This week is the Oxford Real Farming Conference, an alternative farming conference which brings together voices from across the food system in the U.K. and beyond. IATP’s Sophia Murphy will speak on a panel this Friday, available to stream live for online ticketholders: orfc.org.uk/session/food...

From tracking food & climate issues through a tumultuous year to drafting a new model treaty for sustainable agriculture and trade, 2025 kept us busy! Read Executive Director Sophia Murphy's blog reflecting on the year, and what we're looking forward to taking on in 2026. www.iatp.org/2025-review

2025 was a challenging year, but we accomplished a lot! Here’s a look back on some of our work, achievements, and moments of joy from this year! youtube.com/shorts/U7jW0...

For years, well over half of farmer applicants to a key farmer conservation cost-share program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), have been turned away. Meanwhile, expensive and polluting practices have been eating up a disproportionate share of the program's dollars. (1/2)

NEW: Cutting livestock methane emissions is one of the fastest ways to slow the worsening climate crisis. Our latest publication makes the case for downscaling and transforming the livestock industry in the U.S. and EU to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. www.iatp.org/climates-eme...

The Trump administration announced a $12 billion farmer bailout package today, to compensate for diminished export markets caused by the administration’s chaotic trade policies. But this aid package is an inadequate response to a deeply broken agriculture economy. www.iatp.org/farmer-bailo...

With the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) up for review, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative is holding hearings this week in Washington. IATP’s Karen Hansen-Kuhn testified on Wednesday, calling for three main changes to the trade agreement: www.iatp.org/usmca-review...

In 2020, governments signed on to the Global Methane Pledge, agreeing to cut methane pollution substantially by 2030. So far, at the halfway point to the 2030 deadline, they’re failing to deliver. www.iatp.org/global-metha...

We urged the US Trade Rep to prioritize the inclusion of mandatory Country-of-Origin-Labeling (COOL) for meat and to back off attacking Canada's dairy supply management program in the USMCA review - www.thefencepost.com/news/most-ag...

🔥 The fertiliser industry is the new Big Oil. Our new report, #ExhaustedEarth, names and shames the villains behind the nitrogen crisis whose fertilisers are fuelling climate chaos, polluting soils and waters, and pushing us far beyond the planet’s limits. foodrise.org.uk/exhausted-ea... (1/5)

IATP's Karen Hansen-Kuhn is testifying at the USTR USMCA Review Hearing today, calling for changes to the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement that would protect food sovereignty and build fair and resilient rural economies in all three countries. Learn more here: www.iatp.org/calling-for-...

Did you miss our latest newsletter? Catch up on IATP's November news, publications, travels, and upcoming events here: mailchi.mp/iatp/nov-25-...

🌱 The EU’s 2040 climate targets lean heavily on carbon removals & other “magical” techs. But what if the real solution is already under our feet? A new @iatp.bsky.social blog shows that transforming Europe’s food systems could cut agricultural emissions significantly without risky technologies 👇

Today is Giving Tuesday! With your support, we can keep building food systems that nourish kids, support farmers, and strengthen local economies. Join us with your gift on this global day of giving! ➡️ www.iatp.org/donate

A series of recent lawsuits intends to make it easier for consumers to discern what’s sustainable and what’s greenwashing by challenging the world’s largest meat processors on their climate messaging.

It's been a busy year for IATP! Please join us on December 9 for our final Shaping the Future of Food webinar of 2025, where we'll hear from program leaders about what they've accomplished this year and what they are looking forward to in 2026. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Our vision is bold but simple: a food system that prioritizes the wellbeing of people & the planet over corporate profit.  With your support this Giving Tuesday, we can keep building food systems that nourish kids, support farmers, and strengthen local economies 🥕 Join us! ➡️ www.iatp.org/donate

Last week, IATP was honored to be part of Agroecology Fund's first international convening near São Paulo, Brazil, which brought together over 90 participants from across 12 countries to exchange knowledge on agroecology and amplify movement-led advocacy grounded in evidence and lived experience.

Check out this great segment from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, featuring insights from IATP's @benlilliston.bsky.social, on how corporate consolidation of Big Ag is hollowing out rural America and funneling taxpayer money through farmers into corporate profits: youtube.com/watch?v=cl02K72QFS0&t

After JBS, now Tyson is being forced to stop claiming it does "net zero" industrial meat, the biggest source of climate emissions in the food system www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/tyso... @iatp.bsky.social

Today is Give to the Max Day in Minnesota! Donations to IATP are the powerful, renewable resource that keep us moving forward. Join us this Give to the Max Day in supporting a food system that feeds kids, supports farmers, and helps communities thrive ➡️ give.mn/yzah5f

NEW: The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a duty-free trade agreement between the U.S. & several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, expired at the end of September & was not renewed by Congress. Industries in these countries are already losing jobs. What comes next? www.iatp.org/end-of-agoa

Healthy waters and wetlands are vital to healthy communities, rural and urban. Removing science-based guardrails that protect water and wetlands in the United States is inherently risky, especially as climate change makes precipitation less predictable and more intense. We oppose this EPA decision.

A China purchase of soy was announced yesterday, but they are still far from the target the Trump Admin has touted for 2025. What about for 26-28? Here, I dig into what we know about ag in the US-China deal & how to assess Trump Admin announcements on trade vs binding agreements.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced a deal with China that would open up trade on certain goods. But many questions remain about the details of the agreement, leaving farmers with more uncertainty. Our latest from @benlilliston.bsky.social: www.iatp.org/china-trade-...

