Publication archives

Mar 6, 2020

Comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Daley Farms of Lewiston, LLP 2018 Dairy Expansion

by
Tara Ritter
Ben Lilliston
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) thanks the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for the opportunity to comment on the draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment Worksheet (SEAW) for Daley Farms of Lewiston, LLP 2018 Dairy Expansion.
Mar 5, 2020

Standards at stake: US-UK trade deal risks lower food standards

by
Sharon Anglin Treat
It goes without saying that the United Kingdom has some big decisions to make during 2020. On one level, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has “got Brexit done” and finally made the split with the European Union official.
warning pesticides on food
Mar 5, 2020

The future of wind energy – one county’s vision

by
Tara Ritter
Residents of Murray County, Minnesota value the small-town feel, knowing people wherever they go, peace and quiet, and a strong sense of community. Murray is a primarily agricultural county; as you drive through the prairie, you can see farm fields stretching to the horizon. The landscape has changed over the past 20 years, though.
Murray County Rural Energy Dialogue
Mar 3, 2020

World Economic Forum and the corporate takeover of the global governance of our food systems

by
Shiney Varghese
IATP joins hundreds of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from around the world to condemn the rumors about a World Econom
grain elevator
Feb 26, 2020

2020 Murray County Energy Dialogue Final Report

Feb 26, 2020

Agriculture Resilience Act offers climate change solutions for farmers

by
Tara Ritter
This week, Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced the Agriculture Resilience Act, a bill that addresses the role of agriculture in combating climate change with a suite of science
Summer View of Iowa
Feb 25, 2020

There's nothing "mini" about the U.S. plan to unravel Europe's precautionary principle

by
Sharon Anglin Treat
The real goal of the United States and European Union’s so-called “mini-deal” on trade is unambiguous and goes to the heart of Europe’s way of life and approach to the rule of law. U.S. trade negotiators, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and American farm interests have all been crystal clear: the precautionary principle must go, and now is the time to finally axe it.
Spraying pesticides on lettuce
Feb 25, 2020

IATP Comment to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on Toxicological and Physicochemical Data of Engineered Nanomaterials

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
Download a PDF of the comment here.    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) NIOSH Docket Office