Agriculture
1. IGP supports sustainable organic agriculture and the consumption of locally grown food.
2. IGP opposes the following agricultural practices:
• factory farms
• inhumane treatment of animals in agriculture
3. IGP supports the following reforms in agriculture:
• Stricter pollution controls
• Higher environmental regulatory standards generally in agriculture
• Reduction of dependence on fossil fuels through development of ethanol and biodiesel
4. IGP supports local collectively-owned democratically-operated agricultural cooperatives
5. In light of Indiana’s heritage of hemp growing, IGP supports re-introducing production of industrial hemp.
6. IGP supports public programs promoting local farmers’ markets.
7. IGP calls for tax and infrastructure-based incentives to increase urban-rural integration and solidarity through local farmers’ markets.
8. IGP supports public programs promoting community gardens and local food self-sufficiency generally
9. IGP supports the labeling of all foods with genetically modified ingredients.
10. IGP supports the current bill proposed by state legislators known as the “Farmers’ Bill of Rights”.
11. Given the variety of non-food crop sources, IGP supports growing food crops for purposes of feeding people instead of alternative fuels.