Title: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Reference Files on Organic and Sustainable Agriculture
Inclusive Dates: 1980-2012

Creator:

• Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Call Number: Mss 1235

Quantity: 2.8 cubic feet (2 record center cartons and 2 archives boxes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Reference and working files on organic and sustainable agriculture from the non-profit organization Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). The files document IATP’s areas of focus, as well as its interactions with other national and regional organizations working on similar agriculture and trade issues. Mark Ritchie served as President of IATP from its inception in 1986 until 2006, and the files include a small quantity of Ritchie’s work correspondence as well as that of other IATP staff. Also included are board materials from the Organic Growers and Buyers Association (OGBA) and the Minnesota Institute of Sustainable Agriculture (MISA), and IATP fact sheets and news bulletins on related topics.

Note:

Forms part of the Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Collection.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss01235

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The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) was formed in 1986 after an international meeting of farm leaders in Geneva, Switzerland, as a response to the farm crisis of the mid-1980s. IATP founder Mark Ritchie had worked for the state of Minnesota in trade policy, and IATP's original focus was international trade agreements such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the subsequent establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, and the long-term effects of these trade agreements on local communities. IATP then turned to the interrelated issues of food systems, farm policy, climate change, and fair trade. For further information, see the IATP website.

Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Publications, 1989-2007 (M2023-066)

Acquisition Information

Presented by Patti Landres for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 19, 2021. Accession Number: M2023-065

Processing Information

Processed by Julia Wong, October 2023.

Mss 1235	Series: Sustainable Agriculture
Box   1 Folder   1-7	Articles, reports, papers, 1984-2001, undated
Box   1 Folder   8-9	Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA), 1989-1992 Note: Drafts, final reports.
	Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA)
Box   1 Folder   10	Chronological files, 1993-1996
Box   1 Folder   11-14	1995 Farm Bill, 1994-1995
Box   1 Folder   15	Packet: Organizers, 1995 August
	Conferences/events
Box   1 Folder   16	Signs of Hope for Sustainable Agriculture, 1990 November
Box   1 Folder   17	Summit for Sustainable Hog Farming, 2001 January 11
Box   1 Folder   18	Definitions and concepts, 1986-1995, undated
Box   1 Folder   19	Education, programs, 1993-1998, undated
Box   1 Folder   20	Energy, environment, 1991-2002
Box   1 Folder   21	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 1989-1998
	Individuals
Box   1 Folder   22	Dudley, Barbara, 1990-1991 Note: Veatch grants program, Wisconsin Farmland Conservancy.
Box   1 Folder   23	Jackson, Wes, 1982-1999, undated
Box   1 Folder   24	Kennard, David, 1993-1994 Note: Golden Harvest documentary series.
Box   1 Folder   25-26	Kirschenmann, Frederick, 1991-2002 Note: Also proposed organic rule.
Box   1 Folder   27	Loans and grants, 1994-1995
Box   1 Folder   28	Marketing, 1990-2000
	Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (MSAWG)/ Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (SAC) Note: The Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (SAC) was the lobbying arm of the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (MSAWG).
Box   1 Folder   29	Directories (MSAWG, SAC), 2004 October
Box   1 Folder   30-33	Meeting materials, 1994-2005
Box   1 Folder   34	Position papers, 2008 March 14, undated Note: Biotechnology, sustainable energy.
	Minnesota Institute of Sustainable Agriculture (MISA)
Box   1 Folder   35	By-laws, 1993-2001
Box   1 Folder   36	Correspondence, 1994-1996
Box   1 Folder   37-39	Meeting materials, 1997-1998
Box   2 Folder   1-7	Meeting materials, 1998-2001 Note: Includes materials related to the University of Minnesota's funding of agricultural biotechnology, its support for sustainable agriculture, and the resignation of MISA director Don Wyse, 2000.
Box   2 Folder   8	MISA Review Task Force, 1996
Box   2 Folder   9	Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet (M&O) board materials, 2000
Box   2 Folder   10	National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture (NCSA), 2000-2007
	News clippings
Box   2 Folder   11	General, 1988-2005
Box   2 Folder   12	Profitability, 1993-1995
Box   2 Folder   13	Public opinion, 1989-1994, undated
Box   2 Folder   14	Policy, legislation, regulation, 1990-1995, 2001
Box   2 Folder   15	1990 Farm Bill, 1990-1993, undated
Box   2 Folder   16	Regional organizations, brochures, 1997-2005, undated
Box   2 Folder   17	Stewardship farming, 1988, 1992
Box   2 Folder   18	Supply management, 1967-1993
Box   2 Folder   19	Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN), 1992-1993
Box   2 Folder   20	Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SAWG), 1989-2001
Box   2 Folder   21	Sustainable production, 1993-1997
Box   2 Folder   22	Techniques, 1993-1995
	Series: Organic Agriculture	⇧
Box   2 Folder   23-24	Articles, reports, papers, 1982-2004, undated
Box   2 Folder   25	Biodynamic agriculture, 1994-1995
Box   2 Folder   26	Certification, 1993-2000
Box   2 Folder   27	Conferences, 1991-2001
Box   2 Folder   28	Correspondence, notes, 1993-1997
Box   2 Folder   29	Farmers' Legal Action Group (FLAG), 1993, 2000 Note: Legal analysis of the OFPA and national organic certification program, 1993 May.
Box   2 Folder   30	Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), biotechnology, 1996-2001
Box   2 Folder   31-32	Marketing, 1993-2001
Box   2 Folder   33	National Organic Community Coalition for Private Seal Use, 1996 Note: Established by the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) and Farm Verified Organic (FVO).
Box   2 Folder   34	News clippings, 1980-1998, undated
Box   2 Folder   35	Opposition, 1990-1998 Note: Dennis Avery et al.
Box   2 Folder   36	Organic cotton, 1992-2000
Box   2 Folder   37	Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF), 1995 National Organic Farmers Survey results, 1995-1996
	Organic Growers and Buyers Association (OGBA)
Box   2 Folder   38-41	Board of Directors materials, 1995-2000
Box   2 Folder   42-45	Organic standards, 1995, 1997, 1999
Box   3 Folder   1-7	Organic standards, 1999 (continued), 2000-2001 Note: Proposed 2000 standards, fee schedule changes.
Box   3 Folder   8	"Understanding and Adapting to the New Reality: Impact of the New National Organic Standards Process for Minnesota's Farmers, Certification Agencies, and Food Distributors" project, 1995-1996 Note: Project of OGBA and IATP.
Box   3 Folder   9	Organic production, 1993-2006
Box   3 Folder   10	Organic versus sustainable, 1995-1996
Box   3 Folder   11	Pest control, 1990-1998, undated
Box   3 Folder   12	Prices, 1993-2001
Box   3 Folder   13	Prince of Wales, HRH, 1998, 2012 Note: Later Charles III, King of Great Britain.
Box   3 Folder   14	Resources, 1987-2001
	Standards and certification
Box   3 Folder   15	Example (ProfiSeed), 1997-1998
Box   3 Folder   16	Minnesota, 1989-2000
Box   3 Folder   17	National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), 1993-1996
Box   4 Folder   1	Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA), 1993-1997 Note: Includes 1994 by-laws and standards. Also press release regarding the Glacial Ridge case, 1996-1997.
Box   4 Folder   2-3	Organic Farmers Marketing Association (OFMA), 1998 Note: Side by side review of the NOP rule and the NOP preamble with the OFPA, and two Congressional reports on the OFPA.
Box   4 Folder   4	Comparison of the OFPA of 1990 and the Codex Proposed Draft Guidelines for … Organically Produced Foods, 1997 Note: Compare earlier version in Michael Sligh papers, Box 36, Folder 30.
Box   4 Folder   5	Organic Trust Ltd. (Ireland), 1997
Box   4 Folder   6	Stichting Milieukeur (Netherlands), 1998
Box   4 Folder   7	Trade, effect on, 1998-2001
	United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic rule
Box   4 Folder   8-11	Industry response, 1993-1998, 2000-2001, 2010
Box   4 Folder   12-13	News clippings, 1994-1998
Box   4 Folder   14	Water quality, 1993, undated
	Series: IATP Fact Sheets and News Bulletins	⇧
Box   4 Folder   15	1993-2005