Minnesota

Minnesota legislative session ends with little progress to show for agriculture

Minnesota’s legislative session closed this week, with little progress for agriculture. Though the Agriculture Committee has historically been able to make deals even in difficult partisan environments, this year they were unable to compromise on this issue and were unable to pass an agriculture omnibus bill this session.

Minnesota’s new Climate Action Framework: A welcome path forward for climate action

As the federal government throws climate progress in reverse, Minnesota builds a model for state-led climate action across sectors — revealing a big opportunity for a transition to sustainable agriculture.

IATP joins ICE OUT Minnesota statewide strike

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. 

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. 

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

The announcement continues a concerning trend of partisanship within the USDA, hurting its credibility and harming our farmers, rural communities, and those facing hunger 

Introducing: New MN Ag Policy 101 Resources

The MinneAg Network is on a mission to lift up community members and highlight their solutions to nurture vibrant food systems that provide access to sufficient, safe, culturally appropriate, and nutritious food while developing local supply chains that allow small to mid-scale farmers access to markets.  As part of this vision, we aim to demys