Family Farmers Call for End to US Obstruction on Agroecology at United Nations

Contact: Siena Chrisman, (917) 821-9631, [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2019

Nearly 60 farm and food groups urge Congress to reject new USMCA

WASHINGTON—The current version of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) must be rejected, as it ignores the fundamental shortcomings of its predecessor—the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)—and will lock in trade rules that have devastated family farms and expanded corporate control in agriculture and food, according to 59 organizations.

Midwest family farm groups step up fight against factory farms

In state capitals across the Midwest, opposition to legislation pushed by corporate agriculture lobbyists to favor factory farms continues to grow.

340+ organizations call on the EU to immediately halt trade negotiations with Brazil

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IATP, broad coalition applaud Minnesota legislature's Farm to School investment

Today, the Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives passed the Omnibus Agriculture Policy Bill which includes dedicated funding and support for Farm to School and Early Care initiatives across the state. The bill will now head to Governor Walz to be signed.

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

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

MINNEAPOLIS—Today, the United States Department of Agriculture

New FAO, Dairy Platform report whitewashes industry's climate change contributions

MINNEAPOLIS—A new report published today by the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the industry group Global Dairy Platform (GDP) largely ignores the role of global dairy corporations in driving up greenhouse gas (GHG) emissio