We and our allies reached a settlement on behalf of @ewgofficial.bsky.social for Tyson to stop making climate claims. Big Ag needs to know that we're protecting consumers from their greenwashing. More ➡️ farmstand.org/tyson-foods-... @animallegaldefense.bsky.social @earthjustice.org

🌐Today’s agricultural #trade rules do not meet the environmental, social & economic challenges of our time. To change this, scholars & practitioners have developed a 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘆, a new set of global rules to govern agricultural trade. Summary 👉 t.ly/gm0Mu About 👉 t.ly/hUvBr @iatp.bsky.social

The new Land Gap Report was released this week, with a chapter by IATP Executive Director Sophia Murphy. Here, Sophia gives insights into the project, and some proposals for what trade reforms must be made to close the gap between climate pledges and real progress. www.iatp.org/land-gap-cli...

In our latest, Dr. Steve Suppan dives into a new carbon market emissions removal standard, questioning its long-term effectiveness in helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming to the Paris Agreement limit of 1.5⁰C. Read the article: www.iatp.org/cop30-rules-...

NEW: The updated Land Gap Report, which reveals how countries’ climate pledges continue to depend on unrealistic levels of land-based carbon removal, is out today! The report features a chapter by IATP’s Sophia Murphy about the intersection of land use, agriculture, & trade. landgap.org/2025/report

Earlier this year, FarmSTAND helped us fight to restore our USDA RFSP grant after it was abruptly terminated by the Trump administration. Now, they’re exposing just how carelessly our grant and many others were cancelled. farmstand.org/case/deep-di...

PAN has just published a new series of farmer case studies showing how #Agroecology is a #Climate Solution! www.panna.org/resources/ag... #ClimateCOP #ClimateSolutions #ClimateResilience #COP30 @pesticideaction.bsky.social @futureoffood.bsky.social @agroecology.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social

NEW: As COP30 unfolds in Brazil and deadlines for mandatory climate reporting rules loom, major meat and dairy companies are still falling short on transparent and reliable reporting of their climate risk and GHG emissions. www.iatp.org/introducing-...

“This is part of the dairy industry’s strategy to slow more concrete action — to avoid the fact we need to transition away from producing so much dairy. This is an important fight about who defines the rules.” @benlilliston.bsky.social www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/r...

Is America feeding the world? Or just the world’s CAFOs? Hear from IATP’s Karen Hansen-Kuhn, alongside Jim Goodman and Raj Patel on the latest episode of Family Farm Defenders’ podcast! familyfarmers.org?page_id=2545

The Senate’s deal to reopen the government has a number of problems that will hurt farmers and rural communities. The Senate attaches a 12-month Farm Bill extension to the deal, setting up the possibility for more chaos a year from now. 🧵

COP30 kicks off this week in Belém, Brazil, with the U.S. — the world’s largest historic climate polluter — conspicuously absent. Here’s what we’ll be following as the conference proceeds: www.iatp.org/what-will-co...

Brazilian meat giant JBS just settled a false advertising lawsuit with the NYAG for a million dollars. It's a small win, but it shines a light on the pervasiveness of greenwashing by the meat industry, which will only get worse at COP30. My latest @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2028...

The IATP team has been all over the world this fall, from Copenhagen all the way to Sri Lanka. Check out the new travel log from Climate and Agriculture Policy Officer Sophie Scherger, with insights from Farm Aid 40 in Minnesota to EU conferences in Denmark and Sweden. www.iatp.org/iatp-travel-...

NEW: As part of our work with the the MinneAg Network, we have put together a set of resources to help community members engage with state policy processes and shape a more inclusive and fair food system: www.iatp.org/mn-ag-policy...

New Policy Brief “Agreement on Agriculture Re-Imagined” The Policy Brief emerges from the Agreement on Agriculture Re-Imagined initiative, which is proposing a radically new set of global rules to govern agricultural trade👉 t.ly/GlAKW Learn more about the initiative 👉 t.ly/hUvBr @iatp.bsky.social

"Through a self-inflicted, perfect storm of damaging actions, the Trump administration has exposed the vulnerabilities of a fragile agriculture economy, highly dependent on exports of a few crops and reliant on immigrant labor." Our latest from @benlilliston.bsky.social: www.iatp.org/beyond-soybe...

“We have this whole farm policy system that is built on overproduction of just a few crops. That system that depends so much on exports is really fragile... It has very little resilience built in.” civileats.com/2025/11/04/f...

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At the recent U.N. Committee on Food Security (CFS) plenary, where a new report on food security & nutrition was adopted, the Civil Society & Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism (CSIPM) advocated for agroecological solutions that resist corporate power & false narratives. www.iatp.org/un-committee...

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is currently under review, opening an opportunity to improve the trade agreement to increase fairness and transparency. IATP, WORC & @familyfarmco.bsky.social submitted joint comments to USTR with three broad recommendations: www.iatp.org/calling-for-...

Are we living in a post Farm Bill world? We try to answer this question and more in our latest Q&A.

Two years past the current Farm Bill's original expiration date, the future of the next Farm Bill is still unclear. In a new Q&A, IATP's Michael Happ explains what we know, what we don't, and what might be coming next: www.iatp.org/farm-bill-qa...

They turn record profits while polluting our air & water, and then try to get out of responsibility when their greed costs us. Thank you to @foodrise.bsky.social, @foeus.bsky.social, Greenpeace Nordic, and @iatp.bsky.social for compiling this report. Read it now ➡️https://buff.ly/NCNQh37

NEW: A holistic transformation of the EU’s food systems and a shift to more sustainable diets could reduce agriculture sector emissions by 46% — and reduce the need for risky carbon removal technologies to meet EU 2040 climate targets. www.iatp.org/sustainable-...