Major contributor of arsenic in animal feed halts practice
Posted June 8, 2011
Washington, D.C., June 08, 2011 – The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that Alpharma, a division of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, has agreed to stop selling (for now) its arsenic-containing product, 3-Nitro, for use in chicken, turkeys and swine. In 1944, 3-Nitro became the first...
May 2011
Minnesota farmers embrace Farm to School, finds new survey
Posted May 31, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS – Farmers, ranchers and other food producers are interested in providing more of their fresh, locally grown food to Minnesota K-12 schools, according to a new survey released today by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). The survey, completed by 67 small- and medium-scale producers...
China’s pig industry has global impact, new report finds
Posted May 17, 2011
China’s pig industry has global impact, new report finds Shift to industrial production affects farmers, food security and environment Minneapolis – China’s decision to shift toward industrial pig operations, and away from smaller-scale production, has important implications for the future of China...
