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December 19, 2008
Obama's Trade Rep. Must Fix Broken U.S. Trade Policy PDF
President-elect Barack Obama's choice for the next U.S. Trade Representative, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, must fix a broken U.S. trade policy, which has caused enormous harm to farmers, workers, communities and the environment, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

December 17, 2008
New Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Faces Big Challenges PDF
Minneapolis – President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack must shift the agency’s focus toward stabilizing volatile agriculture commodity prices, improving market competition, supporting sustainable farming systems and encouraging the production of healthier food, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

November 13, 2008
Speculation a Major Contributor to Global Food Crisis, New Report Finds PDF
Excessive speculation in agriculture commodity markets has played a major role in the rapid rise and fall in global food prices, contributing to a massive increase in undernourished people and commodity market instability, according to a new report by IATP.

October 22, 2008
First Rural African Summit to Meet in St. Cloud on October 26-27 PDF
The opportunities and challenges facing African immigrants living in Minnesota’s rural communities will be the subject of the first Rural African Summit on October 26-27 in St. Cloud, Minn.

October 14, 2008
New Consumer Guide Points to Health and Environmental Risks of Sludge Use in Food Production PDF
Consumers should choose foods produced without sludge and avoid use of sewage sludge-based fertilizer products in home gardens, concludes a new guide by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

September 24, 2008
New Consumer Guides to Safe Plastics and Children's Products Now Available PDF
To help eliminate confusion about plastics and synthetic chemicals, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and the public health coalition Healthy Legacy have teamed up to provide consumers with two new resources to make smarter choices when shopping.

August 6, 2008
New Global Contract Needed to Re-Assert Basic Rights, Protect Environment PDF
Global institutions enforcing trade and finance rules have overridden fundamental human rights, stalled international development and harmed the environment, finds three new papers released today by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

July 29, 2008
Trade Talks Collapse, New Direction Needed PDF
Today, trade negotiations at the World Trade Organization in Geneva broke down. It has now been seven years since the Doha Round of negotiations began at the WTO.

July 19, 2008
WTO Doha Negotiations Threaten to Encourage Inefficient Food Aid Delivery PDF
Revised rules on food aid in the latest negotiating text at the World Trade Organization fail to reduce adequately the scope for the sale of food aid and encourage a highly wasteful, trade distorting system, according to a letter sent to trade ministers today from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Canadian Foodgrains Bank and Oxfam International.

June 19, 2008
Test Biomass Harvests Yield Important Lessons PDF
A series of test forest biomass harvests from the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota indicate that such harvests could reduce the cost of fire prevention management while providing work for loggers and fuel for renewable energy facilities.