Press Release

USDA's GMO disclosure rule designed to cover up, not inform

MINNEAPOLIS—Today, the U.S.

Status quo Farm Bill falters on economic, climate challenges

MINNEAPOLIS—The 2018 Farm Bill passed by Congress on Wednesday is largely status quo from the 2014 version and will continue to drive overproduction and low farm income while ignoring the stark realities of climate change, commented the

Groups file lawsuit to require environmental review for public loans to industrial animal operations

WASHINGTON—The

Family farm organizations from U.S., Canada oppose signing of New NAFTA

MINNEAPOLIS—The original North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been devastating for family farmers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. It has promoted global agribusiness interests at the cost of family farmers and contributed to the economic and social erosion of rural communities.

'New NAFTA' falls flat for farmers, food advocates

MINNEAPOLIS—In response to the release of the text of a "New NAFTA," now called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) between the three North American nations, IATP Executive Director Juliette Majot issued the following statement: 

'New NAFTA' falls flat for farmers, food advocates

MINNEAPOLIS—In response to the release of the text of a "New NAFTA," now called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) between the three North American nations, IATP Executive Director Juliette Majot issued the following statement: 

Bullying, insults achieve nothing for farmers in U.S., Canada or Mexico

MINNEAPOLIS—In response to the announcement that NAFTA negotiations with Canada have been suspended until Wednesday and the Trump administration has sent a notice to Congress of its intention to sign a trade agreement with Mexico, with or without Canada, IATP Senior Attorney Sharon Treat issued the following statement:

USDA's newly detailed aid package fails to address causes of farm crisis

MINNEAPOLIS—On Monday, the United States Department of Agriculture released the details of its "three-pronged approach" to aiding farmers affected by retaliatory agricultural tariffs. In response, Ben Lilliston, Director of Rural Strategies and Climate Change at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, issued the following statement:

Trump's U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement is not a Real Deal

MINNEAPOLIS—In response to the announcement of a "deal" between the United States and Mexico on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, IATP Executive Director Juliette Majot issued the following statement:

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.