Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

The EU’s plans to put a price on agriculture emissions

As the rest of the European Union’s economy reduces its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the air is getting thinner for the ...
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

As Congress fails to pass a new Farm Bill, its expiration leaves farmers and rural communities in the dark

MINNEAPOLIS—In response to the expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill on September 30 — and no new Farm Bill to take its place — the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) has issued the ...
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Putting together the puzzle of a successful Farm to School system

As part of IATP's exhibition at Farm Aid 40, we created an interactive puzzle that illustrates the complexities of ...
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

So you want to be a farmer? Our current system poses many obstacles

As part of our exhibition at Farm Aid 40, we have created an interactive game that highlights some of the unpredictable ...
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A new EU Emissions Economy?

The European Commission is exploring whether and how to price greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its agrifood sector, looking for policy options to help bring down the sector’s stagnating greenhouse ...
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US FDA Advisory Committee Finds Using Human Antibiotic in Cattle Could Create Antibiotic Resistance and Threaten Human Health

A key advisory committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week rejected the claim of the manufacturer Intervet, that its new cattle antibiotic cefquinome could be considered safe ...
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT): Punta del Este Declaration

Ministers, meeting on the occasion of the Special Session of the CONTRACTING PARTIES at Punta del Este, have decided to launch Multilateral Trade Negotiations (The Uruguay Round). To this end, they ...
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Glickman Defends Administration""s Farm Assistance Program

Agriculture Secretary Glickman Tuesday told the Commodity Club of Washington that his response to congressional critics of the Clinton administration's countercyclical farm proposal has been "What's ...
IATP

Transnational Corporations and the Environment: The Case of Malaysia

This paper presents the role of transnational corporations (TNCs) in the Malaysian economy with specific attention to its environmental implications, and regulatory measures to shield harmful effects.
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Power Plants

IN THE WORLD OF MOLECULAR FARMING, PLANTS ARE LIVING FACTORIES THAT PRODUCE CHEAP DRUGS, PLASTICS, EVEN HUMAN BLOOD PROTEINS. RESEARCHERS HOPE - AND CRITICS FEAR - WE'LL REAP WHAT WE SOW. Ste-Foy, Que ...
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Farmland to Sell Iowa Pork Plant to Smithfield

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 23 (Reuters) - Farmland Industries said on Thursday it plans to sell its Dubuque, Iowa, pork processing plant to Smithfield Foods Inc. , the largest U.S. pork producer. The all ...