IATP and Lower Sioux

At Lower Sioux Head Start, imparting Dakota traditions goes hand-in-hand with connecting their children with healthy, local food. IATP and Lower Sioux, located in Morton, Minnesota, partnered when the center's doors opened in Summer of 2018 to integrate healthy eating and culturally responsive foods.

World Trade Organization reform: The outlook for shallow and deep change

According to The Guardian, officials at the Group of 20 Leaders’ Summit in Buenos Aires negotiated until 6:30 a.m.

Uprooted Episode 51: Suing USDA over CAFO Loans

Josh talks with Ben Lilliston about a lawsuit that IATP has signed on to against the US. Dept. of Agriculture's rule that exempts medium sized Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) from Environmental review to receive federal and federally backed loans. 

Different worlds at COP24

IATP spent the past week at COP 24 in Katowice, Poland. We wanted to connect with civil society groups working on climate, agriculture and land use, particularly on securing land, human and food rights of communities around the world. We hoped to learn how governments plan on addressing agriculture in climate negotiations.

Factory farms slip environmental review for USDA loans

In August 2016, the Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency quietly announced a major change regarding its loan program for medium-sized Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). The agency would no longer require an environmental review under the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) prior to the approval of such loans.