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Nov 8, 2022

Fertiliser Crisis Cost G20 Almost $22 Billion While Fertiliser Companies Set to Make $84 Billion in Profits

Farmers and governments in the G20 spent $21.8 billion more on key fertilisers imports in 2021 and 2022, while the world’s biggest fertiliser companies are expected to make almost US$84 billion profit over the same period, according to new analysis released by GRAIN and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) today.

Nov 8, 2022

U.N. Expert Group On Net-Zero Prioritizes Real Emissions Cuts

MINNEAPOLIS—Today, the United Nations’ High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities issued a strong report assessing the net-zero pledges and commitments of non-state actors, which enable financial firms and corporations, including major agribusiness emitters, to greenwash their impact on the climate.

Oct 24, 2022

COP27 creates opportunity to respond to agriculture’s climate crisis

MINNEAPOLIS—As governments and civil society prepare to gather in Sharm el-Sheikh for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP27), the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) is joining partners around the world to advocate for agroecology and real zero and j

May 3, 2022

First-in-nation "forever chemical” policies become law in Maine

MINNEAPOLIS—In Maine, a coalition of farmers and farm groups, including the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, public health advocates and state legislators worked to enact groundbreaking legislation to stop toxic Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination of farms, food and water.

Apr 14, 2022

Millions in federal conservation program money in the Midwest go toward large farms, practices that make the environment worse

A new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) finds that in 2020, in the 12 Midwest states, over $56 million in federal conservation dollars were spent on industrial agricultural practices.

Mar 21, 2022

IATP welcomes SEC climate financial risk disclosure rule as first step in holding companies, including agribusiness, accountable to investors, regulators and the public interest

Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released for public comment a proposed rule on the disclosure of climate-related financial risk by U.S. companies, including food and agriculture firms, listed for trade on SEC-regulated exchanges.

IATP in the News

Climate-Friendly Food Systems Offer Biden Dual Budget Bill Wins — Bloomberg Law
Cargill, Continental Grain Take Over Chicken Leader Sanderson Farms for $4.5 Billion — Food & Power
Cold hard facts on warming — POLITICO
The UN’s Big Climate Report Buried Some Bad News About Our Eating Habits — Mother Jones
Global food supplies will suffer as temperatures rise – climate crisis report — The Guardian
Agri-Business Corporations Are Trying to Save The Environment. Or Are They? — Modern Farmer
As Carbon Markets Reward New Efforts, Will Regenerative Farming Pioneers Be Left in the Dirt? — Civil Eats
Paris Agreement: Biden's chance to restore international standing — The Hill
Working with EU on food sustainability requires redefining US agricultural governance — EURACTIV
North American farmers profit as consumers pressure food business to go green — Reuters
US chemical industry overreaches by invoking USMCA — The Hill
Farmers need to adapt to climate change to stay profitable, experts say — Marketplace
Du vin, du pain, du Boursin with coconut and rapeseed oil? — The Telegraph
Biden advisors push a new plan to slow global warming: A soil carbon bank for farmers — The Counter
How can changing your food shop help biodiversity? — BBC News
Are Carbon Markets for Farmers Worth the Hype? — Civil Eats
Big Oil Is in Trouble. Its Plan: Flood Africa With Plastic. — The New York Times
How Mega-Dairy and Meat Production Are Heating Up the Planet — Food Tank
Dairy Dialog Podcast 89 — The Dairy Reporter
Maine’s PFAS-Specific Statute of Limitations Bill Moves Forward — Bloomberg Law
Agrifood Brief: Unholy alliances — EURACTIV
Mexico is phasing out imports of glyphosate and GMO corn. Supporters say that could reverse years of damage from U.S. trade policy —The Counter
Emissions from 13 dairy firms match those of entire UK, says report — The Guardian
As leaders warned of U.S. meat shortages, overseas exports of pork and beef continued — USA Today
Farmers are worried about going under. That could put fruit and vegetables in short supply — CNN Business
Report Says Top 13 Dairy Companies Have As Many Emissions As United Kingdom — Forbes
The climate bill even Big Agriculture loves — Grist
Coronavirus cases found in at least 17 meat processing plants across the U.S. — CBS This Morning
The Food Chain's Weakest Link: Slaughterhouses — The New York Times
America's Meat Supply Chain Is Feeling the Pressure of the COVID-19 Outbreak — Food & Wine
Meat processing plants are closing due to covid-19 outbreaks. Beef shortfalls may follow. — Washington Post
Covid-19 has closed major meat plants across the U.S. What happens to farmers, livestock, prices, and supply? Your questions, answered. — The Counter
Pockets of Rural America Are Less Vulnerable to Economic — Fallout For Now — Pew
Polluting industries cash-in on COVID, harming climate in the process — InsideClimate News
As coronavirus drives down commodity prices, farm groups ask for aid — FERN