Agriculture

Resolving the Food Crisis: Assessing Global Policy Reforms Since 2007

Executive summary

There could be billions of dollars coming for conservation: What does that mean for rural communities?

Congress and the Biden administration are working on a sweeping infrastructure package known as the American Jobs Plan. This package is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fix what’s broken in the United States, create good-paying jobs, combat the climate crisis and invest in rural places. In order to be truly transformative for farm country, specific investments need to be made.

IATP Comments on Recommendations for Integrating Climate Information into MEPA Program Requirements

To read the full comment, download a PDF of the comment.

Dairy-Labor USMCA Dispute Settlement Sign-on Letter

Download a PDF of the letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative sent on February 1, 2021 regarding the U.S.

The challenge to Canadian dairy supply management and climate change

The emergence of the climate crisis presents new and urgent challenges for U.S. agriculture, as well as the imperative to learn from successful examples to reduce emissions while continuing to provide healthy and affordable food.

Letter on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Regulation of the Movement of GE Animals

Download a PDF of the letter sent to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on May 7, 2021.

What the USDA could do on climate

The Biden administration’s approach to the climate crisis has been all-hands-on-deck. That means all departments and agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are supposed to report to the White House on climate action steps.

Kill switches and price limits: Safety valves of legalized excessive speculation

In practice, financial markets often operate very differently from how they should operate according to investment theory. Markets are supposed to discover prices freely through a process of transparent bids, offers and price settlement mediated by neutral exchanges.

United Nations Methane Report Underscores Need to Regulate Emissions from Big Meat and Dairy Companies to Respond to Climate Crisis

MINNEAPOLIS/BERLIN—Today, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) released a Global Methane Assessment providing alarming global data on rising emissions from fossil fuels, agric

Making Money Move for Agroecology

IATP is among the groups the have endorsed the following policy brief. Access the policy brief in French and Spanish on CIDSE's website.