“We might be living in a post-farm bill world right now where we just pass farm policy through budget bills, and leave out a lot of really important programs.” dailyyonder.com/partisan-roa...

A few corporations control the dirty business of chemical fertilisers, with annual sales of US$76bn. Nitrogen fertilisers alone are responsible for one in every 40 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year. grain.org/e/7284 @iatp.bsky.social @etcgroup.bsky.social #GlobalFertilizerDay

This piece by @ucs.org does a great job explaining the over-production problem in US ag that pushes prices paid to farmers down. There would be multiple benefits - for farmers and the climate - if we produced less corn. And had the #FarmBill reforms to support it. blog.ucs.org/kathryn-ande...

It’s never too early to start learning about local foods! Our latest article spotlights a Farm to Kids pilot program in Hutchinson, Minnesota, where local produce, activity sheets, and recipes were delivered weekly to early care providers, reaching about 600 children. www.iatp.org/fresh-food-t...

I raise a few questions about McDonald's commitment to regen ag here. @nsac-sustainableag.bsky.social puts this initiative in context, including major cuts to #USDA staff managing programs that could help farmers. Great reporting by @clairek.bsky.social www.foodandpower.net/latest/mcdon...

October is Farm to Kids month! Farm to School & Early Care programs connect kids with local, nutritious foods, and provide an important market for small farmers, strengthening local economies. But it takes more than farmers & schools to make the system work. Learn more: www.iatp.org/farm-school-...

While a U.S. government shutdown looms, Congress has once again failed to pass a new Farm Bill, jeopardizing crucial programs that farmers and rural communities depend on. Read our statement: www.iatp.org/2018-farm-bi...

It was a total blast running into the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy @iatp.bsky.social at #FarmAid in Minneapolis! Even better!? Learning about all their #FarmToSchool work in the Homegrown Village 🌱 www.iatp.org/farm-school-... @farmaid.org

There's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar! www.iatp.org/event/ppms-w...

Achieving climate, biodiversity & pollution goals — while upholding human rights — requires fundamental transformation of food systems. Ahead of COP30 in Brazil, IATP joins nearly 100 organizations in a global open letter calling for a just transition to agroecology. ➡️ www.reimaginefoodsystems.org

Identical commodities can be produced in very different ways, with vastly different impacts on workers and the environment. Please join our Oct. 1 webinar to learn why trade agreements exclude processing & production methods, and how new approaches could change that. www.iatp.org/event/ppms-w...

Join the next session in our webinar series! These sessions unpack some of the most common #FalseSolutions to the climate crisis, exploring the risks they pose & empowering NGOs and activists to challenge them. 🗓️ Monday, 13 October 2025 🕒 15–17 CEST Sing up now👇 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 1/

Identical commodities can be produced in very different ways, with vastly different impacts on workers and the environment. Please join our Oct. 1 webinar to learn why trade agreements exclude processing & production methods, and how new approaches could change that. www.iatp.org/event/ppms-w...

As the European Commission turns its attention to stubborn GHG emissions from the EU’s food & agriculture sector, they are exploring three potential policy options, with a focus on pricing agriculture emissions and using market mechanisms to encourage climate action. www.iatp.org/eu-agricultu...

As part of our exhibition for the Farm Aid Homegrown Village this Saturday at #farmaid40, we put together interactive and educational games to introduce visitors to our work and explore some of the unpredictable challenges farmers face: www.iatp.org/farmer-chall...

“Overall, what Trump has done is throw international markets into turmoil. And he’s created doubt in the minds of those who are importing U.S. commodities... that the U.S will not be reliable.” @foodresilience.bsky.social www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/iatp-bl...

The plan laid out in the “MAHA” strategy report will in fact be disastrous for the health of America’s children. A handful of good ideas will be outweighed by the deregulation agenda, which enables more factory farms, more pesticides, and more harmful contaminants in our environment & our food.

IATP is excited to be part of Farm Aid next week — if the festival can take place. We support Farm Aid's stance defending the rights of workers and hope the University of Minnesota comes to the bargaining table and the Farm Aid concert can go forward.

Despite strong objections, including from IATP, a U.N. carbon trading mechanism was adopted last year. Now, ahead of #COP30, the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body is tasked with the challenge of how to commodify reversible carbon credits. Our latest from Dr. Steve Suppan: www.iatp.org/cop30-commod...

A just transition for food systems must center the needs of a wide range of people, including small-scale food producers, Indigenous Peoples & food chain workers. IATP is in Sri Lanka this week, joining the convergence of voices at the Nyéléni Global Forum. nyeleniglobalforum.org/3rd-nyeleni-...

Amid chaotic pivots in trade policy and repression of climate science in the U.S., IATP continues to fight for just & sustainable food systems. Join us at our upcoming webinar to learn more about our current work: www.iatp.org/event/shapin...

The USDA’s “reorganization plan” is expected to result in a massive loss of staff — and with them, institutional knowledge and capacity. IATP’s Michael Happ spoke with @publicnewsservice.bsky.social about how USDA downsizing hurts farmers and more: app.publicnewsservice.org/story/mn-far...

Central to the survival of small & mid-scale farmers is their "seed sovereignty," or the right to save, use, exchange & sell their own seeds. But those rights are limited by the restrictive international treaty UPOV 91, which protects seed patents at farmers' expense. www.iatp.org/removing-tra...

NEW: Consumers should have the right to know what’s in their food and where it was produced. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is up for review this fall, which is an opportunity to improve rules around food labeling & increase transparency in the food system. www.iatp.org/enabling-bet...

