Industrial Livestock

Emissions Impossible Webinar

In July, IATP and GRAIN released a first-of-its-kind report, Emissions Impossible. In it, our researchers examined and scrutinized the climate plans, or lack thereof, of 35 of the largest meat and dairy companies around the world.  Our research shows:

Hogwash and its aftermath: Climate change and corporate accountability after Hurricane Florence

The aftermath of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina demonstrates what climate change will increasingly do to communities and landscapes, especially when governments are unprepared.

Uprooted Episode 39: The Science of Beef and Greenhouse Gases

In our recent report Emissions Impossible: How big meat and dairy are heating up the planet, we teamed up with GRAIN to analyze the greenhouse gas footprints of the largest meat and dairy corporations, and debunked the idea that decreasing emissions intensity would, by itself, lead to an overall reduction in emissions.

Big Meat and Dairy are Heating up our Planet

The world's 35 largest meat and dairy corporations are egregiously under reporting their greenhouse gas emissions, and could become the planet's largest climate polluters within the next few decades. Our latest report with GRAIN shows that these agribusiness giants are claiming to reduce emissions, but instead are pursuing growth strategies that will drive unsustainable levels of consumption and emissions.

Uprooted Episode 34: Meat Inspection in the US

Josh talks with Steve Suppan about meat inspection in the United States and proposed rule change that would allow companies to do self-inspection, potentially leading to higher line speeds and greater safety concerns in an industry that already has a history of unsafe conditions.  

USDA to hog slaughterhouses: Choose your own (faster) production speed

In January, the Food Safety Inspection Service proposed a rule to allow plant management to determine production line speed and configuration in swine slaughterhouses. IATP wrote a letter advising FSIS not to finalize the rule, particularly if enforcement failures and reporting shortcomings continued.

Mighty Giants: Leaders of the Global Meat Complex

While global agribusiness giants such as Monsanto, Cargill, Bayer and DuPont are best known for their control over the global seeds, cereals and agrochemicals market, symbolizing the corporate takeover of the food system, an extremely powerful segment of agribusiness remains hidden from public scrutiny: The companies that control the production, processing and trad

Uprooted Episode 20: The New Math on Cattle

Why is an investment fund buying up cattle from the largest meat company in the world? Steve Suppan joins Josh to talk about commodity markets, financial derivatives of livestock, and other things that might make your head spin.