The challenges to our climate and food systems intersect in important ways, not only because of the impacts of erratic ...

On New Year’s Eve, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the details for $11 billion of a $12 billion farm ...

IATP is joining hundreds of businesses, faith communities, labor unions, schools, and nonprofits across Minnesota on Friday, ...

Since 2021, EQIP contracts for "climate-smart" practices have increased above general practices in all 12 Midwest states with help from IRA funding  Summary ...

In 2022, Congress and President Biden recognized publicly the threat that climate change poses to agriculture, as well as the ways agriculture can contribute to climate solutions. In that vein, they ...

Climate mitigation projects in the agriculture sector, particularly those focused on storing carbon in soils, are increasingly being tied to carbon markets. But the impact of these initiatives is ...

If you want to sell and buy greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction credits, stakeholders in the carbon trading system must agree on what is being sold and on system operating rules. For the UN ...

IATP is honored to attend Farm Aid 40 this year in Minneapolis. As part of our exhibition in the Homegrown Village, we have created an interactive game that highlights some of the unpredictable ...

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. Since ...

What is “Farm to Head Start”? Farm to Head Start is a Farm to Early Care initiative. Farm to Early Care initiatives connect young children with healthy, locally grown foods and support farmers in ...

Minnesota’s strong network of public health advocates connected UCAP and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) in July 2017, when a colleague from the MN Farm to Early Care Coalition ...

The world urgently needs more diversified and healthier food systems, environmentally and socially sound agricultural practices, and more equitable economic outcomes. A central lever for recognizing ...