Why are the agricultural trade rules of the WTO insufficient to promote sustainable food systems worldwide, and how can they be re-imagined? In two papers, international experts explain the current weaknesses and present principles to guide a future approach. More 👉 t.ly/6AjiG

In our latest article, Dr. Steve Suppan looks at the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) and the recommended standard for PACM-issued emissions credits, which will be presented to country delegates at COP30 in November. www.iatp.org/cop30-commod...

In our newest policy brief, we looked into the issues presented by UPOV 91, an international treaty that protects patented seeds to the detriment of traditional seed systems, rural development, and agroecological transitions in support of local food sovereignty. www.iatp.org/battling-for...

VICTORY! The judge issued an order restoring the plaintiffs' canceled grants! This opens the door to justice for similarly wronged groups doing critical work. Congrats @earthjustice.org, @iatp.bsky.social, and the rest of our allies and plaintiffs. More: farmstand.org/victory-fede...

Today, a federal judge issued an order reinstating our USDA grant, finding that the grant cancelation was both "arbitrary and capricious." We are thrilled that the courts have recognized this grant termination as unjust, and hope that this ruling encourages other groups to pursue similar action.

NEW REPORT: To understand the impacts of trade pressures and encroaching industrialization on Kenya’s food system and small-scale livestock producers, we commissioned an in-depth study on the current state of the sector, as well as recent trends. www.iatp.org/kenya-livest...

Yesterday, we argued before a judge that illegally cancelled USDA grants should be restored while our case continues w/ @earthjustice.org and Farmers Justice Center. The organizations who benefit from these grants uplift independent farmers and underserved communities. @iatp.bsky.social

"These trade deals won’t bring us closer to stable markets for food and farming. They only make it harder for farmers here or abroad to make any plans." Another round of Trump administration tariffs are set to go into effect today. Our statement: www.iatp.org/trump-tariff...

IATP visited Minnesota Farmfest this week where we heard from Minnesota legislators, coalition partners, and local farmers from across Minnesota! We had some great conversations around the state of agriculture in the Midwest and the urgency for a sustainable, agroecological policy transition.

This week, IATP co-hosted a workshop in Nairobi, collaborating with partners to reimagine a trade system that works for East African countries. Learn more in our latest blog: www.iatp.org/iatp-kenya-r...

Two weeks ago, the world’s highest court affirmed that governments have an obligation to address climate change & protect citizens from climate harm. Our latest from Leila Yow explains how the ICJ ruling could bolster efforts to transform food & agriculture systems: www.iatp.org/icj-decision...

IATP’s Sophia Murphy and Calvin Manduna are in Kenya this week, meeting with partners to discuss how a reimagined WTO Agreement on Agriculture could impact East African countries. Today, they toured the Grow Biointensive Agriculture Centre of Kenya, an agroecological farmer training center.

The Republican budget, also known as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” became law earlier this month. The budget, which slashes vital programs like SNAP & Medicaid and massively increases spending on ICE enforcement, will be devastating to an already-vulnerable U.S. food system. www.iatp.org/republican-b...

“This is less a reorganization and more a dismantling. This mass relocation will be costly. It will also result in the mass resignation of staff, which means a major loss of capacity at USDA." @benlilliston.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

IATP’s Michael Happ spoke with @investigatemidwest.bsky.social about how Secretary Rollins’ overhaul of the USDA — including the removal of vital climate research & information — has left farmers unprepared & vulnerable to worsening climate disasters. investigatemidwest.org/2025/07/16/f...

An unplanned drop in the cattle herd has led to: 1 - lower ag methane emissions; 2 - better prices for ranchers; 3 - higher prices for consumers; 4 - more beef imports. I wrote about lessons from these developments & how new policies might support a planned/just transition for the livestock sector.

NEW: The U.S. cattle herd is the smallest it’s been since 1951, thanks in part to a years-long drought and other climate-related challenges. The livestock industry intends to increase the herd size again in coming years — but should they? @benlilliston.bsky.social www.iatp.org/shrinking-ca...

USDA should be helping farmers build a resilient food system. Instead, Trump’s admin is cutting essential resources. “We might see more farming in the dark.” Analysis by @iatp.bsky.social in @investigatemidwest.bsky.social

The proposed EU budget opens the door for a transition to a more sustainable agriculture system. But without dedicated funding or an effective means to monitor progress, the plan put forth last week remains an open-ended, distant possibility, rather than a real roadmap. www.iatp.org/starting-lin...

The latest on our case to stop DOGE’s assault on small farmers and the fight for a habitable climate: farmstand.org/case/stoppin...

The Trump administration is dismantling efforts to build a fairer farm system. We’re fighting back. www.publicnewsservice.org/2025-07-02/b...

Big Ag won’t stand up for its workers—only for its profits. These powerful corporations don’t mind a scared, exploitable labor force. In fact, they count on it. farmstand.org/how-big-ag-t...

The EU plans to massively scale up its biomethane production in the next five years as part of its energy transition. But this may mean expanding & locking in a polluting factory farm system. Our latest from Sophie Scherger unpacks why biogas is a false climate solution: www.iatp.org/biomethane-e...

In many ways, California leads the country on climate action. But the flawed design of their Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) means that factory farms — inside and outside the state — get paid to pollute. @benlilliston.bsky.social prismreports.org/2025/07/02/c...

"Biogas is promoted as a climate fix through an accounting trick, assuming manure is an inevitable source of pollution, rather than a by-product." @iatp.bsky.social explores why the EU shouldn't be taken in by the factory farm gas system: www.iatp.org/biomethane-e...