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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
@iatp.bsky.social
IATP works at the intersection of policy & practice to ensure fair & sustainable food, farm & trade systems.

Offices in Minneapolis, D.C. and Berlin.

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Our latest report introduces the Meat and Dairy Climate Reporting Scorecard, which assesses 14 of the world’s major meat and dairy companies. Several companies, including JBS and Tyson, fail to report even the most basic climate-related data. www.iatp.org/feeding-clim...
Feeding Climate Change: A scoring of major meat and dairy companies’ climate-related risk and emissions reporting
In this report, IATP introduces the Meat and Dairy Climate Reporting Scorecard, which confirms that the world’s major meat and dairy companies are falling short on transparent and reliable reporting o...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Furthermore, most farmers are not part of big group health plans, and many will be directly affected by expected spikes in health care costs. The Senate should go back to the negotiating table and agree on a deal that supports the health and livelihoods of our farmers and rural communities.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
In most years, well over half of applicants to EQIP are turned away due to a lack of funds. By getting rid of the payment limit, the Senate opens the door for more of EQIP's finite resources to be diverted to the largest operations while more small and midscale farms are closed out.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Even worse, it is not a clean extension. The text proposes eliminating payment limitations for Farm Bill conservation programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Without payment limits, the USDA will likely issue fewer, larger EQIP contracts.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM