Livestock

How to Fight a Factory Farm Episode Two: The Price We Pay

What does it mean to get big or get out? As CAFOs began to take over livestock production in the U.S. through the 1990s, the consequences of this corporate-controlled, vertically-integrated system rippled throughout rural economies, putting smaller independent farmers and their suppliers out of business, and trapping others in debt and dependence on exploitative meat companies.

New York AG files groundbreaking greenwashing case against global meat giant JBS

Today, the New York Attorney General (AG) sued global meat giant JBS over misleading net-zero climate claims. New York’s AG charged that JBS’ claim that it would reach net-zero emissions by 2040 was misleading to consumers because the company had no clear and achievable plan to reach the 2040 target.

IATP reacts to FAO’s Achieving SDG2 without Breaching the 1.5C Threshold: A Global Roadmap

MINNEAPOLIS—Today, in response to the launch of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s launch of its anticipated Roadmap to achieving SDG2 without breaching the 1.5˚ C Threshold: A Global Roadmap, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Executive Director Sophia Murphy, Ph.D., issued the following statement:

IATP comment to USDA on proposed rule on "Transparency in Poultry Growing Contracts and Tournaments"

The following comment was summitted to the USDA regarding the proposed rule on the “Transparency in Poultry Growing Contracts and Tournaments” on August 1st, 2022. IATP supports the proposed rule and suggests several additions that would increase transparency and fairness for workers.