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Mar 21, 2023

Minnesota should increase agriculture budget to deliver for famers, communities and rural Minnesota

Today, leading Minnesota organizations on hunger relief and agriculture submitted a letter to the Minnesota House and Senate leadership, urging legislators to increase the 2023 agriculture budget to invest in our farmers and food systems.

Mar 3, 2023

Least Developed Countries Conference Provides Opportunity to Advance Agroecological Transitions

Doha, Qatar—From March 4-9, United Nations officials and diplomats, together with Heads of States from U.N.-designated Least Developed Countries (LDCs), civil society organizations, parliamentarians and the private sector will gather in Doha for the 5th U.N. Conference on the Least Developed Countries (U.N. LDC5).

Mar 1, 2023

Despite Improvements, Three in Four Farmers Turned Away from Federal Conservation Programs

MINNEAPOLIS—A new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) finds that roughly three in four farmers who applied to access critical government conservation programs in 2022

Mar 1, 2023

2023 Farm to School and Early Care Bill Continues Positive Momentum in Minnesota

St. Paul, Minnesota—The Minnesota House Agriculture Committee will have a hearing today for Representative Kristi Pursell’s Farm to School and Early Care bill (H.F. 2043), with bipartisan support representing a step forward in supporting local food, schools and economies throughout Minnesota.

Feb 20, 2023

MinneAg Network Applauds Elements of Governor Walz’s Proposed 2023 Agriculture Budget

MINNEAPOLIS—Ahead of the release of the revised Minnesota budget targets early next month, the MinneAg Network commends Governor Walz’s administration on including in the Minnesota 2023 Agriculture Budget several elements key to building a more resilient, just farm and food system in Minnesota.

Feb 16, 2023

United States interfering with Mexico’s science-based restrictions on genetically modified corn

MINNEAPOLIS—On February 13, Mexico’s Ministry of the Economy released a revised decree on its planned restrictions on the imports of genetically-modified corn following pressure from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to explain the science behind its plans to ban GM corn and glyphosate. Despite those moves to clarify the timing and extent of the changes, U.S.

IATP in the News

UN sets out roadmap to end world hunger amid climate crisis, The Grocer
Cop28: UN targets agri-food industry with new climate recommendations, Irish Times
Big meat and dairy lobbyists turn out in record numbers at Cop28, The Guardian
MDA Awards 2023 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grants, Morning Ag Clips
RIPE leaders applaud USDA conservation list expansion, Farm Progress
$1.2 million USDA grants boost Minnesota specialty crops, Minnesota Ag Connection
MDA Awards 2023 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grants, Agriculture Industry Today
Mapped: Big Ag’s Routes to Influence at COP28, DeSmog
How a delayed farm bill would affect the agriculture sector, Marketplace
EU offers more cash to fertilizer makers over fears of new energy crunch, Politico
Daybreak Oct. 26: Stabenow: $4-5B available for new farm bill, Agri Pulse
Carbon trading for farmers is back on the table, Politico
As new farm bill gets drafted, some hope for changes to support sustainable farming, MPR Climate Cast
‘Rome’s burning’: Small farmers complain Biden administration is fiddling as they vanish, Politico
Grilling the world’s biggest meat producer, New York Times
The EPA Rejected Calls for Tougher Water Pollution Regulations at US Factory Farms – Now, It’s Being Sued, Green Queen
13 Groups Sue EPA Over Factory Farm Water Pollution, Common Dreams
Environmental groups sue EPA over water pollution from large livestock farms, Star Tribune
Meatpacker JBS Listing in NYC Would Be an ESG Nightmare, Bloomberg
IATP’s Wise: Mexico set for ‘public airing of the science’ on GE corn, Inside U.S. Trade
The farm bill expires in a month, and Congress still needs to decide what it will cost, NPR