The Republican budget passed earlier this month took a chainsaw to several foundational pillars that prop up the U.S. food system: public spending for those facing hunger; under-paid immigrant workers; and a Farm Bill coalition of rural and urban policymakers.
The U.S. cattle herd is the smallest it's been in 70 years. In June, the price of ground beef rose over $6, the highest since the government started tracking in 1980.
IATP submitted the following comments on July 21, 2025 to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on its proposed amendment to Minnesota Rules Chapter 7020 governing animal feedlots.
The following comments were submitted on July 21, 2025, to the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board in response to a call for feedback on the Minnesota Climate Action Framework.
As the European Union (EU) looks for ways to cut its agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and manage its energy transition, biogas and with it biomethane has gained renewed traction.
Earlier this month, IATP and allies responded to a call for input by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food on Concentration of corporate power in global food systems and its implications for the realization of the right to food.
The following comments were submitted on June 12, 2025 in response to the Call for Input from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food for the forthcoming thematic report to the UN General Assembly: Concentration of corporate power in global food systems and its implications for the realization of the right to food.
