Publication archives

Jan 22, 2026

Learning from Germany’s decades of public biogas support

by
Sophie Scherger
While biogas — energy produced mostly from crops or animal manure — has long been promoted as part of the European Union’s (EU) energy transition, it now receives renewed attention as a tool to address agriculture’s methane emissions. 
Large green domes at German biogas plant
Jan 21, 2026

IATP joins ICE OUT Minnesota statewide strike

by
Sophia Murphy
IATP is joining hundreds of businesses, faith communities, labor unions, schools, and nonprofits across Minnesota on Friday, January 23 in closing our office doors and putting away our keyboards for ICE OUT Minnesota: A Day of Truth and Freedom. 
Minneapolis skyline in winter
Jan 21, 2026

Trump administration throws money at an emerging farm crisis, with no end in sight

by
Ben Lilliston
On New Year’s Eve, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the details for $11 billion of a $12 billion farm bailout plan.
Old leaning barn
Jan 16, 2026

An Update from Minneapolis: What’s going on, and how you can help

While we work nationally and internationally, IATP is deeply rooted in our home state of Minnesota and our city of Minneapolis, where we have been based since our founding nearly 40 years ago. 
Snowy Minneapolis neighborhood with "Peace" sign in yard. Photo by Taylor Dahlin.
Jan 15, 2026

IATP Europe Comments on the development of pilot CRCF methodologies for livestock

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Sophie Scherger
IATP Europe submitted the following comments on December 18, 2025 to the research consortium, mandated by the European Commission, regarding the development of pilot methodologies for the certification of livestock credits under the European Union’s (EU) Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF). 
Jan 13, 2026

USDA funding freeze is latest in string of federal attacks on Minnesota programs

by
Ben Lilliston
The announcement continues a concerning trend of partisanship within the USDA, hurting its credibility and harming our farmers, rural communities, and those facing hunger 
Cans on food aid shelf labeled USDA
Dec 19, 2025

2025: A Challenging Year in Review, and What’s Next

by
Sophia Murphy
From tracking food and climate issues through a tumultuous year to drafting a new model treaty for sustainable agriculture and trade, 2025 has kept us busy.
Photo collage of: U.S. capitol, aerial view of tropical farm, soybean harvest, apples
Dec 10, 2025

Climate's Emergency Brake: The imperative for a livestock transition to slow global warming

by
Claire Stockwell
Ben Lilliston
Sophia Murphy
In this brief, we outline why action on methane is so urgently needed and where there are risks of a sudden shift in the policy or consumer landscape. We need to plan and fund the transition now — the longer we wait, the more extreme climate change will be, and the more disruptive the transition will be.
Three cows in front of setting or rising sun