IATP Articles and Reports

Taking farmers for a ride

This story was first published at Other Words on May 29, 2019. Over the last year, President Trump has taken farmers on a roller coaster ride that’s finally gone off the rails.

Minnesota's fertilizer law: Cleaner water, fewer emissions

In the coming weeks, Minnesota is expected to adopt new regulations for agricultural fertilizer use designed to limit water pollution, a move that could also have climate benefits.

Japanese and U.S. food and farm organizations urge halt to trade talks

As Japan and the United States embark on negotiations over agricultural markets, potentially paving the way for a free-trade agreement, we urge the complete halt of these negotiations that undermine the livelihoods of family farmers and the sovereignty of rural communities in our two countries.

Trump's new trade aid raises questions about endgame

The Trump administration's latest trade aid package for farmers announced today is the result of an erratic and incoherent trade policy that appears to include little advance planning or an endgame, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy(IATP).

New bill enacting food and agribusiness merger moratorium necessary

MINNEAPOLIS—A bill introduced in Congress today that would temporarily halt agribusiness mergers and launch an effort to improve antitrust enforcement is urgently needed for family farmers struggling with noncompetitive markets that are influencing high costs and low prices, says the

New report: Secret regulatory talks threaten public protections

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International regulatory cooperation and the public good

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Climate change, CAFTA and forced migration

On the last day of April, 16-year-old Juan de León Gutiérrez died in U.S. government custody in Texas. It was just 10 days since he had crossed the border after migrating from his home in Guatemala.

Regulating agricultural futures markets to benefit producers, processors and consumers

How difficult can it be to trade contracts based on the cash value of wheat, crude oil, unroasted coffee beans and other raw materials? Sure, there are future risks, physical and financial, but they can be usually managed with the help of trading exchanges, standardized data and lightning-fast computer technology.

USDA's proposed relocation of ERS, NIFA an insult to world-class researchers

MINNEAPOLIS—Today, the United States Department of Agriculture