Agriculture

Three questions for CFTC Chair nominee Brian Quintenz

Later today, the White House nominee for Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Brian Quintenz will appear before the Senate Agriculture Committee. Quintenz is a former CFTC Commissioner.

House Budget boosts factory farm gas and biofuels

The Republican-led budget approved in late May after an all-night debate is a case study in backroom dealing and corporate influence.

Let's Keep the Door Open

After years of underfunding and oversubscription, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding in fiscal year 2024 (FY24) helped thousands more farmers enroll in two federal conservation cost share programs: the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).

USDA Farm Conservation Program Q&A

On May 13, IATP hosted a new installment of our “Shaping the Future of Food” webinar series with Michael Happ, IATP program associate for climate and rural communities. In the webinar, Michael discussed the unmet demand among U.S. farmers for the popular USDA conservation programs EQIP (Environment Quality Incentives Program) and CSP (Conservation Stewardship Program). 

House budget bill slashes anti-hunger and rural programs to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy

MINNEAPOLIS — The House of Representatives is set to vote on a budget reconciliation bill this week that damages rural economies and livelihoods while cutting taxes for large corporations and the wealthy. The bill, which was shoved through the House Budget Committee on Sunday night, includes massive cuts to programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which a

IATP Europe comments on the EU’s next long-term budget

Society needs to transition to more sustainable, resilient and agroecological food systems in the coming decades, so that we grow healthy and nutritious food in a way that respects animals and nature, and fairly reward those who produce it.  

IATP Europe input to the public consultation on the EU’s next long-term budget

The following comments were submitted by IATP Europe to the European Commission (EC) in April 2025 in response to two surveys on implementing EU funding with Member States and regions

Financing Food Security and Nutrition: Defunding industrial agriculture and re-purposing support for agroecology in Africa

Last month, IATP had the privilege of attending two important and interrelated events in Nairobi on defunding industrial agriculture and promoting agroecology.

Will Trump’s trade aid for farmers repeat past mistakes?

As the Trump administration announced new tariffs on major agriculture trading partners, media reports last week indicate that USDA Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will try to cushion the blow to farmers by reinstating a controversial trade aid program originally established during the first Trump administration.

Local USDA offices in the crosshairs

Across the United States, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) local service centers provide essential person-to-person resources for farmers and rural landowners. Loans, grants and conservation technical assistance are available in local communities as a service.