Agriculture

Trouble Waters' balancing act

The University of Minnesota back-tracked yesterday on its decision to stop the premiere of the documentary “Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story” on October 3 at the Bell Museum.

Time to put food reserves on the table

Agriculture prices have always experienced their ups and downs. But in recent years, those ups and downs have become more sharp and extreme. And the result has been deadly to many of those around the world facing hunger.

Special UN Food and Agriculture meeting should put food reserves on the table

MINNEAPOLIS/GENEVA – When the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) holds a special meeting on increasing volatility in agriculture prices on Friday in Rome, governments should consider the establishment of food reserves to help stabilize the marketplace, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

Timothy A. Wise on Dumping of Agricultural Products into Mexico

Timothy A. Wise, Director, Research and Policy Program at the Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE) Tufts University on dumping of agricultural products into Mexico.

Trade and Food Reserves: What role does the WTO play?

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Dig your farmer: Minnesota celebrates its first annual Farm to School Week

As part of the national Farm to School movement, lunchrooms around Minnesota are pulling out all the stops on their quest for healthy, locally produced foods for the first annual Farm to School Week, September 20–24.

Flooding might be the "wave"of the future

This commentary by IATP Senior Fellow Dennis Keeney originally appeared in the Ames Tribune. It is republished with permission.

Comment to FDA on Draft Guidance #209, The Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals

This joint letter, submitted by Keep Antibiotics Working to the FDA, Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0094, addresses the issue of the FDA not doing enough about the overuse of antibiotics in food animals.

Letter to Michel Barnier, EC Internal Markets Director General

This is the cover letter to the French government proposal for the European Commission to draft legislation for a European commodity regulatory authority

Proposal to the European Commission for a European commodity regulatory authority (English)

This is an unofficial English translation of the French government proposal to the European Commission's Michel Barnier to propose the drafting of legislation to establish a European commodity regulatory authority.