A ‘roundtable on seed sovereignty’? Really?

A North Mississippi farm worker died of extreme heat exposure in early September amid one of the hottest summers in recent state history.

Even farmers who were already promised funds from the REAP program may never get them under the Trump admin’s new restrictions. Some are suing.

Benjamin Davis says the FAO forced him out because of his work on Gaza. In an interview, he discusses why he’s not staying silent and what others can do.

Democracy demands a thriving food system that supports not only our land, but our farmers and communities.

The Minnesota Board of Animal Health lists nine active cases in the state.

As institutions mobilize ambitious land-use transition agendas, dominant policy narratives risk constraining their transformative potential. The land sparing–land sharing (SpSh) framework, introduced ...

Agribusiness Financial Complex and other food notes from NY Climate Week

The EU’s agriculture sector can and must contribute to addressing the climate crisis but is lagging behind. Explore the sector’s EU’s agriculture emissions sources and potential with our EU Agricultur...

Record imports along with the suspension of the tariff-rate quota for beef trimmings have not lowered ground beef prices for consumers.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Southwest Kansas prompted National Beef to partially delay shifts Wednesday at its Liberal plant, according to a report by Kansas News Service and...

From the fall of 2024-2026, the University of Minnesota and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy conducted research supported by the Agroecology Fund to document the best strategies to suppo...

Here’s what the data reveal about the country’s factory farm hotbed.

Smallholder farms contribute one third of all the food consumed in high-income countries like the U.S., but smallholder farmers around the world often struggle to navigate a food system that is contro...

Policies adopted by the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress have adversely impacted individuals and families living in rural communities.

Experts say the program may be helpful—but it isn't new.

A massive Bladen County pork processing plant recently paid more than $35,000 in federal penalties following an investigation into an employee death earlier this year.

In 1995, Newt Gingrich lobotomized Congress’s technical brain trust. It should be rebuilt.

The Agriculture Department hopes Americans will pay more for U.S. beef, in an attempt to appease ranchers upset over increased, cheaper imports.

Making deforestation look climate-friendly will encourage a lot more deforestation.

Leaders in the Make America Healthy Again movement like to tout their support for regenerative agriculture as a way to cut farm pollution and pesticide use, among other benefits.&nb

Following today’s Senate Agriculture Committee vote to advance its draft Farm Bill to the Senate floor, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy has released the following statement:

USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden asked farmers to share their experiences dealing with pricing issues in the fertilizer industry.

The Government Accountability Office says climate-driven risks for farmers and forests are increasing, while the federal response is falling short.

A new report finds that Trump is making millions off of his oil and gas stocks. His administration officials likely are, too.

The outbreak linked to Taylor Farms shredded iceberg lettuce sickened more than 12,000 people and killed two.

Ranchers left a White House meeting with new promises on beef policy but frustration that wolves dominated the discussion while key issues remain unresolved.

An update released Tuesday affirms some of the key provisions that biogas producers had hoped to see, including specific carbon accounting for fuels derived from different manure feedstocks and food w...

After Europe’s summer break — with wildfires and heatwaves leaving scars on its human and animal populations — the European Union’s (EU) institutions will pick up the discussions about how the region ...

In a recent decision, a Minnesota judge accepted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) argument that it does not have the authority to regulate public agricultural drainage systems, infrastructure that aids crop production but funnels significant water pollution into Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, streams, and drinking water.  Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro’s said in […]

Gov. Jim Pillen’s family business is one of the nation’s largest pork producers. As he seeks re-election, he has aligned himself with President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda even though his farms have...

The Trump Administration issued two executive orders addressing competition, market access, and federal oversight in the cattle and meat production sectors, including measures that could expand inters...

The Natural Resources Conservation Service lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationwide in 2025 after the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government. Many were local experts that help farm...

Trade policy has been in the news lately, whether it’s the breakdown in trade talks between Canada and the U.S.

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USDA officials on Tuesday used the opening of the Farm Progress Show to talk about how they are changing USDA's data collection for crop reports that farmers rely on for market decisions. That include...

AGRA promised to double African crop yields. Two decades and $1.5 billion later, new data shows yield growth lagged and hunger climbed 58%.

Joesley Batista met with Trump a day before the president announced a plan to waive tariffs on beef imports, angering farmers and ranchers.

We’re living in a period of excess business pricing power, not overbearing workers.

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In July and August, thousands of cattle died in extreme temperatures. What's it going to take to rebuild those numbers?

US Midwest flooding is threatening agriculture, crop yields, farm incomes and food security, exposing gaps in policies designed to protect farmers

The shuttering of three projects is expected to hinder vital research at a time when consumers are increasingly worried about the safety of the food supply.

This month, Canada and the U.S. have been locked in a tense trade battle. Following the announcement of a 50% tariff on Canadian goods, Canada responded with its own retaliatory tariffs. Bilateral tra...