Governor Dayton proclaims September Farm to School Month in Minnesota

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.

Racing Ahead: U.S. Agri-Nanotechnology in the Absence of Regulation

This IATP report examines food and agricultural applications of nanotechnology, such as coatings used on fruits and vegetables to preserve shelf life, and details possible hazards to human health and the environment if they are marketed without pre-market safety assessment and post-market surveillance.

Major Contributor of Arsenic in Animal Feed Halts Practice

Pfizer announced it will stop selling (for now) it's arsenic-containing product, 3-Nitro, for use in chicken, turkeys and swine.

Minnesota farmers embrace Farm to School, finds new survey

China’s pig industry has global impact, new report finds

China’s pig industry has global impact, new report finds Shift to industrial production affects farmers, food security and environment

IATP announces the 2011–2013 Food and Community Fellows

Minneapolis – The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) is pleased to announce the selection of 14 new Food and Community Fellows. The 2011–2013 class of fellows is a mix of grassroots advocates, thought leaders, writers and entrepreneurs. You can see the full class below and at foodandcommunityfellows.org.

IATP welcomes LaDonna Redmond to lead food and justice project

Minneapolis – The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy announced today that LaDonna Redmond will lead a new project focusing on health, justice and the food system.

Minnesota schools embrace Farm to School

Minneapolis – Participation in Farm to School is growing exponentially among Minnesota K-12 school districts, benefiting students and local farmers, according to the third annual Farm to School survey published today by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

APHA applauded for urging action on hormone-disrupting chemicals

Washington, D.C. – The American Public Health Association (APHA) recently announced an important new policy calling for government action to protect the public from hormone-disrupting chemicals in the food supply. The policy was applauded by Healthy Food Action, a project of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

Charter for a Healthy Farm Bill

U.S. health professionals are calling on new leadership in Congress to make health a priority in writing the next Farm Bill. National health leaders, including Dr. Andrew Weil and Dr. Marion Nestle, have signed onto a “Charter for a Healthy Farm Bill.” (See the full list of signatories at HealthyFoodAction.org.)