Publication archives

Apr 7, 2025

Will Trump’s trade aid for farmers repeat past mistakes?

Ben Lilliston

As the Trump administration announced new tariffs on major agriculture trading partners, media reports last week indicate that USDA Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will try to cushion the blow to farmers by reinstating a controversial trade aid program originally established during the first Trump administration.

Apr 1, 2025

Tariff mayhem: A shortcut to higher prices, fewer jobs, and broken friendships

Sophia Murphy

Love them or hate them, there is no getting around how tariffs work — the country that imposes them pays for them. To repeat what is rapidly becoming household knowledge across the United States: tariffs are a tax imposed on goods as they enter a country.

Woman looking at shopping list overlaid with graph tracking trade

Mar 31, 2025

IATP input regarding security interest arrangements in Article 6.4 mechanism

Dr. Steve Suppan

The following comments were submitted to the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body (SB) in response to a call for Input on the “Provision of a functionality for security interest arrangements in the mechanism registry through a pledge system" on Mar. 22, 2025.

Mar 28, 2025

Trump administration cancels local food funding

Erin McKee VanSlooten

Minnesota farmers and kids had extra reason to celebrate October’s Farm to School and Early Care Month last year, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced plans to distribute $1 billion in funding nationally to support local food purchasing programs, with $17.9 million coming to Minnesota over the next three years.

Mar 25, 2025

Local USDA offices in the crosshairs

Michael Happ

Across the United States, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) local service centers provide essential person-to-person resources for farmers and rural landowners. Loans, grants and conservation technical assistance are available in local communities as a service.

Mar 24, 2025

Three questions for nominated SEC Chair Paul Atkins

Leila Yow

Atkins’ nomination to chair the SEC is part of the latest attempt by the Trump administration to overhaul an independent agency and would have serious consequences for our ability to address growing climate risk. IATP proposes the following three questions for nominee Atkins.

Mar 21, 2025

The EU Climate Advisory Board’s advice on carbon removals: What it means for agriculture

Sophie Scherger

The European Union’s climate change advisory board’s recent recommendations on carbon removals are relevant for the bloc’s agriculture sector. They stress the importance of restoring carbon storage in agricultural land, but also leave the door open to carbon markets — despite their well-documented risks.