CFFE Statement on President Trump's Visit to Iowa

President Trump’s bailout is a Band Aid for a farm economy that is hemorrhaging. We need to ask why U.S. farmers and rural communities are so vulnerable to tariffs from other countries. The answer is a broken farm policy, created by corporate agribusiness, that prioritizes overproduction over everything else — including our farmers, our communities and our environment.

CFFE Statement on President Trump's Visit to Iowa

President Trump’s bailout is a Band Aid for a farm economy that is hemorrhaging. We need to ask why U.S. farmers and rural communities are so vulnerable to tariffs from other countries. The answer is a broken farm policy, created by corporate agribusiness, that prioritizes overproduction over everything else — including our farmers, our communities and our environment.

Reckless action by Trump administration crushing U.S. farmers

July 25, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SHORT-SIGHTED TRADE POLICY IS CRUSHING U.S. FARMERS IATP believes the solution lies in a better farm bill, rather than subsidies

IATP statement on the passage of the flawed House Farm Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2018 Contact:               Josh Wise, 952-818-5474, jwise@iatp.org; Ben Lilliston, 612-741-8650, blilliston@iatp.org IATP statement on the passage of the flawed House Farm Bill

IATP Statement on Senate Farm Bill

Today, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed a draft Farm Bill that includes funding increases and policy changes to support sustainable agriculture. The bill supports overall funding increases for conservation programs and supports local and regional food systems.

Bipartisan Senate Farm Bill Avoids Pitfalls of House Counterpart

MINNEAPOLIS—On Friday, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced a bi-partisan draft Farm Bill that stands in stark contrast to the extremely partisan

House Farm Bill Fails – Time for a New Approach to Address Major Issues for Farmers, Rural Communities, and the Environment

Today, the House of Representatives voted against a disastrous Farm Bill that was an affront to farmers, rural communities, our natural resources, and those struggling with hunger. The rejection of this partisan Farm Bill should send a signal to Congress that a dramatic re-set, grounded in fairness and sustainability, is needed in U.S.

States are Unprepared for Climate Change Impact on Agriculture

MINNEAPOLIS – State-level climate adaption strategies frequently do not include agriculture, and an alarming number of states don’t have plans at all, a blind spot in preparing for climate change that will be costly to farmers and state governments, finds a new report by the Institute for Agricultur

Trump Fails Family Farms in First Year

TRUMP FAILS FAMILY FARMS IN FIRST YEAR

NEW REPORT SHOWS THAT TRADE TRIBUNALS ARE THREATENING THE RIGHT TO WATER

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/11/2017 Contact: Josh Wise, 952-818-5474, jwise@iatp.org, Shiney Varghese, 612-722-5373, svarghese@iatp.org