In response to the announcement this week that the Trump administration will not be renewing the U.S.-Mexico Canada Agreement ...

On July 7, the EU is expected to publish its strategy for building a competitive, resilient, and sustainable livestock sector. A draft of the Livestock Strategy has leaked. While the text is clearly ...

IATP has been analyzing farmer participation in two of the United States’ most popular conservation programs since 2021. In our latest analysis, we find that in fiscal year 2025 (FY2025), ...

Food systems and biodiversity are deeply intertwined. Agroecology is grounded in biodiversity, taking advantage of ecological processes and relationships to improve farm resilience and productivity.

Ireland is finalizing its climate protection targets to the year 2040. Rather than face that challenge directly, the Irish government is considering embracing a “no additional warming” approach to ...

Methane is a greenhouse gas (GHG) that is approximately 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. The livestock sector is the largest contributor to global methane emissions, ...

While biogas — energy produced mostly from crops or animal manure — has long been promoted as part of the European Union’s (EU) energy transition, it now receives renewed attention as a tool to ...

This week, IATP testified in hearings convened by the office of the U.S. Trade Representative on what should be addressed in the formal review of the U.S.-Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). The hearing ...

As the world hurtles toward climate tipping points, few sectors of the global economy sit more squarely at the crossroads of vulnerability and responsibility than agriculture. Extreme weather events ...

The global livestock sector is estimated to be responsible for between 12% and 19% of total human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, making it one of the world’s highest emitting sectors. This new ...

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 ...

The U.S. cattle herd is the smallest it's been in 70 years. In June, the price of ground beef rose over $6, the highest since the government started tracking in 1980. A smaller cattle herd has led to ...